The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-09-24
association with their fellow work

association with their fellow work men.
 There is another fact that should not be overlooked and a great deal of emphasis should be laid upon it. I noted in the reports from the mine regarding che strike of the members of the Western Federation of Miners, it was requested that I be admitted to the conference and for that reason the conference was and I wish to say to you that in letters by employees, and in my handwriting to the mine mana gers, l tried to express as nearly as possible >only the exact condition of affairs-it was merely a request The holding of the conference was not based on my admission to it, be- cause had confidence in the ability of the employees to handle their own side of the matter and it is not a fact as stated. I want to say to the members here and the mine mana gers of this district that I do not believe that at any time that it recognition of the Western Fedora tion of Miners.
 T will do everything in my power to work my way over an obstacle for conference and I hope that conference will speedily be arranged and that wage scale will be accep- ted shortly, as the A. c. committee has drawn it up. as it is fair to all parties concerned, and then demand q will have to call it that, although D told you I did not like that word) and then have it lived up to by em- p1oyers and employees in the same spirit, in the Clifton and Morenci dis districts.
 s'1 am a firm believer in contracts and time agreements between en- ployers and employees and the only way by which you can make con tract binding and effective Is to or ganize and there should be a stipula- tion regarding disagreements, etc. that gives assurance on the side of the employers of industrial peace, and on the side of the work ing men stability in wages, and the opportunity to have any grieyancee adjusted at any time. Ia for the best intsrests in my Judgment. of both em- ployef and 1empioye. ' :,
 '1 want to say this. that the waiv- ing of recognition at the present time is not with the intention of shortly disturbing conditions in this district The statements I am making are in good faith and I hope that relations between employer and employe will be such that they will have no obiec- tions to my intervention by the time may again return"
 Speaking at Clifton the afternoon of the same day. MT. Miller said:
 There is a matter which I desire to refer to, which is this: "A num- Der of prominent citizens. including the mayor. have felt compelled for their own personal safety, to leave the district I am a poor man, but aswffi' venture ss5a.00 that, Ae.~wAnt stand up in this automobile and say that he left this community because of threats directed against him. am, not acquainted with Mayor Fra ser and this morning rode in the same autoE oEobile with him. and l want to say to you that if just had time to look at that large, square face of his, would know he was not a man to be driven by a threat, and l want to say to you that of all the en- ployes in this district I have heard more kind words spoken of him than |of any other man. I know that MT. Fraser has been an opponent of mine but because of that he is not an en- emy of mine, so far as 1 am concern ed. I want the people of this con- munity to know that because stand for the interests of the working men in this district and expect to always do so, because of that fact, I do not feel that am the enemy Of the em- ployer, but both parties can realize that the final result here may mean "a great deal in the adjustment of in dustrial differences m the future.
 What about this talk of recogni- tion of the union? Why do the work ingmen contend for it? Why do most employers oppose it so bitterly? The reason is uncomplimentary in many cases to the employer, but it enables the working man to right an injustice and I want to say that it is of vital interest to the employer to remove this injustice and unfair treatment on the part of the employer.