El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-12
MANAGERS TURN
DOWN STRIKERS
Refuse to Treat With Off
Gals or Leaders in Union
( in Strike District.

II new committee. 10 include neither
fofficials nor "agitators' OF the Western
Federation Of Miners. will have to be
named before the Clifton Nforenci-M Met
calf mine managers will agree to confer
regarding a settlement of the mine
strike This was announced at the Of
flee of the mine managers at the PasO
del Norte Tuesday morning, following
the arrival on Monday of the committee
of seven from the strike zone TO confer
with the officials Of the mines
After a series Of conferences on Mon
day. the managers announced that they
would refuse TO meet any committee
which is composed of officials. organ
izers or -aEitatOrs" for the Federation
and fatty refused 10 confer with the
committee of seven. which arrived here
Monday morning, although it was re-
ported that individual members of the
committee were clOseted with attorneys
for the managers during the day. The
managers suggested a committee OF
five. to be named from among the men
formerly employed at the mines. and
organization Of the federation or in
leading the strike.
Must Be New Committee.
T. Z. EllinwoOd, general attorney for
the managers, stated Tuesday that
there were one or two names on the
committee of seven who would be &C
ceptable. to the mine managers. but
that a majority Of the committee had
been active in organizing the fedora
tion and that one, Abran Rico was
president Of the AIorenci local. He de-
clared that to treat with Rico, or any
other official would be the same as
treating with the union itself. He said
nothing would be done by the managers
until the committee OF five was named
from the list Of men declared to be de-
gfra h1n the MANAGERS OF the c0u7-
mittee Of five, he stated. at least two
would be Mexican employees. IL the COM
mittee was acceptable TO the managers.
The strikers committee all returned
home last night or this morning.
ManagerS' Statement.
Following the refusal TO treat with
the miners committee. the mine Off
Gals issued the following statement;
Under their previous statement the
managers found themselves unable TO
meet the committee of seven men sent
from Clifton and Morenci for the reason
that the committee, in the opinion OF
the mine managers. consisted entirely
Of a selected delegation fromsthe West
ern Federation Of Miners union, each
and all Of whom are the present active
local leaders Of that organization in the
district a s may partially be seen from
the fact that one of the committee is
the president Of the Clifton local union. !
one a former secretary, and one the
and who was further disqualified by !
reason the fact OF his being man |
who had been permanently discharged |
from the services of one Of the COM !
panies several weeks before the strike !
was called"
Another Committee Suggested.
Following the conference with Adjt. 1
Gen Harris and sheriff Cash. the mine 4
submitted TO Gen Harris the i
following memorandum;
THE mine managers Of the Clifton i
districts, being desir-
BUS OF comforting with a committee OF /
employees Of the above district and hav-
ing expressed such. desire to Adjt- Gen.
Harris and sheriff Cash, agree to meet
such committee Of five TO be selected !
from list Of names previously sub
nitted to the managers to discuss such
grievances as the committee may sub |
nit, II being understood that no Off
.ial or prominent agitator of the West ]
srn Federation Of Miners union will I
'orm part Of the committee and also |
hat two OF the committee will be Mex
can employees Of the company"
Managers' Action Surprises Hunt.
Phoenix, AriZ-, Oct 12--Gov. George 1
" P. Hunt said he was greatly sur
,rised when informed late Monday that
he managers Of the copper mines in the
,lifton-NOrenci district had refused 10
reat with a committee Of strikers
which went to FL PasO to confer with
nem.
Il am sorry the mine managers have |
AIKEN that action" was the only COM
lent the governor made Charles II. |
foyer, president OF the Western Fed
ration Of Miners. would make no state
nent
No more troops Will be sent to the
,lifton district for the present, accord |
ng TO O. F. Temple. acting adjutant |
General Of the Arizona militia, who at
he same time said he feared trouble !
night result when news OF the mana |
-ers' action reached Clifton.
Investigator Reaches Phoenix.
Joseph F. Myer, OF FL Paso. appointed
y William B. Wilson, United States |
ecretary OF labor. to investigate the I
trikee situation, arrived here today. ,
ie Immediately conferred with Gov. :
Iunt.
Ianco Terzish. OF Denver. vice presi-
ent Of the Western Federation Of Min
rs, came here Monday from Clifton.