Arizona republican., 1915-10-09
Governor Hunt $ Scale d Letter toOperators Brings Wired Reply They Are Willing in Absence of W. F. NJ. to Confer
CONDITIONS WILL
 BE LEARNED TODAY
When Cash and Harris Bring Managers Letter Back to Phoenix - Gov ernor Urges That Time is Ripe for Meeting

Conditional agreement to confer ence of mine managers with com mittee of employees for q full dis cussion of the strike situation at Clifton. but not for arbitration was indicated in a brief telegram to Gov ernor Hunt late yesterday afternoon from Fl Paso. where Adjt. Gen liar ris and Sheriff Cash had been in conference with the mine managers all afternoon. The conference fol lowed the presentation by the Ari zon3 officers of a letter from tte governor to the managers, advising them that n-resident organizers of the Western Federation of Miners had left the district. and of measures heinz taken for the protection of lives and property there.
 Until the full text of the managers reply to the governors communica tion is received here. it will not be known on what conditions they will agree to meet committee elected by their employees. or what the scope of such d discussion as is proposed would be. It was stated definitely however. that the conference tenta- lively agreed to would not be for
 
 ly for Q full and free discussion look ing toward plan for settlement
 That Col. Harris and Sheriff cash were not enroute to Clifton. but v-err-cn--t.feir way to Fl Paso with a sealed letter from the governor to the managers became known yester- day morning on the governors re- turn from Tucson, where he went with the officers the night before. The letter was delivered yesterday morning. and at o'clock the mana gers and officers met for a confer enee that lasted over two hours.
 Copies of the governors letter u the managers. suggesting that as their conditions had been met tn time was ripe for them to return to Clifton and for the arrangement of a conference were given out late yes terday afternoon.
 In part the letter follows:
 Referring anew to your letter of 1; The 3Cth ult. and your telegram re- !! ceiVei at this office on october 3rd. ! in both of which you stipulate that | on the retirement of the non-resi- | dent organizers of the Federation of | Miners. from the Clifton Morenci i district. you would be disposed to |
  lnent of such conference with your workmen as might lead to an ad- justment of existing differences and the resumption of mining operations, l ! am happily able to advise you that l according to positive assurances whic'l I have received. the non-resi- dent Orga nizers of the Western Fed sration of Miners. numbering seven in all. will have voluntarily with drawn themselves from the Clifton Morenci Mining District by the tune when this communication shall have been delivered into your hands. It appears accordingly that the condi- ton which your companies have heretofore insisted upon as neces- sary precedent to a conference with duly elected committees Of your worl<men shall have been fulfilled on your receipt of this communication, letter. which Adjutant General liar ris will gladly deliver to me, may be hopefully anticipated.
 Here follows description Of steps taken by the state to police the district.
 In the light of the foregoing. it will he recogniezed by you. as company managers. that not only has your condition preliminary to a con ference with your employees been fully met. but that every effort has been exercised by Sheriff Cash and myself for the preservation of peace in the Clifton Morenci district and for the maintenance of such orderli- ness as may not only encourage fn I.t,t