El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-18

| done wonderfully well. Broadly speak
| ing, they have prevented the loss OF
I life and the destruction of property
! and have been unuring in their eILOEls
! to promote a settlement and brine
! about better working conditions ana
I living conditions for a great mass OF
! their citizens. If this is playing poll
I tics We are saSe in saying that about
I 80 percent Of the people Of this as
I trict Will stand the play without pro-
test
Bulletin Regarded As Challenge.
We would like to quote TO you 2
short section of the bulletin issued Dy
/ the companies a short time after the
strike was called
When il shall appear that condl-
Z tons in this section warrant il and the
companies are satisfied that the gen
! eral sentiment of the community ana
their former employees is unanimously
IN favor Of a resumption OF operations
on the basis of wages and conditions
that have prevailed heretofore in this
. district the companies reserve TO
fthemselves the right TO decide whether
~or not they will again start up their
plants
Strikers Deny Company Allegations.
The companies assert their plants
were shut down without q presentation
Of grievances by their men. The men
claim they viii prove this to be false
When YOU read this bulletin and read
between the lines il seems to be chal-
lenSe put Squarely to every citizen Of
Arizona whether or not a very cOusid-
cradle portion of her citizens has any
rights that are TO be respected and not
ruthlessly trampled under foot by the
copper corporations
Peoples Attitude Has Changed.
The arrangements of the companies
do not seem to realize that a tremend-
GUS change has come over the Clifton
MOrenci district The day has passed
when some little fellow wishing to
engage in business must be very care
full not TO offend the cOmDanfes Tor
fear Of being put to the bad. The day
has gone when some good citizen. wish
ing TO make the race for a public Of
flee. Will consider il first necessary to
hurry 10 the company headquarters md
plead his case before the copper throne
small Division of Sentiment.
They should realize that the people
who were formerly talking in whispers
and in guarded private conversation
are now standing on their feet and
looking the companies sQuarelv in the
eve and talking aloud We believe that
these are the sentiments entertained
by an overwhelming ma joritv of the
people in this district There are a
few. however. who see 10 from the com
panies' side: probably some OF these
through gratitude Tor past OF present
favors. others through eNpecta tion OF
future favors or possibly through q
lingering fear Of what may happen TO
them or their opportunities If they do
not stand right with the powers that
be.
Much DeSpotism- Little Benevolence.
This district should be described as
having been operated in the past by
benevolence dished out in small pack
ages to favored few We do not
mean TO say that all of the officials OF
these companies are vicious men. be-
cause we know some of them 10 be
broad fair-minded people who would.
II they had the authority, bring about
better conditions.
asst improvements Inadequate WAGES.
We VIII submit our case to the great
jury of public opinion. Let rs nut il
in this way: Take the amount of cash
invested in the mining industry Of the
three companies in this district the
vast improvements and development
made and the many millions Of divi-
dends paid from this Investment And
by the side Of this. consider the made
luate wages paid. the excessively high
cost Of the necessities OF life and the