The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-09-24

tine the communication was deliv cred at his office and General Mana ger Carmichael was out of town and diu not receive the communication addressed to him until the following day. On the night of the same day (Saturday, September ID the strike was ordered by Organizer Miller and supported by the employees. On the following day the walk out was com pleted, and all mines, mills and smelt- CTS thrown into idleness. In speech made this week Organizer Guy Mil Ter stated the strike was ordered in the manner in which it was because he had received information that some employees of the companies, who had been prominent in assisting him in organizing, had been dis charged, and that when he learned this he immediately ordered the strike
 Statement To Employees.
 On September 17th the three mine managers of the district posted the following notice to their employees regarding the proposed conference with their employees:
 GENTLEMEN:
 We desire to state that the mining companies which we represent have always been willing to meet their employees directly and discuss with them wages and labor conditions, and at this time we will likewise be pleased to meet our former employees and discuss their matters with thsm.
 However. as preliminary to such meeting and in order. that such con ference may result in solving any Controversy which may exist rather than tend to further complicate mat ters, there are certain preiiminaries that should be agreed to beforehand. In the first place the committees which are selected to meet our com panies must be selected at such time. place and manner that all of our former employees, whether union or non-union, may have participated In that selection, so that we may know that the committees selected are fair ly representatives of all our former woTkmeni and not sent as delegates from the Western Federation of Miners. '- i'- After the committees are thus selected we must be given sufficient time in which to, make an investiga. ton on our own account so that we may be assured that this is a fact, and this. of course, may take several tdays. - '-S ... ..a.
 After these committees are thus selected there are two other condi. tions that must be agreed to before any conference can be had with them | FIRST: The committees must be authorized. either by an appropriate resolution passed. or by a statement duly certified by the workmen, that they do not demand the recognition of the Western Federation of l
 In other words, if our former em ployees, before returning to work insist that we recognize the Western l Federation of Miners, any conference held would be utterly useless.
 SECOND: The committees must be instructed by the workmen, either through a proper resolution, or by statement duly certified by them, stating that they desire to return O work, and will do so providing that any existing differences be adjusted
 When these preliminaries are com. pleted it will be a pleasure to meet with the proposed committees for the purpose of discussion
 Respectfully, NORMAN CARMICHAEL, General Manager Arizona Copper Co.,, Ltd.
 MILTON MCLEAN, General Manager Detroit Copper Min | ing Company of Arizona.
 J. w. BENNIE, General Manager Shannon Copper Co., Clifton, Arizona. Sept. IT, 1915. Mass Meetings Held.
 On Saturday, September IS a mass meeting of employees of the A. C. Co.,, Ltd, was held at the Princess theater and the following committee named to represent A. c. employees Messrs. c. s. Edmonson, H. J. Nc Carty, Juan Guerra, Duke Walsh, F B. Hooker, H. O. Duval, Louis Soto Ben Kirk, Henry Labeaux, Florence Navarez and F. Tarbel The members of the committee were all unani