The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-10-15
MINE MANAGERS EXPLAIN THEIR
 ATTITUDE ID GOVERNOR HUNT

In two letters written to Governor G. w. P. Hunt, Of Arizona, Friday, and made public yesterday, the man. agers of the mines of the Clifton-Mo- renci district where strike conditions now exist, set out definitely their at titude.
 The letters addressed to Governor Hunt follow:
 We have received your letter of October 5, addressed to the three managers of the copper mining con- panies in the Clifton-Morenci district, in which preliminary to it's further contents you take advantage of the opportunity to characterize our de- parture from the Clifton-Morenci district as unjustified by conditions affecting either our welfare or our safety and as spectacular.
 Hunt is AssaiIed.
 Governor Hunt, by your inf1amma- tory speeches and open suggestions as to putting us in jail if we did not reach an agreement with the strikers in our camps, and by your open en- couraging affiliations with the lead CTS of the Western Federation of Miners in private and upon the streets and public places of our respective camps, while you were there, were largely the cause of our being com pelled to withdraw from the affected district.
 Further it was perfectly evident that the sheriff of the county was unable to give adequate protection outside of the county jail to individ- uals whose presence in the district gave offense to the leaders and SUD- porters of the Western Federation of Miners, and that the procedure fol- lowed by the mob was to single out individuals for subjection to humili- ation and annoyance, and when a certain stage in the proceedings had been reached the sheriff or his depu- ties would remove the victim from the hands of the mob and incarcer- ate him in the jail or the sheriff's office for protection.
 We would further say in refer ence to your remarks on this subject that the only spectacular feature connected with our departure was the hot pursuit by the sheriff and his deputy Franz and the beating up of the engineer and fireman by mob of Western Federation strikers on their return to Clifton.
 Defense Of Their Flight
 You state that our actions were wholly unjustified by conditions af- fecting our welfare and safety in the Clifton Morenci mining district, and you further state that you cannot admit that our alleged apprehension had any actual foundation in fact
 We consider it fair to measure your assurance and your expressed opinion OH that subject with your opinion and your assurance so solemn ly given gus that law and order have
 
 in the Clifton -Morenci district is now well under control of the sheriff, while it is a notorious, fact, necessari- ly known to you and the public gen. erally that at the very time you were writing us such assurance and for days before and since, hundreds of our best citizens were being driven out of our camps by the threats and violence of the strikers and not a few reaching Fl Paso in bruised and battered condition while the officers of the law made no attempt at inter- ference. Take Firm Stand
 We take the opportunity to state again emphatically that the Arizona Copper Company, Limited, the De- troit Copper Mining company of Arizona and the Shannon Coppei company again repeat they will not operate tEeir properties under the auspices of the Western Federation of Miners, nor will they be persuaded or cajoled into doing so by reason of such proposition being presented to them under an assumed name. The atmosphere must be entirely clari- fled of the dominating influence of the Western Federation of Miners, under whatever name, title or disguise it may take on. This principle being granted and it being agreed that the same will be put into effect, and pro- vided further that you will by virtue of the power vested. in you and in accordance with your sworn duty itake such steps as will stop the law less deeds that are being committed and establish such conditions in the district that it will be safe for such people and law abiding inhabitants who have been driven out by intimi-