The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-02-11
WALK OlJT
 IS SETTLED
 AT M(RENC|
Employees of Detroit Copper Com pany Quit Work Because Two Union
 Men Were Discharged For Alleged
 Threats Against ,Non-Union Miners.
RETURN ID WORK NEXT DAY
Investigation of Grievance to Be Con- ducted Saturday Afternoon By Joint Committee of Employees and Com pany Officials.

A walk out of the employees of the Detroit Copper Company at Morenci in all operating departments, includ- ing smeltermen, millmen, and miners, occurred this (Friday) afternoon be- tween four and five o'clock.
 Inc shut down was complete for a few hours but at ten o'clock Friday night it was announced that the men would return to work on the se,, o'clock shift Saturday morning
 The wall ,crt was the result of the refusal of Mine Foreman Chesterfield to reinstate two discharged employees a Mexican and a Spaniard, members of Morenci Miners Union, who had been accused by non-union miner, an Italian, a late arrival from Ty- rone, N. M, but who had formerly worked in Morenci, of employing threats and intimidation against him for accepting employment in the Ryerson mine when former strikers were still on the waiting list.
 The Italian also accused the dis charged men of coercion and intimi- dation in their efforts to have him join the union.
 On Thursday the complaining Ital- ian reported the matter to Mine Foreman Chesterfield and the two men, pointed out by the complainant, were suspended from employment for fifteen days. The discharged men went to Superintendent of Mines, Frank Mclean, who upheld the action of the mine foreman The matte1 was reported to; union headquarters and shortly after three o'clock this afternoon a delegation of union men, accompanied the two discharged men went to the Ryerson mine and demand ed that they be reinstated. The demand was refused. The employees in the mine were then ordered out by the executive committee and the mine was closed down. A few minutes later the men in the concentrator and at the smelter were ordered out and operations ceased.
 Vice President Donnelly was at Met calf when he heard of the action of the men at Morenci and hurried to that camp. A meeting was called in the evening and after listening to the grievance submitted MT. Don nelly advised the men to return to work pending an investigation. The smeltermeps and millmen left the hall Immediately and reported for work but 1t was decided not to resume operations until seven o'clock Sat urday morning.
 At the meeting Friday night con- mittee of three was also appointed to wait on Manager Milton Mclean. The committee met MT. Mclean at the general office of the company the same evening and an investigation of the grievance wSls promised, the in- .Vestigation to be started at four O. clock Saturday afternoon, all interest ed parties to be represented. In the event that the charges preferred against the two discharged men were proven before the Investigating con- lrittee their discharge was to be per manent, otherwise they would be re- instated.
 Union men claim that no threats or intimidation were used against the Italian and that they were not af forded an opportunity for hearing before Superintendent Mclean at the time they were discharged
 Speaking of the fare-up at Morenci Vice President Donnelly, of the State Federation of Labor, said:
 T am of the firm opinion that the three mine managers of the district meant every word in their statement to employees issued on January s, which statement was accepted in good faith by the men on strike, and which led to a resumption of operations, but day by day have discovered that the foremen and bosses are not inn bued with the spirit of that agreement and are practicing discrimination and showing partiality between former strikers, refugees and new corners, which has been the principal cause of friction and misunderstanding during the past few days.
 "The minor officials should under stand that in order to secure harmony between the employer and employee there must at least be tacit under standing that the workers are pos sessed of some rights and are deserv- ing of being treated in a tolerant and forbearing manner. The bull dozing tactics of former years must be eliminated if the best results are ob tained in the organization of modern industry.
 q have now thirty grievance com pIaints which I have tabulated and some of which I have personally in- vestigated and found absolutely true which I am holding in readiness to present at the approaching conference