The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-10-05


 am quoted as stating that men should apply for work individually and not as an organized body. I never said Of the kind or anything that could be construed in that way I. also want to point out that the Span ish t'Gas'ation does not agree with the English version and is undoubt- edly intended to deceive the Spanish element as is regular practice when statements by the mana gers are conveyed to their employees through their leaders In the Spanish it is reported that Mir Mclean stated to a committee composed of members of Local No that his company would give no consideration to it's employees demands either at pres ent or in the future and that de- clared by telephone that my posi- ten was the same. This is entirely false in every respect. The mana gers have stated that the agreement entered into between the managers and their employees in March, 1916. would be continued in force after resumption of operations, under which agreement all grievances or demands would receive consideration by them.
 With this campaign of misrepre- sentation continually used by the strike leaders for the purpose of ere ating animosity among the men, it is not to be wondered. at that the managers are averse< to holding tele- phone conversations or personal in teryiews with such and prefer to give any answer or make any statement in writing over their own signatures.
 Y think it fitting here to point out that events prove it to be evident intention of the agitators and trouble makers to hold up the companies, their managers and bosses to scorn and contempt before their fellow wOrkmen to leave no opportunity neglected to breed ill will, encourage insubordination and create a feeling of hatred in the hearts of their fel- lowmen toward us. It is their evident intention to demand that they shall be re-employed by the companies or they will take measures to prevent resumption of work in the mines.
 The community is suffering srievous wrongs today at the hands of these men and rather than be con- pelled to re-employ them in service to which they are nothing more than traitors, giving them an opportunity to continue their piottings and msl- chief with the avowed object Of com mitting the rank and file to remain at work only until they feel prepar- ed to strike another blow at the Deace and prosperity of the communl- ty, my company for one will prefer to keep its mines closed.
 :J would fain believe that when not under the demoralizing influence of these agitators, we have here as good and loyal a class Of employees as is to be found in most mining camps, and with the announced ln- tention and continued effort of the companies to hear, consider and ad- just all real grievances and to treat their employees with justice an lib aIity, there is no reason why We should not have a peaceful, prosper
 ous and cOntented community, but the experience of the past several months is enough evidence that such conditions cannot obtain so long as this pernicious influence remains.
 On Monday, Oct. 1. an altogether
 insufficient number of men reported at the mines to warrant a resumI-
 tion of operations and consequently
 no attempt was made by any .of the
 companies to open up. At our concen
 trator in Morenci practically 100 per
 cent of the American employees re
 ported for work. but of course could
 not be taken on. It may be said !, that no matter how anxious the com .panies might be to resume opera
 tons on full scale it must of nee essity be a considerable time after , the termination of the strike before ! anything like full operations can be attained. And until that time the number of men employed will be approximately less than it was prior :; to the calling of the strike. =.
 !. "To convince anyone of this it is :! only necessary to point out. that in the case of- our company conditions [ ate quite different to. what they were l before the strike The Coronado | mine is on fire and all efforts must i be bent toward subduing the fire How long it will be before any DOT ., tion of the mine can be- worked fol ore is problematical. The caving of the main tunnel through which the ore from the Horseshoe mine west of the Coronado, was transport ed cuts that mine off from operation tlitlit new COllntCIiOliS Sdili DC al ON iu ed which will take approximately two months after work is resumed
 Before the strike these mines em iployed about 800 men. It will be easily seen that but comparatively small percentage of that number car
 he re-employed for an indefinite time ] to come.
 At the Clifton concentrator al
 terations are being tried out whicf
 until completed will preclude the
 starting of that plant, which will takt
 several weeks; consequently the
 mines at Metcalf that supply the con
 centrator with ore cannot be re-op
 ened. It is understood that the other
 companies are short of supplies, tha stocks of coke and mine timbers vii