Bisbee daily review., 1917-07-08
PlOT AGAINST INDUSTRIES DENOUNCED
 IN BOSTON
Conservative Eastern Finan- cial Publication Declares Curtailment of Copper Out put Dangerous to Nation.

Under the headlines, Plotting to Stop Copper Output the Boston News Bureau has the following to say con corning strikes in Arizona:
 Mines and smelters of the Shannon Copper company are now closed down tight as a result of the walkout of the men Sunday morning.
 The company offered an increase Of 90 ",-nts d dav 70 those who are r,- ceiving on present sa ale a day rate Cs from 9 to 46 cents per hour and raise of 25 cents per day to those re- ceiving higher base rate tnah 46 cents per hour This offer was turned down flatly by the men. The com pany also asked the men to submit diff ferences to arbitration and to await investigation by a representative of the federal department of labor. The employees. however. posted their nc- ticeS in the mines arO in the smeiters and all walked out
 June Output Large
 ShannOn's June production of 956.- GOO pounds was. with the exception of the May output of 96i.O00 pounds. the largest attained this year.
 The strikes at the various copper properties have now reached such alarming proportions that producers feel the government must take some speedy and decisive action. as copper curtailment at the rate Of fully 75.- 900 900 pounds a month cannot be per mitted with the nation at war and in need of vast quantities of the red metal.
 That the strike in the Clifton. Mo renci and Metcalf districts. involving about 6,0O0 miners, millmen and smell termen. and resulting in the complete shutdown of all operations in the dis trict. is a nationwide movement tO bring about strikes in the copper min- ing sections of the' country. thereby embarrassing the government and aid ing the enemies of the United States. is the opinion expressed by General Manager Norman Carmichael. of Ari- yona Copper company. The men really
 
 have no serious grievance. he says. but seem to be erasping at almost any pretext in order to hamper pro duction of copper.
 Urges Government Action.
 The three mining companies in the Clifton district are producing annual ly 100. .OOO. .OOO pounds of copper" says Mir. Carmichael '1 am of opinion that unless the government takes a hand. production of copper in this district will not be resumed"
 Nearly 100 deputies were sworn in Monday by Sheriff Slaughter to guard the property at Morenci. None was sworn in at Clifton or Metcalf
 Telegrams received here by Cover nor Campbell Monday indicated iE- creasing seriousness of the outlook at Globe and Clifton and continued i'm provement in the Bisbee-Warren dis trict. where it appears the I. W. W. has been beaten. and whence the lead CTS have gone to other fields.
 The most discOncerting news comes rom GloDe. lfNil SutiilA NiiuNAs oNAt- eral Manager Paul c. Beckett of Old Dominion Copper company. and Judge Shute. who agree that the situation has gone beyond control of the local authorities.
 It is believed there is grave danger of destruction of property. Tickets succeeded in preventing men from en- tering the mines to operate the pumps. Even the sheriff was turned back and laughed at. There was riOting Sun day evening. stones being thrown at men trying to go to work. Telegrams to the governor stated that if the pumps are idle for even a short time. it will be months before work can be resumed
 Miami Mines Idle.
 All the mines are idle at Miami. but there have been no disorders report ed. Disturbances bordering on riOting were reported from Globe. Charles H. Mover. president of the Mine, Mill and Shelter Workers. wired Governor Campbell that the unions at Clifton and Morenei were not affiliated with