Bisbee daily review., 1917-07-06

directly with the mines will lose in
 if the strikes continue month But many of the miners will lose more than their wages because they stock holders and profit sharers of the companies well employees Particularly is that of in the War District around Bisbee.
 Wages have almost doubled since the first months of 1915 At that time the average for miners in Ar sS25 to sS.5O day. With the great increase
 in the demand for copper and in its production which followed sliding scales of payment were inaugurated both in the Warren and the Globe Miami districts.
 This brings to the point The overshadowing issue
 all these strikes in the copper camps of Arizona is whether the Industrial Workers of the World to force
 the mining companies under their domination. The com men. They fear the evil work of the l. W. w which aims to take the mines away from their rghtfu lawful owners and hand them to the l. w. w. leaders who would thus become the head men in charge of these wrongfully acquired properties
 The w. w leaders very frank about it. speaker Bisbee declared in public that this strike merely the opening wedge of movement to take the mines away from their possessors In these circumstances the operators naturally realize that to concede the demands now made would merely invite another attack If the strike Clifton Morenci, and Metcaf is under the l. w w direction, it has become evident But the stu- aton much the The unions trying to force the issue with the mining companies at time when it ought not to be forced issue which might well until the United States is at peace desperate need of copper.
 Workers must live, they must receive what they req sonaby consider fair they must be subjected oppression company stores robbed for hospital other "dues" often miscaed and they must have safe mines which to work, with proper ventilation, proper timbering and the usual safety precautions
 But this is not the time force the question of union ism It is the time to force the question of the closed shop rob the stockholders of their property the w. w. would do. That is placing mild construction the intents of the l. w. w. There is than pcion the purpose of the l. w is to parayze the United States in time of and thus force the country lose the war matter what sacrifice in lives lost defeats on the battlefield might entail.
 The miners of Bsbee and of Globe and Miami will awaken of these days and realize they have been hoodwinked by clever spellbnders of tn l. w. W. They will find they have lost the confidence of their en- poyers backened the of organized laborand lost their money. For their pockets being picked right now. We have it from Charles H. Mover president of the national Mine, Mill and Shelter Workers that the Workers of the World had money when this campaign started but they have plenty of money We have it from another that of the first things the w w. organizers did to levy assessments all the miners. They may have re- financial aid from hostile the United States they may not They will not, it will be finance long strike It will be quick victory Already the L w w. leaders beginning drift out of Bshee visit Globe and Miami where collections have been will be taken up. If the strike lags at Globe Miami-they will again drift-and keep drift ing They will go with the coin in their pockets ard their fellow aborers of the southwest will be left holding the bag and the bag will be empty as their pockets.
 The best word The Herald give these thousands miners the advice that they loose from the agta right and get back the job and then vir tually important conditions need changing go the like men, under the right leadership and fair spirit, and ask for it.