The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-09-14
SITUATION UNCHANGED AT PRESENT

Strikers Awaiting Reply from Three
 Mine Managers of the District to
 Proposition for Arbitration Submit
 ted Through Citizens Committee
 Men Amended Proposition this
 Week in Response to Telegram
 from Governor Agreeing to Go To
 Work Immediately if Arbitration
 Plan is Agreed Upon.
 The week. drawing to close has witnessed no material change in the strike situation in the' Clifton-Mo- renci district, with the exception that there are few more men at work around the A. c. smelter and the lumber yard than last week, but the increase has been slight. It is esti mated that there are probably one hundred men at work for the A. C. company in the two places.
 ] At the time of going to press the | Citizens Committee, appoined by the Mayor at. a mass meeting held at the Court House on the night of the 5th of September, on motion of H. Halter International Organizer for the Boil- ermakers. has received no reply to the proposition adopted by the Mine. Mill and Smeltermen's Unions of I lllOu, NcIcuCl dHu MSICdh
 The proposition was submitted to Norman Carmichael, General Mana ger of the A. c. Co.,, Ltd, and Mil ton Mclean. General Manager of the Phelps Dodge Corporation, Morenci Branch T. W. Bennie, General Manager of the Shannon Copper Co. |. has not been in the district before or since. the mass meeting and is still in California where he has been in ill health.- It is understood on good authority that Messrs. Carmich- ael and Mclean informed the con- mittee that the proposition submit. | ted by them would necessiate conference among he three managers before any reply could be made. What the answer of the mine mana gers will be. or when it will be made, is not known by the committee but it is expected during the first part of next week.
 On Wednesday Messrs. Carmichael and Mclean left for Douglas where Mr. Walter Douglas, General Man. ager of Phelps-Dodge Corporation re- gently arrived from New York City. 1 It is reported that other mine man. agers of the state were present at the same time and the general strike situation in the several affected dis tricts in the state discussed.
 At the general office of he A. C. l Co. it was stated on Thursday that General Manager Carmichael was expected home on Friday afternoon. Later, however, it was announced that General Manager Mclean and Carmichael had left Douglas for Phoenix for an interview with Cover TOT Campbell. The two managers arrived in Phoenix Friday morning and are expected back in Clifton on Saturday afternoon.
 l While the Citizens Committee was submitting its proposition to the men last week Governor Campbell was advised of their action mad when the employees voted to adopt the arbitration plan, as suggested by Organizer Halter, the Governor was invited 10 come to the district and use his good offices in securing it's adoption also by the managers. Pre- vious erfga gements, however. pre- vented. even if the Governor had been 90 inclined. but on Wednesday of this week the committee received telegram from the Governor ask ing the question that in the event the arbitration plan proposed was agree able to both sides would the men be willing tc return to work immediately bending the decision of the arbitra- tion. board which was to be binding on both sides.
 Mass meetings were arranged for members of the three locals in the district and on Thursday night Cliff ton and Metcalf locals voted to re- turn to work immediately following the appointment of the Board of Ar bitratio said Board to consist of one member to be appointed by the Presi- dent of the United States: one mem Der to ae appointed by the President of the American Federation of La bor and one member to be named by the three mine managers of the dis trict. When the amended proposition was first presented to the Morenci men it, was objected to but on Fri day afternoon of this week was adopted and the Governor notified .. AS the mine managers of this district were at the time in Phoenix it is quite likelv that the matter was dis cussed with the Governor at the capi- tol building.
 Later Friday afternoon an Era man communicated with General Manager Carmichael at Phoenix and requested a statement on the situa- tion for publication. MT. Carmichael on behalf of the managers, declined to make any statement at this time. It is the general opinion that the mana gers will make reply some time next week to the committee.
 Mexican Women Assault Worker
 Early Friday morning a group of Mexican women coming down from Shannon Hill encountered group of Mexicans on their way to work. The meeting took place in front of the Princess Theatre shortly after seven o'clock. After failing in their en- deavors to persuade the men to leave their woril the women attacked a Mexican by the name of Eugenio Uribe and tore his shirt from his