The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-10-12

Will Be Met at DunCah oJ SoHt
 Committee from Town Council
 and GreenIee County Chamber of
 commerce- The Commission Will
 Spend Two Days in clifton-Morenci
 Metcaf District.
 According to advices received in Clifton today the Presidential Feder- al Commission, Investigating the cause of industrial disturbances in the western mining camps, will ar. rive in the CliftonMorenci district on Monday, probably about one O. clock in the afternoon.
 According to a telegram received by the Copper Era last week the Commission is coming to the district for the purpose of making thor ough enquiry and granting a hearing to all sides to the outstanding diff clItties. The Commission requests the Era to extend to all parties. as we'll as the general public, the inv1- tation of the Commission to attend it's conference and to accord it the fullest cooperation so as to enable the Commission to reach, the just and prompt settlement demanded by the national emergency.
 Personal of the Commission.
 E6tIctdIJ OI LdDOI WILL D. WIT son is acting as chairman of the Commission and Is directing the in vesigations in each district.
 The other members of the Commis- sion were chosen by the President. Two of them are representatives of the workingmen of the country while the other two members care present or past employers.
 Col. J. H. Spangler, one of the members, is Pennsylvania coal operator.
 Werner c. Reed is a Colorado and Wyoming oil producer on large scale.
 John H. Walker is a former presi- dent of the Illinois Miners union. and now president of the Illinois Federation of Labor and a member of the Illinois Council of Defense.
 F. P. Marsh is president of the Washington State Federation of La bor and also member of the Washington State Council of De- fense. - John Lyons and Hugh Williamson, two miners from the Pennsylvania coal fields, are also with the party. and spend their time in each district in an investigation of underground 
 p. H. Horner, another member of the party, is acting as clerk. An other member of the party is Father O'Dwyer, a personal friend of Con- missioner Reed. He has no official capacity. MT. Frankfurter is pri- vate secretary to the Commission.
 The Commission will be welcomed to Greenlee county by a joint com mittee from the Clifton Town Coun- cil and the Greenlee County Cham Der of Commerce composed of the following: Mayor o. J. Cotey, Councilman Frank Springer, Coun- ciiman Richard Stephens: W B. Kelly, president of the Chamber of Commerce.; Judge F. B. Laine. Dr. l.. A. W. Burtch, of Clifton: D. M Cansler, of Morenci and W. W. Will key, of Duncan. The committee will proceed to Duncan by auto Monday morning and await the arrival of the Commission from Stafford. The committee will also place themselves at the service of the Commission in every way possible in the conduct of their investigation.
 Upon the arrival of the Commission at Stafford, in Graham county, on Monday morning the Commission will hold session with the farmers and business men of that section in the Graham county court house and again upon their arrival at Duncan similar meeting has been arranged with the frmers and business men of that section. This hearing will have to do with the effect of the Industrial disturbances in the adia- cent mining districts upon the busi- ness men and farming communities adjoining those districts
 The Commission arrived in Globe on Sunday afternoon last and began their hearings behind closed doors on Monday morning. A weeks time has been consumed in the in vestigation at Globe but the Com mission expects to conclude its hear ing in this district within two days.
 Secretarys Statement.
 Secretary Wilson gave out the fol- lowing official statement upon his arrival: The commission comes here without any preconceived ideas about the labor conditions in the metallurgical industry and will look into every phase of the relationship between employers and the employees and those of the public which in any manner affects conditions with relation to the production of cop per. The commission is not so much concerned with the manner in which the employers and the employees have treated each other in the past as it is in finding some workable arrangement that will prevent stop pages of work in the future, particu- larly during the war. It will not de- eide on what steps shall be taken or what advice shall be given until it has heard statements of facts and the view points of all concerned.
 Industrial peace is what we seek; permanent if possible but at no pariod of tho