Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-11-01
SETTLEMENT
Of STRIKE IN.
C[|F TON NOW
ANNOUNCED.
Federal Labor Commission Ar
rives In Bisbee This Morn
ing. Globe Adjustment Pre-
walls in Clifton-Morenci.
(By Review Leased wire,.


CLIFTON, Ariz., Oct. 81. - The
presidents mediation commission left
here tonight on special train FOR
Bisbee. having successfully concluded
the strike in this district that has con-
tinued for the past four months, in
volved five thousand men and carried
a loss of millions TO the district.
Secretary of Labor w. B. Wilson,
just prior to his departure, said:
1T has taken us a long thine in the
Globe Miami district and the Clifton
district to bring about the results OBJ
tanned, but the commissioners and
myself feel that the time has been
well spent"
The feeling among the commission
ers is that the agreement already in
effect in this district, coupled with
the amended order. and mutually
adopted by employees and managers
will insure lasting peace during the
period of the war and beyond.
After the recent crisis through
which the government has been pass
ing, the statement says that no .griev-
ance on the part of the men, well
founded or imaginary, must be allow
ed to result in the stopping of pro-
duction.
Commissions Orders.
The order directed to the officials
of the unions directs that the strike be
called off The orders to the man.
ayers directs that the commissions
plan for the adjustment of the present
difficulties and present grievances to
be put into immediate operation.
Under the agreement entered into in
this district in 1916, the machinery
was set up for the airing of grievances
of employees through a grievance COM
mittee and failing adjustment of the
grievances with minor officials of the
companies, the right of appeal lay 20
the general managers.
Mediator Named.
This arrangement is continued with
the addition that further appeal may
be had now to a United States admin
istrator in this district, who is named
as Hywel Davies, associated with Jo-
seph S. Meyers, in the settlement of
the first strike in 1915. His decision
is to be final and binding on both
parties All men now on strike who
report for duty within two weeks shall
be employed without discrimination.
except those who since the beginning
of the strike have been guilty of dis
loyal utterances towards the United
States, or who are members of any or
ganization that refuses to recognize
the obligation of contracts, or who
have demonstrated before their un-
fitness for work in a mine. or whose
employment for any reason is contrary
to the best interests of operations.
The facts in each case are to be
finally determined by the administra-
tor.
The men who have continued at
work or who have returned to work
during the strike shall not be inter-
fered with.
AS to Wages.
Regarding wages in the district. the
commission orders that as soon as
the order becomes effective and the
men return to work. the administrator
shall at once institute an investigation
into the wage scale of this district and
determine if any adjustment of the
wage scale is called for in order to
secure a fair living dage, having re-
gard to efficiency or lack of efficiency
and the present cost of living, as
well as the financial abilities of the
companies. In the event the admins
traitor determines that wages shall be
increased, he shall recommend to the
presidents mediation commission a
new scale to be applied to the entire
district. If the scale recommended
allows a fair profit to the companies
under the existing price OF copper, the
presidents commission shall at once
promulgate the new wage scale and
the companies shall pay all such in
creases provided for as of the first
day of the return of the men to work
If it shall develop that the scale ad-
vocated by the administrator does not
leave a fair profit to any company
the presidents commission shall rec
ommend to the president of the United
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