The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-09-07

he wished to withdraw his proposition previously submitted and retire from the meeting. He announced that in his opinion the formation of such an organization in the district would lead to clashes and foment trouble and that he did not wish to see a simi- lar condition of affairs in Greenlee county that had recently been wit messed in Cochise county. He said that the Loyalty League organizations had been construed by the organized workers as organizations inimical to their interests. Other union men present also spoke against a Loyalty League organization. Rev. c. H. Love said he could see no necessity for such an organization as the citi- zens of this community were all loyal American citizens. Wm. Leggitt stated that the best Loyalty League Greenlee county had was Sheriff Slaughter. Pointing at Sheriff Slau. ghter, who was among the specta- tors, Leggett, said: There's all the Loyalty League we need in this coun- ty. After some further argument SHTiSIy WltuuTeW HIS U1OClOu TOT the formation of the Loyalty League.
 On Thursday at ten o'clock the Committee of five accompanied by H Union Hall on Chase Creek, where representatives of the unions had gathered to receive the committee ap- pointed by Mayor Cotey. When the proposition was first preached by the committee it is reported that it was not favorably received but after these present had listened to an eX- planation of the object of the move ment by H. Halter, who advocated the acceptance of the principle of arbitration, those present decided to recommend it's acceptance to the Cliff on Local. Pascual Vargas, President of the Morenci Mine, Mill and Smell termen's Union, who also attended the meeting, also agreed to recom- mend the proposition to his Local. Later in the day a union meeting was held in Clifton and Morenci and Met calf and the arbitration plan as out lined at the mass meeting on Wednes day evening at the court house was ratified and endorsed by the three
 .ccals in the three different towns without dissenting voice. The ac' ceptance by the three Locals was placed in writing, the official seal of the Unions affixed. and placed 1n the hands of the Citizens Committee The acceptance by the Unions or the arbitration plan provides that the oe cisjon of the Board is to be plnoinS on both sides. According to previous arrangements another meetlng was held at the court house on Inursuay evening to hear the report of the com mittee, which was received -enthusi' astically, as it was generally oeneV- ed that some form of settlement would he evolved as result of the prorosition which had been accepted bv the men. The committee was fur ther instructed by the meeting to -nresent the plan agreed to by the men to the mine managers at the earliest possible date. Rev. C. Il. Love was added to the committee.
 Later in the evening MI. Norman Carmichael, General Manager Of the Arizona Copper Company, was com municated with and replied that It would be necessary for him to confer with the other two managers in the district before he could take the mat ter up with the committee, but that he would do so at the earliest possl- ble date> MT. NJ. H. Mclean. General Manager of the Morencl branch of the Phelps-Dodge Corpora ticn is in the district, but it is report ed that MT. Bennie. General Manager of the Shannon Company is in Calf fornia and has been confined to hls hotel for several days on account ot illness.
 During the week the Arizona Cop per Company, Ltd. put some men to work unloading cars of lumber in the railroad yards in the vicinity Of the saw mill. Some MeXicans and some Americans were being employed on this work and several cars have al ready been un1oaded. On Wednes- day morning about twenty men were mt to work at the Shelter cleaning up and doing some rtpair work ana this force has been gradually 1n- creased by a few men for the past two days. These men have not been molested and it is announced by lead CTS of the union that they will not he interferred with. On Thursday even ing at the meeting at the Court House Pascual Vargas, speaking for the Mine, Mill and Smeltermen's organi- zatfon in the district stated that if the mine managers would agree to remove the non-union men from the work of unloading the lumber cars that the union would furnish the men to do the work.
 Tn mass meeting adjourned to await further report from the committee after q meeting with the mine mana