El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-29
AN ILL TIMED STRIKE IN THE
COPPER MINES AIDS GERMANY

ITO THE regret of the southwest the damage of the
United States and allies, and to the great COM
- fort Of the imperial German government the copper
miners of the Warren district of Arizona striking
If their walkout is made complete, 5000 striking miners
viii be added to the other thousands strike in various
parts CT the west
This copper strike movement is spreading too generally
to be tolerated First the Jerome mines tied up pro-
duction cessing. Then the Butte mines virtually
closed Strikes imminent in Globe and Miami and in
the Clifton district Remember that these properties are
among the very largest producers Of copper IL the world
Remember also that the Cananea mines in Sonora have
been closed down and that is reported the Nacoza
mines to be forced to suspend
little of this and the copper production of the
western part of the United States will be almost parayzed
Copper essential to The demand would exceed the
supply every mine working at top notch capacity.
Spot copper quoted nominal because there is spot
copper 1t has been sold months ahead The copper which
rests IN the which lies untouched far down in the
earth is now being sold
Considering the needs Of the United States and our
allies It makes difference whether the mines tied
up by strikes held by German troops The effect
IS the The government isn't getting the copper.
That is why strikes for any but the graves most urgent
reasons intolerable.
The Copper Queen, Calumet Arizona, and Shattuck-
Arizona companies In the Warren district which surrounds
and includes Bsbee, have always treated their well
The Warren district miners for years have been paid the
highest wages Of any copper miners the United States
Hard rock every other camp in the whole country
have been ready to throw up their jobs and flock to
Bsbee on the word that more were TO be taken
there.
The companies have working conditions as good as
the best anywhere. They have gone beyond that and
have given their splendid clubhouses Y. NJ C. A.
building which rivals anything of its kind in the west
hospitals equipped with the best personnel and materials
that could be secured So high class this personnel that
years ago assistant surgeon the Copper Queen
hospitals staff left the oompanys employ and quickly
worked up $4,000 year income in private practice in
another Arizona city.
Getting back to wages, when copper low several
ago, the Bbee companies held wages up in order
that the might not suffer In the early days of
when there was market for copper and many mines
closed and all forced to cut production minimum
the Bsbee companies protected their the utmost
losing money them every day Some of the employees
with but themselves to support released tenn
p0rariy, but the with families were taken care Of
They kept work and the payroll whether they
were needed not.
When the finally renewed the demand for copper
and fDn production resumed the Bsbee mines were
the first IN the country to inaugurate the plan of profit
sharing by establishing the sliding wage scale As copper
went up, the mems wages went up also. It applied to
every class of employee about mine Those miners at
Bsbee not only have been making money than they
ever made IN similar employment in all their lives pre-
viousy but than up to 1885, they dreamed of
making They have been sharing the companies prosperity
every day since the sliding scale naugurated and
they shared it rght up the minute they walked off
the job.
The Bsbee miners have allowed themselves to be msed
BY eotere of professional troublemakers who launched