Arizona republican., 1917-07-20
TROOPS WILL BE TAKEN FROM MINES AUGUST 1
COPPER INDUSTRY HELD
 AS NOT BEING MAJOR UTILITY

All United States military forces guarding the mines and copper mine properties in Arizona, protecting them from damage or destruction at the hands of rioting strikers and their sympthizers, permitting the operation of the mines, are on August 1 to be withdrawn and will not be returned or replaced
 This startling information comes from the secretary of war to Governor Campbell in response to his request for more troops to maintain order at the principal mining centers of the state Not only will there be no more troops sent to Arizona, but those already on guard duty at the copper mining camps in the state are to be withdrawn
 Because the copper mining industry of Arizona, which furnishes more than one-third of the copper produced in the United States is not, in the opinion of the secretary of war and the com manding general of the southern de- partment a major utility" it is not to be provided with needed protec- tion.
 The telegram from the secretary of war informing the governor that there will be no more United States forces available to prevent disorder at copper mining camps and of the decision to withdraw those already on duty there. is as follows:
 War Department, Washington. lion. Thomas E. Campbell, Governor of Arizona.
 My Dear Governor-owina to the military needs of the nation, l have to inform you that on August 1, 1917, all United States military guards will be
 
 utilities within your state with the ex- ception of those which the command ing general. southern department, who commando the United States forces within your state, considers are of primary importance in connection with ths natlon5i defense. He has been di- rected to inform you what utilities he will continue to guard with federal forces after the above date. 1t is hoped that m the emergency now confronting the nation, the state, in the execution of their constitutional police power, will take adequate measures to prevent depredations upon the important utii- . ] ties within their respective confines not | guarded by federal forces. Very truly yours. NEWTON D. BAKER, Secretary of War. | Following the notice to 1overnor ! Campbell of the decision of the war | department to furnish no further | United States military forces to enable | the copper mines of Arizona to fulfill | large government contracts for copper | urgently needed in munitions manufac- turing and in shipbuilding, the western | department announced the receipt of | the following instructions War DepartmentSJuly 14, 1917. Headquarters Western Department. San Francisco, Cal | The following instructions have been received at these headquarters:
 Following policy regulating guarding ! by federal military forces of public anu private utilities within your depart ment is approved by the secretary of war and will be carried into effect by 1 you.
 | (a) After August 1, 1917, only ma l jor utilities vii be guarded by United
 States forces.
 (b) You will at once communicate
 with the governors of states within | your department and decide on utilities
 to be guarded and forces necessary. | tc) AS soon as possible, you will in
 form all state governors within the
 limits of your department what majoI utilities will be guarded by the United States military forces under your com
 mand.
 1 (d) You will inform the owners or
 heads of utilities now guarded bN
 United States military forces and iron
 which the military guards will be with
 drawn on August 1 that they must lool
 to state and municipal governments
 for protection after that date (e) You will consider as naior util-
 ltieS only those which are of primary
 importance in connection with nation
 al defense such as important tunnels
 bridges. locks arsenals, depots, great
 and vulnerable water supply systems
 like those of New York, munition.
 plants, etc.
 MCCAIN
 L.aboring under the misapprehensoi
 that the great copper mines of Arizon;
 were an important factor in the wal
 preparedness program, Governor Camp ; bell wired the commanding officer O
 the Southern Department for his defi hilton of a major utility" confiden that there must have been a mistake
 in emitting it from the list. Genera
 Parker's answer was as follows: Fort Sam Houston, Texas, July IS, 1917 : Governor Thomas E. CampbeII: Reference to your telegram July 17 l copper mines and smelters not con [ sidered as being major utilities upo } which the United States depends fo l (Continued On Page TwoN