The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-11-02

ISSUtU u
 RESUME
 Men Started to Work Again Thurs
 day Morning as Fast as They
 Could Be Accommodated and
 Mines Made Safe for Workmen.
 HyweII Davies Named Federal Ad-
 n1inistrator for this District and
 His Decision on Grievance Cues
 tions Is Made Final.
 Carrying with them the hearty con gratulations of the employees, the managers, and the business men e the district the Presidents Mediation Commission left Clifton at 6:30 p. m Wednesday on a special train for Bisbee after successfully concluding the strike in this district which has continued for four months past, in voIving five thousand men and en- tailing loss of millions of dollars to the district.
 Wearing a quiet smile of satisfac- tion Secretary of Labor Wilson said to a Copper Era man just prior to lis departure:
 Tt has taken long time in the CIobe-Miami and Clifton districts to bring about the results attained but the Commissioners and myself be- { lieve the time we'll spent.'
 The feeling among the Commis- sion was that the agreement already in effect :n this district coupled with amendments ordered and mutually adopted hy employees and managers will insure lasting peace during war period and beyond.
 The adjustment was entered into with good faith by all parties concern cd and any bitterness of feeling was noticeably absent as the good news of the lasting settlement of the strike spread through the district like wild fire.
 ! After reciting the crisis through which the government is passing in a statement to mine managers. and a similar one to employees, addressed to their elected officers, the order of the Commission states that no grievance on the part of the men, we'll founded or imaginary. must be allowed to result in a stoppage of production.
 The order directed to the officials of the union directs that the strike he called off. The order directed to the managers orders that the Com missions Dlan for the adjustment of the present difficulty, and future grievances, be put into immediate operation.
 Under the agreement entered into in this district in 1916 the machinery was set up for hearing grievances of employees through a grievance con- mittee and failing in the adjustment of grievances with minor company officials the right of appeal lay to the General Manager.
 This arrangement is continued with the addition that further ap- reaI may be had now to United States Administrator for this district who is named as Hywel Davies, who was associated with Jos. s. Meyers in the settlement of the first strike in 1915, whose decision is final iand binding upon both parties. All men now on strike who report for duty within two weeks shall be employed without discrimination. except those who since the begin hing of the strike have been guilty of utterances disloyal to the United States. or who are members of any organization that refuses recogn1- ton of the obligation of contracts, or. who have demonstrated hereto fore their unfitness to work in mine, or whose employment for any reason is contrary to the best inter- ests. The facts in each case shall be determined by the Administra- l! tor.
 The men who continued at work, or returned to work during the strike, shall I 1t he interfered with. Regarding wages in the district the Commission orders that as soon as the order becomes effective and men return to work the Administrator shall at once institute an investiga' tion into the wage scale of this dis trict and determine if any adjust ment of wage scale is called for in 1 order to secure a fair living wage iihaving regard to efficiency or lack of efficiency and to present cost of 1 living, as well as financial ability of the companies. In the event that | the Administrator determines that i the wages should be increased. he shall recommend to the Presidents i Mediation Commission a new wage scale applicable to the entire district 1 If the wage scale recommended al
 lows a fair profit to the companies
 under the existing price of copper
 the Presidents Commission shall al once promulgate such new wage scale and companies shall pay al
 such increases provided for as oi
 first day Of the return of men to work l If it should develop that wage scale
 awarded by the Administrator doe: not leave a fair profit to any com