Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-13
COPPER MINERS
ARE WITH WILSON
U. S. MAY CONTROL AND
OPERATE PLANTS.
Special Commission Now in Arizona to
Ascertain Facts, Which Will Be
Reported to Washington, Where
Wilson Will Issue Orders.
BY join MURRAY.


GLOBE, Ariz., Oct. 10.-"President
Wilson has determined, in the event of
difficulty in making quick and fair
settlement between the striking min
ers and the owners of the copper
mines, that the United States govern
ment shall take over and operate the
copper mines. This is given upon the
authority of those who had a personal
conference with President Wilson i'm
mediately after he had named the
members of his commission now on its
way to Arizona"
These statements were made today
by John Murray, delegated by the
Clifton convention of the Arizona
State Federation of Labor to go to
Washington, and who has just now re-
turned from the capital.
Upon the report of the commission,
headed by Secretary of Labor William
B. Wilson, hangs the fate of the mine
owners and their present right to op-
crate the Mines" declared Mr.. Muir
ray, "and the decision of the govern
ment will be either for a continuance
of private operation or taking over
of the mines by the United States
within the next thirty days. The ma
ton needs copper for war purposes
without the least delay, and will have
it."
Settle 1t In Washington.
The big talk to the powers that con-
troll the copper production in the Unit
cd States will be made in Washington,
not in Globe or any other mining camp
in Arizona about to be visited by Pres
ident Wilson's personal commission.
Investigation will be made by the COM
mission, and their findings wired to
Washington. Ultimatums will be de-
li-.cred by the President of the United
States to millionaire owners of copper
who are ready at hand at Washington,
and who are members of the Council
of Nationa! Defense. Here are their
nSmes and the copper properties they
control:
William H. Nichols, Miami Copper
company.
John B. Ryan, Anaconda Copper
Mining company; Greene Cananea
Copper company.
James Mclean, Phelps Dodge G. Co.;
Old Dominion company.
Charles NJ. McNeill, Utah Copper
company; Chino Copper company; Ne
vada Consolidated Copper company.
Murry Guggenheim, American
Smelling & Refining company.
Thomas F. Manville, H. W. Johns
mdnNllle COtlDdHN NdSDeSIoSD.
What will the President of the Unit
ed States say to the copper owners?
Commission in Arizona.
Will he be put off and be defed as
the miners have peen put off and defied
in their inst demands?
No. Within three days of the re-
ceipt of the commissions report to
the President, the big talk will be
made to the copper barons of the coun-
Gil of national defense and the result
will be quick resumption of work in
the mines under union conditions, or
government control and operation of
all the copper mines in the United
States under union conditions.
The personnel of the commission is:
Hon. w. B. Wilson, secretary of labor,
chairman; Col ]. L. Spangler of Penn
sylvania; Werner 2 Reed of Colorado;
John H. Walker Of Illinois. and E. P.
Marsh of Washington. Others in the
party are John Lyons and Hugh Will
hanson, practical miners; P. H. Hor-
ner, clerk; and Max Loenthal, assist
ant secretary.