Arizona republican., 1917-05-28
JOHN MBRIDE OF PHOENIX, IS
 NAMED C0NCILIAT0R IN STRIKE OF
 MINERS IN THE JEROME DISTRICT

The national government has already taken cognizance of the strike situation at Jerome. Yesterday morning Hon. John Mcbride received a telegram from Secretary of Labor w. B. Wilson asking him to act as conciliatOr in the trouble and to go to Jerome in an effort to end the strike. The advice of MT. Wilson is repetition of his advice both to the National Council of De- fense and the Amalgamated Associa tion of Iron and Steel Workers, that no attempt should be made at this time to insist upon d recognition of the union.
 The telegram of MT Wilson follows.
 WASHINGTON, May 26, 1917. John Mcbride Phoenix:
 Have just been advised of strike of metalliferous miners at Jerome, Ari- Zona. Can you act immediately as rep resentative of department of labor in capacity of conciliatOr? If you can ac- cept. please take oath of office immedi- ately and proceed to Jerome and such other places as may be necessary to adjust the dispute.
 Before receiving information that strike had occurred. l sent following telegram to John K. Donnelly president Arizona State Federation of Labor, Jerome, in response to telegram from him: My viewpoint on the subject matter of your telegram of the twenty fourth instant is expressed in d state ment made by me to the representa- tives of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, as follows: I do not know the attitude of the other members of the council on this par ticular point, but my own attitude is 6n low
 has no right to interfere with you in your efforts to organize the workers into unions, just as you have no right to interfere with capitalists organizing capital into corporations. You can get a condition where efforts to organize the workers are not interfered with and where a scale of wages is recog- nized that maintains the present stand ard of living. It occurs to me that for the time being no Stoppage of work should take place for the purpose of forcing recognition of the union. Of course that would not interfere with the employers and yourselves entering into any arrangement for recognition that might be mutually agreeable My Judgment is that where our workers ! have been unable to force recognition Of their unions in normal times they 1 should not take advantage of the coun- | try's necessities to force recognition of 1 the unions now if the workers are left l free to organize, and conditions of em- ployment secured which will maintain | the standards of living existing before war was declared For the same req l son employers who have heretofore rec | ognized and dealt with trade unions should not take advantage of the coun- | trys necessities to force abandonment 1 Of the unlon." Please wire answer ! W. B. WILSON. | Secretary of Labor. l Mir. Mcbride accepted the appoint l ment in the following telegram and left
 for Jerome last night:
 Phoenix, Ariz., May 26th, 1917" | Answering Government 3SS 1 w. B. Wilson,
 Secretary, Department of Labor. 1 Washington, D. C.,
 1 Your wire date concerning strike at Jerome Arizona. Will accept appoint ment as conciliator and leave Sunday l night for Jerome. Oath of office for warded today. Kindly notify Governor ! of Arizona the companies and strikers | of my appointment in order to avoid misunderstanding
 | JOHN MBRIDE." l The selection of MT Mcbride for this delicate office was made because of the ! former close association of the secre 1 ary and MT. Mcbride in organized ! (CCntinued or Page Two)