Arizona republican., 1917-07-23
FEDERAL TROOPS WILL REMAIN
 IN ARIZONA WHILE LABOR
 TROUBLE CONTINUES AT MINES

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 United States troops now guarding copper mines and copper mining prop critics in Arizona will not be withdrawn until the labor situation warrants such withdrawal
 This information was received late yesterday afternoon by Governor Campbell from General James Parker at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, who is commanding the Southern department. General Parker is the officer who made the order that the copper mines of Ar lzona were not major utilities" and therefore could not be granted protec- tion by United States military forces. The telegram from General Parker to the governor is as follows:
 Fort Sam Houston, Texas, July p, 1917
 Governor Thomas E. Campbell:
 Replying to your letter of July 19 and referring further to my telegram of July IS to the effect that copper mines and smelters were not consid- cred major utilities. This decision was based on instructions from the war de- partment. In foregoing decision the labor situation was not included. In view of the latter 1 am wiring the war department that I do not consider it
 
 mines until labor situation fully war rants.
 PARKER, Commanding Southern Department With the receipt of this definite woNd from the commanding officer of the Southern department, in whose hands was placed by the war depart ment the responsibility of deciding whether Arizona was entitled to federal military aid in the labor crisis in which the state has been plunged for several | weeks, will come a great relief to state. county and city officers and to citizens of mining centers where the l. w. W.'s have determined to paralyze the cop per industry.
 | So critical had become the situation. 1 in face of the definite notice that all | trops were to he withdrawn on August l l, that peace officers in copper districts 1 had predicted wholesale riots with loss of life and inestimable loss of property as certain result
 Although Arizona people undOubted- l " will be glad to receive this word i rom General Parker that he would i recommend to the war department that troops not be withdrawn from copper mining properties until the labor sit i uatlon warrants such a move vet his 1 decision had been preceded by word ! from Washington.
 With a certainty of a reign of law i lessness beginning August l, Arizona ! people, from the governor to the plain cltlzen of the mining communities, had turned to Washington and had bonn ! parded the president and members of | congress with such persstency that if could not be evaded. insisting that ad-
 herence to the order to remove troons
 would mean riot and bloodshed. the re- sponsibility for which would rest with
 the person making the order. That these brought results is evident from
 the telegram from General Parker re celved yesterday afternoon.
 Faced with the necessity of furnish l Ing within the state whatever protec- 1 ton was to be secured, as the original | order from General Parker stated. Gov erhof campbell was preparing to enlist new state militia, even though a spe- clal session Of the legislature might be necessary before this could be done.
 Sheriffs of counties in which United
 States troops now are guarding copper mining properties, and sheriffs of those counties which had not been given fed eral protection, but in which the labor
 situation was growing more critical
 hourly, were preparing to swear in
 deputies to the number of thoucands.
 l. w. w. leaders were exulting, feeling
 that the federal government was play
 Ing directly into their hands.
 assured of the retention of the united States military forces in the
 copper mining districts for q. time at
 least, these arrangements will come in
 a halt temporarily until the full atti-
 tude or the war department is learned