Arizona republican., 1917-11-07
b|SbEE FREED AN AGREEMENT
 LIN PEACE PLAN
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BISBEE, Nov. GA complete agree ment was reached today between the presidents mediation commission, now Investigating labor unrest in the west and the mine operators of the Warren district. The agreement, ratified by the commissioners, headed by Secretary of Labor w. B. Wilson, and by repre- sentatives of the Phelps Dodge corpo- ration, the Copper Queen branch, the Calumet and Arizona Mining company and the Shattuck- Arizona company will go into effect at once.
 On account of -he pressing need for the presence of the commission on the Pacific coast where a serious strike among employees Of the Pacific Tee phone and Telegraph company is threatened, the commission will leave in the morning for San Francisco. Judge Ernest ". Lewis, ol PhoeriN, has been appointed a mediator to go to Jerome and put into effect q simllar agreement to that entered into in the Warren district, the Globe Miami dis 
 district.
 Secretary of Labor Wilson expresses himself as being confident that if the | agreement is carried out by all of the parties thereto, it will mark the begin ming of healthy, peaceful relations be- tween labor and capital in the War ren district and in all other communi- ties where similar agreements are in effect
 
 The plan adopted, follows:
 First-No man shall be refused en- ployment or be discharged or discrm- mated against in his work because he does or does not belong to a union. Second-GrieVance committees rep resenting the employees, selected from men actually in the employ of the com panies and by such methods as the em | ployes themselves may agree upon, shall be recognized by the management | in the presentation of such grievances as may from time to time arise; pro- vided. that in selecting committees all men shall be notified and have an op- portunity to vote, and no one shall be eligible to membership on committee who has not been in the employ of the | company for at least six months next breeding his selection.
 Third-If the grievance committee l tually to adjust any difference in dis pute, the same shall be submitted to a United States administrator, whose decision shall be final and binding on both parties. There shall be two al ternate administrators, who shall act | whenever from any cause the admin strator is unable to act. The admin istrator hereby appointed is Hywel Davies, and the alternates are Joseph s. Myers and Judge George w. Musser. When any vacancy occurs in these po- sitions the same shall be filled by the secretary of labor, with the approval of the council of national defense. ln all cases of individual grievances, the administrator shall render his decision within five days after the case is sub mitted to him, and in all grievances of a general character, the administrator shall render his decision within thirty days after the case is submitted to
 him.
 Fourth-When any dispute affecting a workman is submitted to the ad
 ministrator for decision, such workman
 may have his case presented by rep
 resentative of his own choosing.
 Fifth-The machinery provided in
 this order will take the place of strikes
 and lockouts during the period of the
 war, anu UO Ol1ef ulelHOu TOT reg uliil %
 ing relations between the companies
 and the employees shall be substituted
 except by mutual agreement.
 Felix Frankfurter, secretary of the
 presidents mediation commission. amt
 speaking on behalf of the commission.
 stated tonight that the commission felt
 gratified over the outcome of the in-
 vestigations in Bisbee.
 When we came to Bisbee we found a normal smelter output but shortage in men in the mines. It was the oII- ject of the commission to see that in
 the future, the maximum output at the mines be maintained in spite of griev ances, just or fancied. The agreement , will cover the feature and Secretary of
 Labor Wilson feels that if all of the
 parties thereto will carry it out there
 should be beginning of peaceful labor , relations in this and other mining dis
 tricts similarly affected
 President Mover of the Information , al Union of Mine, Mill and Smelte1 l Workers, though not a party to the I agreement, has bound his organization $ to stand by it.
 'As to past events, the deportations
 on July F and others, the commission is now preparing report and recon r mendations and will send it to Presi- dent Wilson,