The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-07-06
NJ DEVELOP pMENTS IN THE STRIKE
 SITUATION
Striking Miners, Mill and Smeltermen
 of the Ciifton-M Morenci-Metcal Dis trict are Quietly Awaiting Develop ments. Donnelly Makes Statement.

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 The first week of the strike called by the miners, mill and smeltermen in the on-Morenci-Metcalf district has passed off quietly with no disturb ances or disorders of any kind, and at this time the situation remains un- changed, the striking men as well as the operators having settled down to waiting attitude.
 As a precaution Sheriff Slaughter yesterday appointed 21 more deputies in the three camps in adition to the eighty appointed the first of the week, making a total of one hundred now patrolling the district.
 The Arizona Copper company, by it's general manager Norman Car machael, has issued statement to it's employees this week and which is found in another column, publicly answering the demands of the men and making known it's position in the present controversy. The proposition is no nearer a solution today than when the walkout was declared and affairs are in a state of statu quo, pending the arrival of Federal Med iator Joseph Myers, who is expected to arrive in Clifton the first of next week. when he will take the matter up with employers and employees.
 John l.. Donnelly, president of the Arizona State Federation of Labor, who has been in Clifton since the in- ception of the strike, left this morn ing for Phoenix where he will confer with Governor Campbell on the situa- tion and he will be joined in the cap ital the first of the week by Steve Heath, president of the Central labor body, Manuel Rodriguez, representing the mill, and .smeltermen, and Pascual Vargas, representing the Morenci miners, who will go into consultation with the governor in regard to the trouble in the district.
 Before leaving for Phoenix President Donnelly on Thursday issued the fol- lowing statement in regard to the at titude of organized labor in the pres ent strikes in the state:
 President DonneIIy's Statement.
 "The organized miners of Arizona are desirous that the public be correctly informed as to the steps taken to avert strikes in the copper industry.
 Ut is their wish that the government be not misled by false or erroneous statements from any source. To that end ]. riIl be well to state that on May 17th of the present year meet ing of the Labor Committee of the Arizona Council of Defense was called by Chairman Donnelly to consider a resolution referred to it by the eXecu- tive committee of the Arizona Coun- cil of Defense This resolution en- bodied a plan of adjudication eor any troubles that might arise in the cop per industry of Arizona and in sub stance called for a conference be- tween mine managers and miners rep resentatives.
 This meeting occurred in Phoenix at the capital building and the ele- ment representing the mine manage voted the resolution on the table, and offered nothing but absolute silence; no substitute nor method to avert the pending trouble-in fact denied the existence of any pending trouble.
 MT. Bernard Baruch, of the, National Council of Defense, now introduces the same plan as Arizona's representa-, tives of labor introduced at Phoenix We trust his efforts will prove sue cessful
 "As Chairman of the Labor Commit tee of the Arizona Council of Defense. I issued a report on the May 17th meeting at Phoenix and all papers either did not get it from the Publicity Committee of the Council of Defense or it was Automatically smothered. In either case the workers of Arizona feel they were grievously wronged in not being able to present to the public and the government the powerful ef- forts made by them to avert strikes and publicly lay the blame upon the corporation managers who opposed any plan of getting together. The I. w. W. and the Arizona mine managers have assumed identically the same position-no agreement, no compro- mise.
 General Manager Beckett of the Old Dominion company started the tense feeling manifest in the Globe-Miami district by his un-American tactics, ordering all workers to wear flag, he himself being a British subject. The American born workers resented this invasion of their constitutional rights by a foreigner When General Pershing entered Mexico with puni- tive expedition. employees of the Cop per Queen company at Douglas of Mexican birth, quit their jobs in large numbers and went to Mexico to fight as war seemed imminent at that time between the United States and Mex ico. After a few weeks and the war scare had blown over, the MeXicans returned to Douglas and were put to work in their old jobs again. This was admitted by MT. French, general man. ager at Douglas.
 "The workers of Arizona wish to know how the Phelps Dodge Corpora tion, which owns the Copper Queen and Old Dominion, can reconcile their attitude of aiding and abetting trea- son in Douglas, and setting loyal pace for native born Americans in