El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-24
ENDING THE STRIKE AT GLOBE
MEANS PEACE FOR THE STATE

HE announcement that the strike Of copper miners ana
snelter workers in the Globe-Mami district IS enaeo
\ through the mediation Of the federal lnauslIl1l
commission sent Globe by president Wilson for that pun
pose is welcome the southwest mas NAG u
uanv dav It means end Of the discordant CONDITIONS
which have prevailed that great copper district Tor the
past months and resumption Of copper production al
time when the United States is dependent on copper ioI
munitions electric wiring and a hundred other things
It will be noted that the proposed agreement Goes not
mention wages hours Of labor 1t refers soley 20
grievance committee and certain other working condlons
which by the way left in the hands Of the federal COM
mission for adjustment
NE strike ought never to have been called and president
Charles Meyer Of the Nine Mil and Smelter Workers
union quite night IN mpresslng upon the men tnaI
their prime duty Americans IS to dig copper IL as
reported be threatened to revoke the charters OF the OoO
and Miami unions unless they returned to work. even thai
extremity appears justified under extreme conditions
It viii be up to the companies now to meet their en-
Moves half wav and make wages hours and all working
conditions as attractive as possible Il assumed they VIII
do so If they expect maximum production OF copper Men
the world over VIII do the most and best work where they
receive the most pay the best treatment return
There is every indication that the Old Dominion the In
SEPARATION and the Miami Copper companies and the small
operators Of the district want TO pay the wages ana dCu
the working conditions which VIII keep maximum number
Of high type men IN their employ That is good business
The mines have been operating recently to very limited
extent even while the strike IN progress It was the
belief Of the operators that they might eventually attain
fu productive capacity without reemploylng the men on
strike There is good deal Of question about that but
there is question but that the general conditions II
Globe Miami would have remained unsettled and dis
agreeable as long as strike lasted and considerable
bes Of unemployed miners remained in the camps an that
undesirable situation is eliminated by the settlement now
effected and the southwest VIII look to the Globe
Miami district to resume its heavy shipments Of copper
the days before the strike bghed that most productive
region
In settling the strike at Globe and Miami the federal
commission has laid the foundation for i'm
portant work. namely the elimination Of strikes and lock
outs in Arizona during the entire period Of the war fal
as the copper industry is concerned.
Through the system Of grievance committees and arb
traitors proposed settle any dispute which may
between a workingman and employing company or be
tween the company and entire group OF workngmen
The grievance committees be secretly elected by the
employees The ar5raors viii be appointed by the
tay Of labor with the approval Of the national council Of
defence The companies viii be represented by their Owl
officials.
The ninth article Of the agreement made at Globe is
significant It is full Of hope for the future Of the copper
industry in Arizona during the period Of the war and in
New Mexico also if the copper mines there should become
involved in any labor dispute It reads:
ut understood that this machinery viii take the place
of strikes ockouts during the period Of the and
other method for regulating relations between employers
and employees shall be substituted except by mutual agree
ment.n
The Bisbee strike Is past and gone. The GlObe-Eami