The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-07-27
MEDIATOR ARRIVES IN
 CLIFTON
Strike Situation Remains Unchanged. Hopes that Arrival of Federal Con- ciIiator Myers Will Break Dead lock. President Donneliy Re turns to District. Bennie Also Here.

lu' nS 10 OlSlriCI DeHnie AiSO
 Here.
 The end of the fourth week of the
 strike in the n-Morenci-M etcalf district is drawing near with the at
 titude of both mine managers and em- Iployees remaining unchanged, with Inc prospect of an early settlement in lsight. Compared with the strike of 1915 the district now is laboring un- der no undue excitement, no acts of
 a violent nature having taken place
 and the men settling down to wait in tranquility.
 | Acting upon the recommendation Of Major Lumley, who spent several
 days in the district last week, that Federal Concilator be sent to the district the Department of Labor at Washington despatched Federal
 Mediator Joseph F. Meyers, who larrived in Clifton on Thursday after moon to use his good offices in bring
 ing about settlement in the con-
 troversy MT. Myers has spent the past two days in conference with the
 grievance committee of the employ
 ees and he will probably remain here for some time meeting with the op- ! orators and in an endeavor to i AlidAS OpCnLlS5 iOt thC
 of operations in the district.
 The coming of MT. Myers is taken i; as good omen, as he has the con- ! fidence of the operators, employees and general public, and if anything can be done to break the existing
 deadlock it is conceded that he is the
 one person who can accomplish the most good. While the outlook at this
 time for settlement is not of the
 brightest it is hoped that his presence
 here will be productive of much
 good.
 President Donnelly, of the Arizona
 Federation of Labor, who was arrest
 ed in Phoenix last week on a charge of assault, on complaint of a neigh
 bor,was acquitted of the charge at his
 preliminary hearing, and upon his release he returned to Clifton the
 first of the week and is keeping in close touch with the situation in this district.
 .! ]. W. Bennie, general manager of the shannon Copper company, also arrived in Clifton on Thursday even ing from California where he had been on a short vacation, and he will now be on the ground to follow the trend of events.
 IL IS tHdI ScNeIdi MSAl- can strikers were arrested at Mo renci the first Of the week for at l tempting to escort a Mexican by the name of Acosta out of town. It , seems that Acosta was busy getting : names of union men who desired to return to work, and this not being to the liking of many of them they de cided to send him out by the tin can route, which was a favorite pastime :, iu the former strike. Tue Sheriff S } office has put |, ban on that kind of
 sport and deputies immediately rounded up the ring leaders and : placed them under arrest. It is un- l derstood that Acosta later left town of his own accord, probably fearing violence at the hands of = other strikers.
 l Deputies Guard Workmen. , An incident that for time threat . ened trouble at Morenci was averted : by the quick action of Deputy Sheriff 7 George Hill on Monday afternoon 7, when he called a large number of citi
 zen deputies together to protect work
 men who were unloading a carload ot coke at the bins of the Detroit Cop - per company near the smelter. l. When the work started several hun dred striking miners marched to the 3 spot to interfere with the work and - drive the men away. A prominent l. union leader hurried to the jail and I informed Deputy Hill that the men
 had gotten beyond his contro! and - that he could do nothing with them I Deputy Fill got busy at once and a called all citizens who were commis t stoned to arm themselves and pro f ceed to the ore bins.
 S The deputies, armed with rifles e were soon on the spot and had the g crowd of strikers surrounded anG e were protecting the workmen who e were unloading the coke. The strik ]. CTS dispersed after short time but 2 the deputies remained on guard unJi 0 the work was finished. the former 2 seeing that resistance against thewel 3 armed and determined men would be 8 useless.
 It is stated that none of the strik
 CTS had arms or serious trouble migh have resulted, and also the affair y might have terminated differently ha(
 ii not been for the quick and de
 cisive action of Deputy Sheriff Hill Since the incident several cars O l. coal and coke have been unloadeC without the attendant guards anC $ no interruptions, the strikers remain l. ing at safe distance watching op eratiCns.
 I Quat Receives Commission telegram was received on Thurs t day by Sheriff Slaughter from l. L. ', Quiat. who has been in training fol Y the Officers Reserve at the Presidio l. San Francisco, stating that he 'hac