El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-25
FEDERAL MEDIATOR MIGHT AID
TO COMPOSE THIS DIFFERENCE

THE -Morenci-M mining district Of Arizona
needs federal mediator and at He could enc
the strike there and put the district back copper
producing BASIS Inc olsTlct mas been appearing IoI
mediator since the strike began and for reason
has been sent An appeal made first for federal
mediator S Meyers, Of FL Paso who had had part N
the settlement Of the 1915 strike Meyers then at
Houston Texas where strike Of railroad threat
ened and unable to leave there to to Arizona He
has been to Clifton at any time since Nor has
any other mediator been sent despite the fact that several
have been staying IN the Gobeami district where, II
seems neither medaoTs anyone else can now unravel
the difficulties between mine operators and miners
So Clifton, Morenc and Metcah complete deadlock
has existed and still exists for want Of mediator Some
one Is needed who negotiate between the men and the
operators and furnish ground for compromise Each side
needs to give ground Just little and the strike can be
ended It be remembered the miners struck for higher
wages and slightly changed conditions The companies
offered increase Of so cents day which rejected
by the leaders Of the The companies claim this offer
increase allowed to be communicated to the
employees generally and that far vote by the men would
have resulted In its acceptance Whether that Is true OF
not the indications now are that the men were TO vote
again on the 90 cents day increase, hey would Ink
long time before refusing It. That much assured II should
be possible to Teadjust without difficulty such working
Am that keeps the Clifton strike in existence is the
worldwide fact that don't like to give up and admit
themselves beaten That goes for both sides IN this strike
Without mediator, side the other must yield OF
the strike continue Indefinitely. Neither side IS willing
yield The managers Of the Arizona Copper company
Detroit Copper company and Shannon Copper COM
Pany say that rather than give up In defeat
they viii close their mines and not attempt to
operate again until after the war, at least They say
the nature Of the is such make large profits
impossible when the Of operation taken into
consideration and that the features further reduce
whatever margin there may be between gross income and
cost Of production The Arizona Copper company has to
pay the war Great Britain addition to that OF
the United States because its live IN Scotland
Therefore the thought Of large profits does not urge them
yield to the order resume the operation Of the
mines and shelters.
The mine managers, too rather Pessimisic regard
ing the spirit among the miners. Dey say the men have
been taking brief vacations from their work whenever they
got q little ahead IN the way Of money and that as
result those ayoffs together with slowing down OF
those times when they at work. the average
production per has fallen of dlscouragngy- The
managers therefore feel that energetic spirit must
return to the before the operation Of the mines can
be a success again
As for the strikers they standing pat because they
are on strike and seemingly determined not TO yield
their demands There those who say that II secret
vote were taken 20 per cent Of the men would vote 10
drop the strike and work 1t Is known there are
many who would be very glad to De back in the mines and
eIters but some abhor the thought Of deserving the
majority unfolding the strike while others fear the small
but potent VOID Unfair
Il easy to see from this brief statement Of conditions
that the strikers need mediator and the companies could
not view the efforts Of mediator otherwise than with
approval If he presented the the wage advance
the companies originally suggested together with such
notifications Of working conditions as were not Impossible
Of acceptance by either side.
Gov Thomas E. Campbell Of Arizona ought to take
notice Of this situation and of the opportunity presented
TO effect settlement Of the strike Perhaps II he request