Arizona republican., 1917-11-01
LABOR MEDIATORS BRING
 DEFINITE SETTLEMENT OF
 CLIFTON DISTRICT STRIKE
Republican A. P. Leased wire1

CLIFTON, Oct. 31-Final settle ment of the strike of copper miners in the Clifton Morenci- Metcalf dis trict, which has been in progress since July 1, was announced tonisht by Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson, chairman of the federal in dusrial commission Investigating la bor conditions in the Arizona copper camps. Approximately 1000 men are affected.
 The presidents mediation conmis- sion left here tonight on d special train for Bisbee, having successfully concluded the strike in this district that has continued for the past 1our months, involved five thousand men and carried loss of millions to the district.
 Secretary of Labor W. B. Wilson just prior to his departure said: Tt has taken us a long time in the Globe Miami district and the Clifton district to bring about the results obtained but the commissioners and myself feel that the time has beeu well spent
 The feeling among the commission CTS is that the agreement already ln effect in this district, coupled with the amended order and mutually adopted by employees and managels will insure lasting peace during the period of the war and beyond
 After the recent crisis through which the government has been pass ing, the statement says that no grieV- ance on the part of the men, well founded or imaginary, must be al lowed to result in the stoppage of production.
  of the unions directs that the strike be called off. The order to the man agers directs that the commission plan for the adjustment of the pres ent difficulties and present grieV- ances to be put into immediate operation.
 Under the agreement entered int in this district in 1916, the machinery was set up for the airing of griev- ances of employees through d grieN ance committee and failing adjust ment of the grievances with minor officials of the companies, the right of appeal lay to the general man. agers.
 This agreement is continued with the addition that further appeal may be had now to a United States ad- ministrator in this district who is named as Hywel Davies, associated with Joseph $. Myers, in the settle ment of the first strike in 1915. His decision is to be final and binding on both parties. All men now on strike who report for duty within two weeks shall be employed without discrimin ation except those who since the be- ginning of the strike who have been guilty of disloyal utteranees toward r11if fed tata xsyIn bers of any organization that Ie- fuses to recognize the obligation If contracts, or who have demonstrated before their unfitness for work in q mine, or whose employment for any reason is contrary to the best inter- ests of operations.
 The facts in each case are to be finally determined by the admins trator.
 The men who have continued at work or who have returned to work during the strike shall not be inter- fered with.
 Regarding wages in the district. the commission orders that as soon as the order becomes effective and the men return to work, the admin istrator shall at once institute an in vestigation into the wage scale of this district and determine if any ad- justment of the wage scale is called for in order to secure a fair living wage, having regard to efficiency or lack of efficiency and the present cost of living, as well as the financial abilities of the companies. In the event the administrator determines that wages shall be increased he shall recommend to the presidents media ton commission a new scale to be applied to the entire district. If the 1 scale recommended allows fair 1 profit to the companies under tAe ! existing price of copper the presi- 1 dents commission shall at once pro- mitigate the new wage scale and tl;e companies shall pay all such increases provided for as of the first day of the return of the men to work. If it shail develop that the scale advocated by | the administrator does not leave q fair profit to any company, the presi- dents commission shall recommend to the president of the United States that such company shall be permit i ted to obtain an increased selling price to enable it to earn a fail profit.
 Rudolph Kichler, member of tht state tax commission, and Don G Henderson, the boards secretary have just returned from the Clifton Morenci district from which an- announcement of the strike settle ment has just come and they bcti believe that the alarming reduction in copper production in that distric
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