Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-30
CLARK CLEARS UP
 CONTENTION ON
 STRIKE AT U. Y.
Writes in Mining and Scientif- ic Press Facts About Hap penings in Jerome Labor Troubles Last Year

Publication was made in radical cir
 cles in April of criticism leveled at the
 United Verde in an article in the Min ing & Scientific Press. In May the editor of the Mining & Scientific Press
 who wrote the article copied in Arizo- na, made retractiOn in entirety but so
 far as known the retractiOn has not
 been printed in this state. It followed
 an article written to the Press by Charles W. Clark and which the radi- calls have also refrained from giving the publicity in the state that they
 gave to the original article in the Press. The correction by the editor of the latter and the Clark letter fol- low:
 Editor Mining & Scientific Press:-
 Sir-My attention has been called to an article that appeared in your is- sue of April 6, wherein you comment upon matters as you found them in Arizona during your visit there last year. l believe that, in regard to many of these matters, you have been misinformed, and l hasten to correct any wrong impression that you may have had
 In the first place, in regard to the strike in the Jerome district, which was in the latter part of May, 1917, you make the statement that it was your belief that this strike could have been avoided. if the United Verde Cop per Co had used firmness and fairness in its dealings with the men. I have active charge of the United Verde. and the facts in reSsrd to the strike are as follows:
 was in New fork early in May. and at that time knew there was some thing in the air in regard to a demand for increase of wages, etc. l took up the matter with my assistant, Mir. Tal- ly. at Jerome, and wired him finally to put into effect the Miami scale of wages. believing that it was better to have a uniform, scale in Arizona, al though our scale at that time was ap- proXimately the same as the Miami. About a week after this I was waited on by a committee consisting of Moy- CT. president of the Western Fedora tion of Miners, Lord. Cannon and Burns. They were with me about two hours and their plea was for the closed shop. This absolutely refused and the matter stood in this way until the latter part of May. when the strike was declared at Jerome. Thanks to about 300 Mexicans. who refused to go out. and to the efficiency of our bin system, we were able to continue operating during the two weeks that the strike lasted. although, of course. on a reduced scale.
 The governor of the state. the rep of the War Department, and the representative of the Depart ment of Justice were in Jerome dur ing this strike. The strike ended by the men coming back to work on exact ly the terms I had offered before they struck and when their demands were first made. and that was by my allow ing a grievance committee to be ap- pointed. but by my refusing the closed shop. l cannot see that there was any lack of firmness here.
 Your comments in regard to the phy- sical conditions of Jerome itself are true. It is unfortunately located on a steep hillside. which makes building very difficult. sc that it is. admit. an unsightly point. However, so far as we are concerned. we have endeavored to make it as livable as possible for