Weekly journal-miner., 1918-04-17
MINE MANAGERS RESENT CHARGE
 OF COUNCIL
DEMAND PUBLIC INVESTI- CATION OF CHARGE OR EXTRACTION OF ACCUSA- TON THEY ARE IMPORT ING REDS.

TUCSON. April 1l-Rcsenting the inSinuation in resolution of the Ari- zona Council of Defense, that they have been importing members of the l. W. w. into Arizona and giving them employment for the purpose of disturbing labor conditions, man. agerS of the large mines in the State and their associates on the director ate of the Arizona Chapter of the American Mining Congress, passed strong resolution branding the ac- cusation of double dealing as utterly false and calling for the fullest pub lie investigation before the executive committee of the Arizona Council of Defense at the earliest possible date, unless the said committee has reached conclusions which will call upon it 10 make the fullest retraction of all insinuations and charges in connec- ton with the matter.
 Origin of Charges
 It IS reported that the charges were brought to the attention of the council by Dwight B. Heard the chairman, and ThoS. J. Croaff, chair man of the labor committee who stated that they had received letters from unions all over the State asking them to furnish evidence of the all legged conspiracy and now the Ari- zona Mining Congress calls upon them to produce their evidence or make retraction.
 The Mining Congress took the view that if members of the defense council employees of the mines or others have information as to the presence of I. w. W.'s in the mines, they should make this known to the mine managers. that they may deal with the situation.
 The Directors Resolution
 The resolution is as follows:
 Resolved that: Whereas, the Exec utive Committee of the Arizona Council of Defense has passed a resolution stating that repeated state ments from a reliable source have been made to it that members of the I. w. w. organization are being brought into Arizona and employed in the mines for the purpose of dis turbing labor conditions of the State, the said resolution calling upon all persons having evidence of such pro- cedure to present the same to the Executive Committee of the Arizona Council of Defense to be considered at a special meeting and to receive proper and effective action, and,
 Whereas, said resolution, by i'm plication if not by direct statements, accuses the mining industry of the State of acts disloyal to the State and to the federal government, and such accusation being wholly false and contrary to the facts, therefore be it
 Rcsolved-that the Arizona Chap ter of the American Mining Con- gress hereby records itself as unal- tcrably opposed to giving employ ment to any member of the l. w. w. in the mines of this State, and while not believing that such employment is knowingly being given by any mine in the State, if any person is knowingly bringing l. w. w. members into the State for we demand that such practice be immediately stopped. And,
 .Resolved-That we demand a full of these accusations, such to be conducted publicly and with the fullest thoroughness before hc Executive Committee of the Ari- ,ona Council of Defense at the car test possible date, unless the said committee has reached conclusions which call upon it at this time to make full and public retraction of all ,f its intimations and charges in com lcction with the matter.