Tombstone epitaph., 1919-02-23
"TAIl WAcs rHE DOC AT
 JEROME, SAYS WRITER
(From Tuesdays Daily)


 In letter received today from Jer- ome. the situation there is pictured as serious. and has been brought about solely through a case of the tail wagging the dog" according to the writer. Tombstone man. His letter describing conditions. and how the strike occurred follows:
 Jerome. Ariz. Feb. Is. 1919
 Just few lines in regard to the situation here. All the properties are down tight. except for few me- chimes at the United Verde who are overhauling the big hoist and a few watchmen and others. The U. Y. Ex- tension is about the same. except their crews on the big tunnel, and that is going ahead to completion They have pulled out all machines. motors and tco,s. The Gadsden. Grand Island. are let out on contract to do their development work The Combination isn't doing anything at present. but may 90 to work soon. Both smeiters are down tight and not a man working. IL sure is Hell and the exodus here the last three days has been something fierce. The regu- lars soldiers. here are in charge Of the town and everything is qu.et. If the soldiers had taken charge the first day the mines might be work ing yet.
 But no. as usual it is. the gunme:: had to dig in and arrest everybody A&ho didn't look just right. and the men got sore No doubt some of them ought to have been picked up The Government is going to deport some of the foreign agitators.
 Tt was one of the most foolish things I have ever heard of. A few wobbIies got them started and got them milling like a lot of sheep and they did not know where they were at or what to do.
 They would not listen to anybody, or pay any attention to anyone who could tell them what was what. |, was a case of the tail wagging the dog
 Two or riree nundred wobblies swinging a couple of thousand other men. Now that they have accom- pfished what they were after they are all leaving for other parts.
 The fools will find out pretty quick where they made their mis- take. especially these with big fami- lies, and I look for whole lot of misery around here soon.
 "The soldiers are fine lot of fel- lows and their Lieutenant is @ good sensible man. They are moving around town all the time and do not allow any congregating on the side walks or streets. and have on sever al occasions poked offenders with their bayonets. Some of the Mexi cans and Spaniards got kind of sassy at first, but now they move on. They always have had the habit of crowd ing up on the sidewalk and when women or kids came along they would have to step out in the street in the mud to get by.
 'McClusky, organizer for the A. F. l.. and one of the men who advised the union men here to stay at work. will be here tonight, also Hywel Da- vies, L. s. mediator will hang around and see what they will do don't know whether they can accom- pf1sh anything or not. as the men nev- CT took a strike vote or went through the regular procedure in case Of strike.
 "They would go on the hillside and start to talk and when it didn't sound just right to some wobbly, they would shut him up and that is they way they proceeded. Regular wob- ply style. The wobblies are certain Iy tickled to death to think that ev- erything went so nice"