Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-10-04 | Page 3 | Militiamen Rushing to Scene of Copper Mines' Strike

MIliTIAMEN RUSHING RUSIN TO SCENE OF COPP COPPER R MINES MINES' STRIKE PHOENIX Ariz Oct 4 Mes Mes Messages sages today from Clifton where several several sev sev- eral thousand copper miners are on strike for Improved conditions of or labor sai said that John Christy a representative representative rep rep- In the state legislature was as preparing to leave for tor El Ei Paso T Tex x bearing a petition to three mine managers who fled the strike zone Saturday night asking them to return re re- re- re turn The rhe p petitions are signed by business business business busi busi- ness meu mep of ot Clifton and e ai are said to have been circulated at Ui the suggestion suggestion suggestion tion of officials of the Western Feder Federation Federation Fed Fed- er of Miners who who want the strike settled without s serious dis- dis turban e e. e Normal Norm l Carmichael J. J W. W Bennie Dennie and Milton l McLean t the le- le lemen men who Io went to El EI Paso Paso are Jr-i Jr managers of at three of the large min mine of t the district dis dis- dis- dis The The forty forty eight forty eight militiamen lamen ordered to Clifton by Govi Gov George W. W P. P Hunt were expected to arrive late today I t CLIFTON Ariz Oct 4 No 4 No senious serious serious se se- se- se rious disorders disorders' had occurred in Clifton last night but reports from the tile Metcalf and Morenci camps camps' said aid that miners there were threatening serous serious trouble Reports from the camps however gave no flO definite in formation The most serious trouble here occurred occurred occurred oc oc- oc- oc during Sunday when a mob of angered strikers assaulted Engineer Engineer Engi Engi- neer acer Thomas Simpson and Fireman Mike Penn who were in charge ot of the engine which took N Norman Carmichael Carmichael Carmichael Car Car- michael J J. J W. W Bonnie and Milton McLean McLean McLean Mc Mc- Lean the three throe managers to Lordsburg Lordsburg Lords- Lords l burg N. N M M. on Saturday night Simpson and Penn were severely beaten before making their escape in an Automobile Minor officials of the copper comp companies were threatened threatened threat threat- ened with violence but those who did not l leave ave town placed themselves under the protection of f Sheriff J. J G G. Cash