Bisbee daily review., 1909-12-15
FOREIGN woRkmEN
AND LOCAL CASH.

FOREIGN WoRKMEN
 AND LOCAL CASH.
 The Review has been asked 10 si e it's own views cn the subject of foreign miners in Blsbee. and the amount or money they send to Europe.
 It has been alleged by some that the conditions are a menace to the business life of the city and district and they have presented their figures in such a way as to give an appear ance of plausibility to their position.
 The review in taking up this sub feet desires most of. all to give at tention to official figures. and earn estly asks its readers to consider these figures in all their bearing. The man who is not willing to face the truth evidently has his personal pref udices, and is not safe guide.
 Taking the figures issued by Post master Cassidy, the self same figures that have been made the basis oi calamity articies, we find that during the year 1908, which is the latest pc r,od available. foreign money orders to the amount of Ss,266-SS were bought at the local postofice.
 This is an average of s11,6O5.5I per month. It includes all the money sent away by English, Canadian, Mex-cans and slavonians. as well as all other foreigners.
 During the year, at a low estimate the payroll of the Calumet & Arizona has been s2Oo. GOO per month and tha' of the Copper Queen ssOO,Ooo per month a total of s5OoOOO. Therefore inc money sent away has amounted to about 2 per cent of the total payroll and if further inquiry were made IL ,vonld he found that the "Slayonians themselves sent away less than 1 per cent. The attack upon Slavon-ans as a race. or as citizeGs, is wanton 'h the extreme. inasmuch as they are accused of sole responsibility for the condition complained of, whereas proper knowledge and desire to be inst would concede as much differ ence between the Siavon.ans, and the Montenegrians, for illustration, as sA- ists between other distinct and sepa- rate races.
 The assertion carelessly made' based upon prejudiced handling of the above figures, that Slayonians are not desirable citizens. is refuted in the mind of every well informed man, who can easily name score of prom inent SIavonians who are not only credit 60 the district, but who have property holdings and other invest menbs here which demand the sex penditure of many thousands of dol lars monthly in the community, and this money stays here They i've here, have their homes here, many of them are citizens and do as much as anybody for the business interests of the community.
 During a period of business depres- sion there Is too much tendency to find fault. If an individual is pinchsd a little financially he Is not always rational in seeking the cause. He may be as wiling to listen to an ex- pianaticn of who struck Billy Pat:er- son as he Is to give ear to agitatoTs who have some personal purpose to serve. And the latter look upon the situation as their opportunity. They attempt a mighty economic agitation winch may for the moment appeal to the unwarg But 1t should be remepl- bered that the entire inspiration o. the agitation Is based npoa the little Si2 ooo per month. and that the $4sS.- coo whis IS NOT SENT ITO EUROPE is wholly ignored
 Why should any patriotic citizen abandon his own judgment and disre- gard plain figures.