Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1910-10-22


Cochise in the constitutional conven-
ton to see that honest labor, if prop
erly organized, shall not get the worst
of it in the deliberations of that body
From the moment of the assembling
of the convention, Mr.. Feeney has
been introducing one proposition after
another which were recognized as ia
vorable to organized labor but his
really great achievement was per-
formed yesterday, when he presented
what may be briefly called a propo-
sition looking to the legalizing of boy
cotting and picketing, and putting
those acts on the firm foundation of
the constitution. The proposition fol-
lows:
Proposition No. II, introduced by
ThOs Feeney of Cochise county. rela-
tive to bill of rights
Section l. Rights of organization
and assemblage. Abstention from en-
pfoyment and patronage.
THE people shall at all times have
the right to organize for the advance
ment of their iDterests, to abstain
from work for any employer, individ-
ually or collectively, for any reason
deemed sufficient to them; to attend
peacefully in any numbers about any
place of work for the purpose of Civ
ing information about pending con-
troversies to any persons or peaceably
persuading any person to abstain from
work for any employer. The people
shall have the right individually or
collectively to abstain from dealing
ind a1
firm, partnership, association or cor
poration, and to persuade others to
do so by speech or print or in any
other peaceable manner"
This happened in the morning, and
that would seem to have been enough
for one day, but in the afternoon ses-
sion Mr.. Feeney recovered his strength
and introduced proposition No. n,
relative to the military and the public
defense. 1t is provided that the mill
tary forces of the territory shall al
ways be subservient to the civil au-
thorities and that they shall not in
trude when they have not been sent
for and particularly they shall not
participate in industrial disputes and
shall not present themselves where
such disputes are in progress unless
there is a most imminent prospect of
serious disorder.
Equal Suffrage.
The first of the equal suffrage prop
ositions was offered yesterday by Mr.
Golfer of Apache, which forbids that
there shall be any discrimination OF
citizens at the polls on account OF
sex. 1t is also provided that sex shall
not be taken into consideration IN the
election of officers.
Mr.. Ellinwood presented a propo-
sition providing for the compensation
of employees. The measure is regard
ed as a drastic one, in most respects
more drastic than any that has ever
been offered in a legislature of this
territory, but the plan proposed is one
that has for some time been followed
bv the Copper Queen Consolidated
Mining company and other properties
of Phelps, Dodge & Co, represented
bv Mr.. Ellinwood The proposition,
under the title of a compulsory work
mems compensation law. follows;
''The legislature shall enact COM
pulsory workmen's compensation law
applicable to workmen engaged IN
manual or mechanical labor in such
amnlovments as the legislature may
determine to be especially dangerous
and by which compulsory compensa-
ton shall be paid to such Workmeh
bv their employers, if, in the course
of such employment, personal INJURY
nv accident arising out of and in the
course of the employment is caused
to anv such workmen employed there-
in. in whole, or in part, contributed
To bv a necessary risk or danger OF
the employment, or one inherent IN
the nature thereof, or failure Oh the
emplover of such workmen or any OF
his or its officers, agents or employees
To exercise due care, or to comply
with any law affecting such employ
ment"
Such a law would obviate the ne
cessity of the injured laborer going
TO court. 1t would only be necessary
for him to file a claim with the COM
many. or the person by whom ne was
employed. The law would see tha'
the claim was paid.
The School Lands.
Two propositions relative to the dis
nosition of school lands after state
hood were introduced; or rather. one
memorial to congress and one propo-
sition. The first was by MT Wepn