Arizona republican., 1912-01-22

 LISTENS ID
 CONSTITUTION
First Reading Given Yes terday Before the Ari
 zona Labor Delegates
DEALS WITH MANY
 VITAL PROBLEMS
Government Ownership of Producing Agents is
 Demanded

Dealing with many important so.
 cial questions which are now con.
 fronting students of economies ana
 labor, the constitution of the Arizona | Federation of Labor were read rn, l the first time to the assembled dele.
 gates yesterday Some revisions will
 be made. the whole read again. re-
 vised the second time if necessary
 and then adopted.
 The committee which framed this | constitution has labored hard. cli- 1 dently, for its scope is broad. the various questions dealt with of vital I importance to t@,h labor and capital. ! and the whole is splendidly .Ounded and balanced.
 | Free text books and noon day | lunches for school children. the re- serving of public lands for settlers | only. weekly payments for labor. the | abolition of contract system on pub lie works. the eight hour day. postal savings banks. collective ownership of producing and distributing agents and strong stand for the referen- dunn. initiative and recall are among | the questions dealt with in the docu- mcnt.
 The preamble is as follows: The present organization of society has divided the people into classes. conspicuous among which are the producers and producers. the sellers of labor and the buyer, of labor. all being consumers while many are not producers.
 Under such an organization of so- ciety the burdens of life are un- equally distributed; and th. non- producing class. by reason of it's having ample time to devote to the perpetuation of the causes which at present unfairly divide society. and the limited time allotted the produc- ing class for recreation. stuIy and even the necessary rest. yi-es Ih. former class an advantage which tends to perpetuate the evils endur- ed by the producing classes and to increase instead. of diminish the bur dens of labor.
 We therefore as representatives of the industrial class of Arizona, make the following declaration of prin- ciples.
 The first stand taken in the declar- ation is for more stringent educa- tional laws. This provision calls fer compulsory attendance for nine months in the year at the public schools for all children between the ages of six and fifteen years Free text books are also demanded. as well as noon day lunches for those children who cannot reach their homes in the time given at noon.
 The public lands come in for at tention The constitution. if adopted as presented. will demand that no over to the railroads or spectators but be reserved for actual settlers"
 The abrogation of all laws which do not bear equally upon capital and labor the doing away with legal techniclities which hamper the ma chinery of the courts. the protection of health and life of industrial work CTS. child labor laws and the eight hour day are other matters for which a stand is made.
 That corporations pay their em- ployes weekly is another demand.
 The federation would abolish all contract work on national. state and municipal enterprises and provide that the state have the right to en- gage in industrial pursuits. Prison contract labor is tabooed.
 The delegates will undoubtedly pass the clause which binds their organi- zation to stand for equal suffrage and equal compensation for equal Ia bor. regardless of the sex of the worker
 The apprentice problem is handled and the suggestion made that trades men be bound by law to give ap- prentices a thorough understanding of their particular line.
 The three closing principles fol- low:
 We demand from the national gov. ernment that in connection with the. postoffice the government shall or ganiZe financial exchanges, safe de posits and facilities for deposits uf the savings of the people in small sums and that the national banking system be abolished.
 we demand the enactment of laws establish ng the collective own erxhip by the people of all iIeans O. production ard distribution.
 We demanI the principle of the initiative refar. ndum and recall of ail public offic'a elected or ap- pointed. thus recognizing the right of direct legislation.