Arizona republican., 1912-12-19
SHORTER HOURS
 CLEANER CITY
Civic League Engages in Two Movements Calcu- lated to Make of Phoenix an Ideal Place to Live

The initial step was taken yesterday in a movement which may result in cleaner, better and more beautiful Phoenix, when the Civic League at it's regular Wednesday afternoon meeting in the city hall listened to an extensive article from the World Work, relat- ing what has been accomplished when just such an organization took up the ! work of beautifying the Hub It is believed that the movement will soon shape itself and that much good may be ultimately accomplished. The movement to bring about better enforcement of the city garbage ordi- | nance is already bearing fruit. City Health Officer Sargent owing to press 1 of other duties was unable to be pres l ent but his report will likely be re- l ceived and read at the next meeting on January 8.
 l Probably the most important work is | that undertaken by the league to se- ! cure the passage of an universal eight l hour labor law. A letter from the 1 league has been set to Governor Hunt asking his cooperation.
 ! The work will not stop with the sim pie sending of a request to Governor l Hunt asking executive approval of the proposed measure. The members of | the legislature will be addressed with 1 personal appeals and no act within the | power of the league to further the ! move will be left undOne. The letter to Governor Hunt follows: Phoenix. Arizona, December 1. 1912 | Hon. George w. P. Hunt,
 Governor of Arizona,
 Phoenix, Arizona.
 Sir:
 At its meeting today the Civic League of Phoenix. by unanimous vote l expressed it's desire for the passage by | the legislature of Arizona of an univer 1 sal eight hour labor law. with the view of Tightening somewhat the burden, not l only of the day-laborer, mechanic and | artisan, who are now largely protected by the unions. but of the salesmen and 1 women in stores and the offices help l in mercantile establishments whose custom it is to keep their help em- ployed in many instances nine and ten hours a day.
 Without such a law, we can hope to accomplish little toward better work ing conditions for that class of em- ploye not unionized. for while we find many merchants and employers willing to lessen their employees hours, their final determination is necessarily gov erned by the merchant whose grasp of the subject does not extend to the hu- I mane, but merely embraces the mer- cenary viewpoint. | Understanding that you nave called 1 a special session of the legislature to | convene in January, and that at that session only those matters will be con sidered by that body which you recom- | mend for their consideration, we therefore respectfully and earnestly l petition you to embody in your mes l sage to the legislature recommenda- ton that they consider this. what to the women of the Civic League of Phoenix, as newly enfranchised citi- zens earnestly striving to help in the solution of the social economic prob lems now before the world. seems tC be a crying humane need. and by legis- lative enactment give to the working men and women of Arizona the protec- ton of an eight hour labor law.
 Very respectfully,
 The Civic League of Phoenix.
 By PAULINE O'NEILL.
 President.
 By GRACE M. FORBES,
 Acting Secretary |