The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-06-27
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THE KINNEY BILL AGAIN.

The Kinney Bill, n another form, having for its
purpose driving Arizona of wageearner
employed mines who cannot speak and un
derstand the English language has again made its ap
pearance 1t is proposed to initiate such law and,
strange say the petitions for this purpose have first
made their in the alfalfa growing county of
Maricopa.
The earliest date at which election be held
upon this proposed will be November 1914 provid
ed ntatory receives sufficient signers of
which small doubt The bill is the embodiment
prejudice the American against the for
egner that the safety of the operation of the
mines demands the employment of English speaking en-
poyes INDUCED in for the purpose of bring
ing within the limits of the Constitution The
history of accidents in the operation OF mines IN ARIZONA
does support preamble of the proposed bill The
instigators~ actuated solely by the
selfish every nonEnglish out
of the State protests the contrary futile This
is the underlying easily concealed by
those pirate safety of underground work
ings all English speaking earners EN-
poyed
This same twice refused by the iegis
lature meet with general crt-
the people of the state 1t is true that in the
mines of Arizona and about smeters found
large number non-English speaking wage earners
This condition has not materially retarded the operation
industrial enterprises of the state neither
has fatal accidents because of the in
ability anyone speak the English language The
Kinney reaching measure
Arizona. Its adoption thrustng
upon army several thousand unemployed
without sustenancs for themselves and depend
ent families In many instances the non-Engsh speak
ing wage-earner the of transporta
ton more hospitable shore This army of un-
employed dependent families about them would be
smarting lash of Injustice desperate
with the God given right to earn livelihood
with given them denied This is the condi-
itself the morning after the
adoption of the Kinney bill. This is situation to- be
pondered should realize his response
bity his elowman when he comes to cast
vote this question.
On adoption of the Kinney Bill, BY
the people, the closing down of some OF
mines>n Arizona and Gripping of others In
the Cifton-Morenc district the of the Act
closing of the Shannon Copper Co.,
Copper Co. Ltd, and the Detroit Copper Co.
of fact and should be taken into
consideration when the casts his vote How long
the of remain closed isl moot
English speaking for the oper
ating of the mines would have to be imported. The
speaking miner is noted today by
his absence This has been the condition in underground
operations The work is dis
tasteful to the American The hot slopes are not to his
liking managers have been compelled to employ
the class this work available. These
speaking English workers have crowded
miner of job. We do not or hear
of a long American miners waiting at the mouth
of shaft employment. In Globe and Bisbee the
American underground miners is greater than
the supply This is actual condition The taking
the mines of Arizona of all the nonEngsh speaking
wage would be serious blow at our chief in
dustry nhabant of the state would feel the
consequences. that the mines cannot be per-
mitted idle. After the of the Kinney
would be for English speaking miners
A negro English speaking In the posphate
mines the south thousands employed at
a than is received by miners in Arizona 1t
natural that mine managers would there for the
supply occasioned by the kinney bill. This
phase question which the voter
should consider election day.
majority of Arizona, including the
women, will be called this question.
should be decided because of prejudice should
decided because of petty Spite it should not be
because enmty. The Copper Era does not be
proposed law should with
long foreigners permitted to come
country allowed the God right
living themselves and families at employ
they capable of performing The English ton
que always the surest test of good citizenship.
a non-Englsh speaking workers of this country
deprived of the right to livelihood would
the of taking of them and their families
heavy Several months will intervene before election
day this all important question. Take it home with
decide it for yourself in the spirit of do unto
others you would them you"
spirit '76 has been rampant in Clifton for the
Patriotism has been fever heat and
in some blows have been narrowly averted
there much interest taken in cele-
bration disagreement first the location l.
barbecue picnic grounds and those who
justify the wisdom of their selection
the biggest celebration witnessed in Clifton
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