Bisbee daily review., 1914-10-30
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In another column of today's issue will be found letter from a voter who seeks information concerning the practical working of the 80 per should it be adopted in Arizona. We commend careful read ing of this letter to our readers In considering te eff ect of this law the aborns of our State it has been shown that about fifty per of the now employed would lose their jobs.
 Let us now consider it's probable effect upon the in dustres Of the State
 We will consider the ry-AHNING-with its allied interests of milling and smelling. In 1913 the actual wealth produced by this industry the State in gold silver and copper was S67672OoO. The greatest in the history State The 4O4 million pounds Of cop per produced the record for ANY State in the Union for 4NY year The number of men employed was, ap proxnately. 23 oOO than third of the wage earnqrs employed in the State.
 Ifithe 80 per cent law were to become effective to- morrow. the mining milling and smetng industries of the State would have in their employ only about 40 per of the required who could work under the provisions of this law It would be necessary to curta production accordingly and instead of annual output of over 67 million dollars we would have about 27 mill ions. shrinkage of 40 million dollars per in this industry!
 But it is argued. these now capable and exper fenced usese industries these men whom it is pro posed disqualify by law from working in the State can be- and win be replaced by citizens and voters from outside State But where could such men found: Certainly not other metal mining states for Arizona employs citizens in ts copper mines than any other State. And under this would be useless to import any but NATIVE BORN citizens. as a naturalized citizen uhough voter in another sate) would have to live year in Arizona preceding election before be could become qualified eegtor" and be permitted to work
 Then, it is a well known fact among mining men that under the favorable conditions an average of ten per cent of men employed win quit or lay of each month Only citizens qualified voters" could be hired to take their places. is therefore quite probable that after forces reduced meet the requirements Of the proposed law, it would be practically impossible to re cruit forces strength with experienced men qualified to work under this law In fact it might be quite difficult find men enough to take the places o the "quitters"
 Let us bring the matter closer home. The Copper Queen has checked up its employees since close of regis uation. and finds that of 1828 men employed in Bisbee only Sls Cor 448 per cenD are qualified electors" IT Douglas of 75l employed 289 Cor 385 per cenD ar qualified electors Of those employed and not regis tered to vote less than per are native born citi zens. So, with this company which probably empIov more citizens than other the State. barely hal the men now working Bisbee could continue under th proposed law Douglas about l3 per cent Of the pres ent force could continue This means that this one com pany alone would be forced lay off over Nine Hundred GOOD men at Bisbee and over Under normal condition like in 1915 this law would a reduction in the Con per Queens payroll at Bsbee of .......... s15o 0o
 u GU DOuslaa '...'' ...-. ...... .......... $45OO per month or in the entire camp of Blsbee reduction in wages of S25OoOo month and THREE MILLIor DOLLARS per year. and in Douglas reduction of ST 900 per month or S9oO,OoO per year
 Do you MT Voter know Of any men now working fl this camp who under this proposed law would lose tbei jobs? or course you do! Men with families. goo aelghbors own or are paying for their homes. Bee working here for years-you know them they are you personal friends. They are not citizens or oousIife voters" hence if this law passed they win lose tbei jobs There are fully Twelve Hundred q POO, of tbe, right here in Bisbee who would have to go. Can 70 afford to vote for Jaw that win throw your negbbor ou oi job and moke him leave the State? stopl Think This measure is revolutionary in ts effects alike mo the industries and eaners Of ths State If tber be anything commendabe in the principal involved eel tany the very least that could be done would be o py our present wage earner in the State time to becou