Arizona republican., 1914-07-30
DEMONSTRATION IF MEX|CANS
 0UT OF WORK


 statutes of the state relative to the of aliens upon public works, made a peaceable demonstra- tlon yesterday, marching from the City Hall Plaza to the state house, after dark, in order to lay their grievances before Governor Hunt. Following a conference there be- tween the governor and a committee appointed by the men, they marched back to town again, appeared before the offices of the Republican and the afternoon paper, went back over to the City Hall plaza and quietly dis persed. The entire demonstration was conducted in the greatest order Illness and the most peaceable dis position possible. No sort of wild demonstration was indulged in dur ing the entire time. The men mani festeG their approval of what was told them by their leaders at the Plaza prior to going to the state house, by hand clapping and did the same at the state house, upon the ap- pearance of the governor, and the statement to them of the results of
 
 the conference
 Numbers of the men have been out of employment for some time, hay ing previously worked for the city, and still others of them have been employed by the Barber Asphalt company on street work while still others have been working in mines and on ranches. They stated to the governor last evening that some of them were in danger of going hungry unless something was done whereby they might procure food for them selves and families. Numbers of them have been living in the state from two to ten years, and many of them have families of from three to ten children. Nearly all of the men are married.
 The demonstration had another angle to it, that of protest against the proposed eighty per cent bill" which has been initiated and which will be voted upon at the fall cleo tions providing that no less than eighty per cent of all men employed upon work either of a private or public nature within the state must be citizens of the United States. It was stated to the governor by Julio Mancillas. the spokesman of the de- l monstrators. that the passage of this bill will force thousands of the Mexi- cans in Arizona out of employment. Early yesterday afternoon the l gathering began to congregate at the | City Hall plaza, and when 1t had | about reached one thousand Mancil- las haranged the crowd, denouncing their position as a stain upon the | fair fame of the state. After much speaking and barley it was decided to go to Governor Hunt with it, and this was done The men marched out Washington street to the capitol arriving there shortly before eight o'clock. Governor Hunt having been notified went immediately to the state house, accompanied by Adju- | tant General Harris and City Editor l Huggett of the Republican.
 1 The men lined up on both sides of the driveway and stood with un- | covered heads as the governor passed ! he received the deputation composed of Mancillas, the spokesman, F. E. Ochoa, Pedro Castro, S. L. PadilIo IF. N. COrdova, Alexandra Ramirez and J. M. Lugo. They stated their position through Mancillas, and Lugc Ispoke a few words asking that something be done in the name ot humanity.
 Those sections of the statutes, 1905 and 1906, relating to the employment tof men upon public works who are citizens of the United States or who have declared themselves as such
 were read and explained Governo. Hunt said:
 I appreciate your position and you have my deepest sympathy and I vii
 do all I can for you, consistent witf the enforcement of the law. I vii therefore get in touch with thu mayor and the members of the board of trade as soon as--I can and vii suggest a conference at which deputation from your body can at. tend so that you can discuss this matter and probably arrive at a so. luton of it. As far as the eighty pei cent bill is concerned, you must un- derstand that it is not a law yet and will not be until after it has been voted upon by the people al the general election. and not ther
 unless a majority favor it." l. The governors suggestion was re. ceived with evident satisfaction ant fl Mancillas announced to his "compa nieros' from the balcony of the state house what the governor had sug- gested, which was received witt cheers. and the men marched back
 to town. Governor Hunt compli. mented them on their orderliness ant told them that only by such means could solutions of. these vexed prob. lems be arrived at. His excellency stated that he will begin work upor the proposition of the conference thi. morning and expects to appeal tt the public spirit of Phoenicians fo, a solution of the question. He is going to ask the cooperation of the board of trade together with other citizens and his honor the mayor. --O-