The Arizona copper camp., 1916-03-10
SAYS CAMPAIGN FOR
NEW BLOOD" THE
NOISE Of H|REL|NGS

PHOENIX, Ariz., March 9.-That
the so-called campaign for new
blood" in the Western Federation of
Miners organization makes up in
bombast and noise what is lacking in
support from the membership of the
organization was the declaration of
Col Joseph D. Cannon while in
Phoenix recently. Hired organizers,
he claims, are shouting loudly for
charges in the personnel of the pres
ent federation organization and are
leaving no stone unturned to accom-
plish their purpose. In this move
ment, however the general support
Of the members of the federation has
been conspicuous by it's absence
This cry for new blood that is
being made in Arizona is not nearly
so unanimous as it's proponents would
1T is all a big noise. 1t reminds
me of the hired applauders who are
carefully distributed throughout the
audience at the first night perform
ance of a rather doubtful play and
who make up in their yociferous ap-
plause by the thunder of their heels
the audience itself. The trouble in
this case has been that the source
of this cry for new blood widely dis
tributed though it appears to be, is
perfectly apparent, and the MEM
bership are finding it so.''
"The trouble with this attempt to
defeat the president Of the fedora
ton, Mr.. Meyer, an attempt which
it is said is being made by united
membership is that the men behind
it are trying to get the bona fide
members to pull their chestnuts out
of the fire After years of abuse and
vituperation of President Meyer they
now take the stand that he must be
removed to satisfy the membership.
With hypocritical regrets they de-
clare their intention to sacrifice their
personal opinion to please the mem
bership, while outwardly processing
their loyalty and desire to see Meyer
continued at the head of the or
ganization.
"The I. w. W., from it's headquar-
ters in Chicago, seems to be possessed
of a holy determination to have the
official scalp of the president of the
Western Federation. This was made
evident in a letter sent out to all
adherents of that organization a few
years ago, in which a plan for OBJ
tanning control of the offices Of the
federation was outlined. Recent de-
velopments indicate that this plan
is now in process Of being carried
out, in some cases it is true by those
who do not realize the base purposes
for which they are being used. Their
vanity has been flattered and they
have been led to believe that the
movement is a general one, whereas
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hirelings"
Frank Brown. one of the prominent
labor men of the state is also dis
posed to view with alarm the attempt
to create a schism in the Western
Federation. The movement for new
blood" he declares, while it may have
tho q of hoinor a
is as yet confined to certain quarters
dominated wholly by the opposition
and by those malcontents who would
force their way into control even
though in so doing they should
weaken and disrupt the organization.
Brown has always been a supporter
feels that in the present instance
and by reason of the personnel of
those men in the Western Federation
Organization who are making a fight
on President Meyer that the greatest
good can come to the Western Fed
GRAFTON by the reelection of Meyer
even to a third term, rather than
turn the organization over to the
new blood group which he fears is
too closely allied to the l. w. w.
telement.
According to letters received here
by local Meyer supporters the new
blood" movement is finding favor
only in Arizona and is looked upon
with disfavor throughout the British
columbia, Colorado, Montana and