The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-08
GOVERNOR HUNT OF ARIZONA rs
BACKED BY PUBLIC SENTIMENT

The Phoenix Heralu of Phoenix,
Ariz., a Republicans paper, and al
though opposed to Governor Hunt
politically, recognizes the govern IRIS
fearless and conscientious. action in
striving to deal fairly and impair
TALLY for the rights of those who toll,
and In a*recent editorial: rommends
the governor for his actions in the
strike troubles in the Clifton-Mor-
enci-Metcalf district, and states that
his actions have been absolutely be-
You'd criticism. The editorial is worth
reproducing and reads as follows:
'Tet Justice Be Done.''
1.-THE Herald is free to admit that
the spectacle of the chief executive
Of q western mining state standing
squarely and courageously for even
and exact justice in a controversy be-
TIVE n the working miner and the
mine manager is an innovation so
refreshing, a procedure so unusual,
that the spasm Of hysteria is has oc-
casioned in some sections is not at all
surprising. It is perhaps the first
Instance in the history of western
! state strike troubles where the gov
ernor of an affected district has stood
upon absolutely neutral ground and
insisted that the scales Of justice ac-
curately balance. Governor Waite of
Colorado, he Of "blood to the bride"
fame, gave that undue advantage to
toll that is almost always given to
capital, and lost that splendor and
glory Of achievement that would have
been his had he stood impartially for
exact justice. He also lost caste and
the respect Of those whom he would
deliver from bondage and those who
champian fair play. His efforts were
far from fruitless, but his methods Of
garnering were too brutal and too
blood-thirsty to appeal very strongly
to those who recognized the force and
weight Of administration Of pure and
simple justice.
up to the present hour Governor
Hunts treatment of the strike trou-
bles in the Clifton Morenci- Metcalf
district has been absolutely beyond
criticism. When called upon, he visit
ed the district and insisted that order
be maintained. The presumption is
| that he advised the stirling miners
! that nothing could be gained by riot,
disorder and destruction, and prom
Used to use his best offices for the
perpetuation Of peace and a speedy
adjustment Of the differences existing
between employer anf employed. Is
Is unquestionably true that the gov
ernor conferred with the recognized
leader Of the striking. miners and al
| so that he sought. conference with the
mine managers. Charles Meyer stands
as the head and chief representative
Of the striking miners, Just as Presi-
| dent Wilson stands as the head and
chief representative Of the people of
the United States. The district Is
thoroughly organized and unionized.
There Is not a. dissenting faction in
the ranks of the strikers. Each felt
the sting with equal force and they
have assembled under one banner to
have their wrongs righted: and Meyer
Is their leader. To whom, then,
should the governor have gone for a
conference? Investigating the griev-
ances and weighing the wrongs, the
governor naturally sought out those
in authority and with full power to
right them. Nothing radically wrong
SO far In the proceedings. The send.
ing OF a small fraction Of the state
militia to the strike district was more
an act calculated to dispel fear in
the breast Of the timid than to cope
with any real danger. The mining
companies. In clamoring for the state
militia and armed intervention, had
in view the one object Of operating
their mines unmolested with unfaiI
labor under the guardianship of i'm.
ported thugs and strikebreakers ant
thus force honest labor to the thresh.
old Of peonage or to starvation. There
was q time in the history of indus
trial America when the employer die
I not seek in vain for such relief; bu
OF late years the rights Of labor hav,