El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-20
ARIZONA MINE CAMPS DESIRE
AMERICAN WORKMEN SOLELY
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THERE Is d movement on now in the mining camps of
Arizona to furnish employment IN the mines to none
\ but American citizens The idea IS to Amercanize
the towns Up this time large number OF the miners
have been Of foreign blood Mexcans Austans, Hunga
rams Servsns and B0hemans II is proposed to bar them
the future, thus presumably eliminating more OF less
ignorant element capable Of making trouble. It IS
movement which been received with considerable en-
thusiasm at a time when, il so happens, good many
foreigners have been taken in by " W propaganda and
when Americanism IS very prominently manifest
The idea has its good side but VIII it work practice?
II is doubtful whether the mining camps Of the state can
secure enough American miners They have gwen preference
Americans II the past but have been unable TO secure
half enough. Whence they coming now when multi
tude Of large and small copper mines, gold mines, silver
mines and lead mines are competing Ior lneI se--
vices? il may be possible supplement the available
supply OF Americans with foreigners who have taken out
FIRST papers who pledge themselves TO become al1sn
Sheriff Harry Wheeler Of Cochse county had that idea
frst and If was then avorablv received by the
companies Nj Wheeler is intensely an American, st
because birth and Ideals and second because OF the
experience he has had with foreigners None can nep DlJ
admire the sheriff his love for his fellow counyen and
his desire them doing all the work that TO oe
done His viewpoint IS that Of the Wo1kmens Loyalty
league and that Of hundreds Of other Americans IN arizona
be rest Of the Americans are favor Of it. too, If II VIII
make better conditions IN the mining camps
As d matter Of fact though the foreigners have not
generally been such bad element II the camps Inc
Europeans large sturdy fellows who work hard and save
their money almost too closely make good miners, ana
the MeZcans do too II vel supervised any Shortages IN
American labor these I'll up very well II IS only
when the agtao1s get to work that the foreigners pc
come troublesome Keep away the IrouoleInaAeIS VINO
call themselves Americans but really not and the
foreigners get along very well Their great fault IS
ignorance On which un-Amecan agators play thus get
ting the foreigners under their influence At the same
time they have equally influenced great many men native
born.
Let loud voiced sensational spell binder obtain hear
ing IN any community any nationality, and he gets his
following The only way keep him from acquiring the
following keep him out. Bisbee has done that very
thoroughly and It unlikely that any Of the L W. W
leaders VIII 20 back Bsbee any frequently than
10 San Diego where also they cordially detested In
the meantime there is for barring hard working
foreigners from earning livelihood when labor Is needed
and there are not enough Americans available for the work
TO be done.
It Is interesting to remember that IN another time
So years ago. flour selling at s. per 100 pounds wheat
at 40 to 50 cents bushel butter SIX cents pound, eggs
at four cents dozen-and wages were but fraction OF
those Of today
When the Washington judge sentenced IS suffragIst
demousrants to days in the workhouse he may have
thought TO teach them work their houses as
the best way TO keep out Of trouble.
Opposing some feature of every measure brought
before congress- senators and representatives are
among the most conspicuous Conscientious objectors
Mems fashion note; Heavy mustache sharply uPturned
are not in style IN the United States
The Santa Fe New Mexican says: This country needs
more like the backbone sheriff at Bsbee Arizona