El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-13
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TOVERNOR CAMPBELL Of Arizona is right in the
= belief that the problem created by strikes fostered
- by the Industrial Workers Of the World IS one for
the government to solve through legal processes and the
Of troops where needed Only by federal Intervention
the towns Of Arizona where strikes in progress be
cleared Of W " agtators without INJURY to nelghboI
ing communities.
The deportation of some 70 I ". ". men from jerome
resulted In an attempt to dump them upon California, an
attempt which failed when the citizens of Needles
the California side Of the Colorado river forced the deport
ed men TO return to Arzona- after beng held few
hours at Kingan Arz- the liberated by order
Gov. Campbell and scattered wherever they cared 60
deportation such as that from the Blsbee-DOuglas
district bound result Gov. Campbell said, IN
dumping the uudesrables on someone else is like gath
erng up your refuse throwing into your neigh
boris yard. 1t is like the practice few years ago south
western towns where penness sufferers from tuberculosis
conqrsgaed only to receive ticket from some charitable
institution and be moved to be cared for by
other community. The Bsbee deportation well enough
for Bisbee, but pretty hard on the neighboTs-
The shipment Of the I. ". VI. Of Bisbee
could have been conducted in orderly
That Is, there entire absence of mob spirit Ac
cordHg to proclamation issued beforehand By sheriff
Harry C. Wheeler the sheriff had deputlzed 1900 men IN
Bisbse and 1000 Douglas to certain individuals
charges Of treason disturbance Of the peace etc Il
the men thus arrested and heToed up II the BAH park
given kind Of trial and convicted before being
deported, justice Of the peace police magistrate
floats others Of the same class under the same KIND OF
charges, the form Of legality complied with. not
the deportation Illegal
It had not been the understanding Of outside
mites that many 100 L ". ". agitators were IN
Bisbee. Doubtless Of those depOred citizens
Of the town well nearing hard rock miners who had been
in the / ". ". organization and unfolding its strike
+ErogH mistaken sense of LOYALTY If was entirely
proper to deal with the leaders themselves IN lawful
manner, but Punishment hard punishment for those
who their tools. If bona fde Bsbee miners parcu
larry those with families return from this exile, they
should be allowed to remain If they keep the peace and
do try interfere with the operation Of the mines
In dealing with such situations arose at Bis6ee
where copper production handicapped by J. ". W.
activities, where who chose to work subjected
violence insults and threats and the community kept
turmoil, the federal government ought to step IN
with troops protect the mines and the wOrkmen, and
recognized leaders Of the / W W. ought to be prose
cuted appropriate charges not Of breaking
strike Of la50rng but Of putting down reasonable
and laless movement That would clear local situations
without dumping horde Of undesrables upon other
community.
There nothing to be said in this connection
ing the International Union of Nine, Mil and Selter
Workers. The views Of The Herald regarding strikes
wartime have been fully expressed previously. But the
International least recognized labor union of stand
ing composed Of worngmen who prefer working strk
ing, and willing reach agreement and stand by It.
Obviously impossible for mine operators to negotiate
with L ". W which boasts that It has regard for
agreements that II has interest the except to
make money Of It. and that its ultimate aim Is the
conscat0n Of the mines from their owners which
IS altogether lawless and the declaration Of which Is
enough to invite government Intervention and all
decent citizens IN self defence