Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-26

Why he joined the Citizens Protec- tive league and why he deemed the l. w. W's and their doctrines inimical to the best interests of the city and country, is carefully explained by M. G. Kobey of Bisbee to one of the men in the Columbus refugee camp.
 The letter follows. in part:
 Tn reference to your part of the letter where you say that you regret ring to my son and myself, belong to the Loyalty league, l will state that we do not belong to the Loyalty lea gue, but belong to the Citizens Pro tective league, which is practically the same thing as its aims are the same.
 '.I wish to state to you that we went in with our eyes wide open after giv- ing it serious thought, though well knowing that the I. W. WIS were keep ing track of every member that joined the league and were blacklisting them. For an American citizen there was no neutral ground to take; it was either to be an l. w. w. or their sympath- izers, or to be a loyal American citi- zen and against you. It was not a fight between capital and labor. 1 all ways have been and always will be in favor of union labor when properly conducted, as I feel that unions have been a great factor in elevating the standard of the American workman as
 
 /ago, as manager of a clothing store in Sale Lake City, in having the Retail Clerks union started there; that is, game my consent to the men working under me and gave them the stores time for them to try and form an or ganization, where all the rest of the clerks in that city were too timid and were not allowed to start one. My men succeeded and the organization was started, and the hours of labor reduced That union, l believe, is in existence today.
 Now let me take a review of the situation here as it was before the strike, and any thinking man that wants to be impartial can't help but come to the conclusion that you are traitors to your country as well as enc mics to union labor.
 Our country was last April drag ged into war with the greatest and most powerful enemy that civilization has ever had. Our president has said that democracy is at stake, and only here but throughout the world.
 "One of the most essential metals to combat the enemy is copper, which we produce here; and you people have done all in your power to restrict its production without any cause whatso- ever.
 Senator Thomas of Colorado, whom have known for many years and who is past the age of indiscretion, has linked your leaders with Germany in this propaganda work in retarding our government in its fight with its enc mics.
 What was the condition of the min CTS here before a few foreigners that never worked here came and caused the trouble? The wages since the first of the year and until the last of June averaged $5.5O to $6.10 a day, for an eight-hour day from the time you went underground until you returned on top with change rooms and bath rooms and some one to look after your work ing clothes and see that they were dry when you returned to work. In short, they were the best working conditions and the best pay of any camp on earth.
 But what did your agitators say , when they were here? That as soon as S6 was granted for eight hours you would then strike for S6 and six hours, and then for SS and six hours, and SO on. Or as one of your great mathema- ticians figured out, that the Phelps Dodge corporation makes $40 on each man that works for it, so they would keep on demanding until they got half . of that. Still you expected the man. 'aagers Of the mining companies to deal Ayith youl They would certainly have hown themselves unfit to fill the DO lions they are holding if they had ~ idered your organization in the
 1si. The fac. of the matter is that 6ur leaders believe in confscat 'ng the -.property of the companies.
 Well. sir, l am Socialistic enough to believe in the government or peo- ples ownership of all natural re sources. I believe that when nature has placed anything underground it