Arizona republican., 1917-12-28

to the best advantage of industry, the labor of the state.
 It was finally decided to appoint a labor committee of seven instead of the larger committee which had been under consideration, and to follow out the suggestion of the government in appointing one woman member-the purpose being to obtain a well bal anced committee in which not only the interests of union labor were repre- sented, but the interests of large em ployers, who, together with a group of the -industrials. should form a committee in position to do thor oughly constructive, useful work, as a matter of national service.
 The committee appointed is as fol- lows: T. J. Croaff, chairman; P. l.. Vargas, Morenci; A. T. Thompson, Douglas; l.. S. Gates, Ray; Judge F. W. Lewis, Phoenix; Dean William Scarlett, Phoenix, and Miss c. Louise Boehringer Yuma.
 MT. Croaff is the recently elected state president of the Federation of Labor. P. L. Vargas is one of the vice presidents of the State Federation of Labor and particularly represents the Mexican laborers. A. T. Thompson is 1 the manager of the Phelps Dodge in- 1 terestS in Arizona. l.. $. Gates is the manager of the Ray Consolidated: | Judge Lewis has recently acted as the | federal mediator at the request of l Secretary Wilson in the strike at Je- rome. Dean William Scariett is the dean of Trinity Pro- Cathedral and re- gently had the opportunity of making a part of the trip through the state with President Wilson's mediation committee; and Miss C. Louise | Boehringer is an educator of high standing, a member of the State Teachers association and the editor of the Arizona Teacher
 Chairman Heard was requested to promptly notify all these members of their appointment, and the executive committee expressed the very earnest hope that despite the large amount of
 work involved. all the members ap- [ pointed would accept this draft for
 service, and that the long dormant
 labor committee would be revived as
 an active, constructive function of the
 State Council of Defense
 Request Campbell Appointment
 Among the other important matters
 acted upon by the state council was
 the request to Governor Hunt thai
 eX-Governor Campbell be retained as
 a member of the executive committee:
 that county committees be promptly
 organized, that the practical worl , before the council, particularly thai
 of welfare service for the men al
 the front; increased food production
 of which matter the food administra
 ton have asked the State Council O.
 Defense to take charge; and othel vital war problems such as public de
 fense, transportation, etc, be handled
 by active county committees workin: f in cooperation with the eXecutiv, Y committee of the state council. , There was much discussion of tn . production problem and it was sug gested that an early meeting of tn n production committee be held eithe at Tucson or Phoenix, in which def f nite ways and means be evolved fo S obtaining the most complete. practf V cal cooperation with the work of tn e food administration of the state, d Mr. SmaIIey Steps Out Il As George H. Smalley is plannin : from how on to give his entire tim k to the work of the food administra
 ton, Chairman Heard was authorize
 to arrange for the services of som
 man trained in organization work f