Arizona republican., 1918-05-09
ARIZONA EASTERN ASKS FEDERAL COURT
 TO STOP SUITS IF ATTORNEY GENERAL

plainant in interstate commerce from points within the state of Arizona to points of destination without the said state. large part of which shipments will be shipped directly to the United States government and it's various agencies; that along the line of com plainant's railway in the counties of Pinal. Gila and Graham in the state of Arizona. are large producing copper mines producing thousands of tons of copper a day, the copper ores and cop per ingots produced from said mines being daily transported over the lines of complainants railway in interstate commerce, being shipned from points within the state of -sclZona to points of destination without said state; that said copper ore and copper ingots con- stitute war materials necessarily used by the United States government and by her allies in the prosecution of the war now being waged by the said United States government and her allies against the imperial government of Germany and her allies; that a large part and portion of said copper ores, ingots and copper products are des- tined for and shipped to points outside of the state of Arizona direct to the United States government and to it's agencies; that in addition to shipping and transporting said war materials in interstate commerce, your con- plainant is daily and continuously, in fulfillment of it's obligation as a con- mon carrier, engaged in shipping and transporting large quantities of other l freight in interstate commerce, that is to say, freight shipped from points in ri int of side of said state.'
 The bill further recites:
 Question of Public Control
 That your complainant is required | by the United States government, ! which government has by notice of act ! of congress and proclamation of the | president, taken over the control and 1 operation of the lines of railway be- l longing to and operated by your con- plainant to move and transport in | interstate commerce all classes of freight and especially all war materials | as eXpeditiously and economically as possible; that the congestion of inter- state freight traffic has become so great upon the lines of your complain | ant that unless it uses and runs over it's line of road trains consisting of more than 70 freight cars. exclusive | of a caboosr, it cannot eXpeditiously move and transport in interstate com merce the freight, including said war materials, shipped over complainant's road from points in the state of Ari- l Zona to points of destination outside of the said state, and that if complain- ant is limited to freight trains con sisting and comprised of not 10 exceed l 70 freight cars, exclusive of caboose
 large quantities of cotton, hay, grain
 wheat, wool, livestock, copper ant
 other war materials, together witt
 other freight, will accumulate and b(
 unable to move and be transported il
 interstate commerce when ready fol
 shipment. and to that extent the United , States government and it's agencie!
 and its allies will be deprived of tn,
 use of said war materials so read, for shipment, and to that extent tn, successful prosecution of the war be !, ing waged by the United States gov ernment and her allies against tn imperial government of Germany an, , her allies will be hindered and ob
 structed.
 Would Mean More Trains Complaint further alleges that t, ? compel complainant to limit it's freigh ) trains to 70 cars. exclusive of a caboos, g Will result in complainant being obliged , to operate more freight trains and t i use and employ more train crews an,
 locomotives and power in the move r ment of its said interstate commerc, f than if not so limited, all of whicl 1 will operate against an economical op
 eration of complainant's lines of rail Il way and will result in an increases f expense of operation to the Unite
 States government, now controllin : and engaged in the operation of com
 plainant's lines of railway as afore
 said.
 War Reduces Skilled Labor
 Complainant further alleges tha
 since the commencement of the wa
 hereinafter referred to- large number
 of it's employees have been drafted int
 the United States army and a mum
 Der of other employees of complainant
 have volunteered in the service of tn
 United States; that this has resulte
 in the depletion of the supply of slxille
 railway labor in railroad service, an
 that if complainant is obliged to oper
 ate more freight trains and to emplo
 more train crews in the operation of il
 railway lines it will be confronted wit
 the alternative of not being able {
 secure skilled railway labor or to'en ploy unskilled railway labor, and i