Arizona republican., 1918-09-18
CATTLE GROWERSFREELY LYCONOEMN
 OPPONENTS IF LEASE AMENDMENT
False Statements Charged
 oOut-of-State Sheep Men
 Accused With Circulat- ing Tales-Other Business

Opponents of the amendment pro- posing larger acreage for cattlemen and Iaase- of longer life were charged in sessions of the Arizona Cattle Growers association yesterday with conducting V,iousy untruthful and selfish cam lalpn against the amendment in some 4 fbc northern country. The belief was openly expressed that Inc work is that or tramp sheepmen .nl out-of thc-state sheepmen who look upon Arizona only as good forag- n- -rouud. Their campaign. consist Inr of tho posting Of placards alleging fhat large cattlcmen are endeavoring Ir grab the state lands and the spread iHe broadcast of insidiOus word of month urnuH ganda of the same sort, is H.U.ttd mot Co have been. however ritn0uf some assistance on the part oi persons thought to bc resident in the .fifr and upon whose trail the more fIIu one hundred members Of the as- enciatun Iu attendance upon it's meet ure turned ;heir eyes yesterday. That tlcr want t1 find them and bring them 'ufo Che lmelght. if not more. was Tho gvuwal of a number of speakers, some cf whom were decidedly emphatic. They represented both the smallest and tbr largest cattlemcn of the state and aiS1 some shecpmen.
 fudgnation over the treatment which nffrmu. has been made to accord the amendment was declared by all of the .u0akors. including the shccpmen. to hr justly due. because the amendment m their view is anything but an at tempt to grab. They declared it unanimously nothing more or less than u simple cndeayor to secure plain jus ticc and protection. Little and big, the rattlemcn on the floor of the afternoon session at tho Adams hotel spoke out clearly and strongly along this line from every part of the state and asked that fair persons everywhere take cog nizancc of their situation and vote for fhc amendment under which they will have leases of sufficient life and extent fo enable them to claim these as as sets. get the financial assistance they need. put up fences to protect their fofagc from rowing bands of sheep and multiply their stock. help their pay mCnts of taxes and their assistance to thc state and nation in producing the
 
 constantly falling back.
 While the amendment was the main business before the meeting, it later disposed of several other matters and among other things indicated it's squareuess ol purpose and fearlessness of the truth when it called Assistant Land Commissioner Clark before it, in thc absence from the city of Land Com missioner Moeur. Statement made by one member of the association that there was in circulation in Graham and Cochiso counties the report that large cattle outfits were in the habit of filins on desirable lands and then taking cnlA part of that on which they filed. witt tho understanding that should other! want the land they were to be notified time to take it up themselves. wal he occasion of the calling of Clark usou the direct proposal of Presiden Charles Mullen of the association tha .his was the course to pursue. "lf ther s any dirt of that sort going on any where in the state" declared the presi dent. eve all want 10 know it and knov it at oncc.'
 Nir. Clark omphatically denied an! such condition is indicated, or anything 1f that character whatsoever, and of 'orod the inspection of the maps an' -ccords of his office in sustenance O lis assertions. There followed mum per of inquiries concerning land mat CTS in general which were answere' so satisfactorily for the information Q hose present that when Clark was re ceased it was with a rising vote O thanks for his attendance.
 Utmost care in asking the eXercis af exemption from the draft or of de f.rmcnt was urged upon the session 10th in the morning and afternoon It was pointed out that there could no 1c escape from some necessity of re luest for exemptions. that the labo conditions on the range were such a .o compel some men to remain at wor Yho would far rather be on the firm Inc but who in remaining would per 'nrm 70 larger service for their countr and it's allies than if they went to th Cront. The men who it might be nee cssary Co retain at home should be pro tccted and stood behind by the cattle men solidly and without criticism among themselves as to preference 'hcv might feel to have been shown.
 Resolutions offered from the Gil iaham and Cochisc county assOcia lions were adopted. They propose hat the government make a decreas 1f 25 per cent in freight charges e -lttlo bound to new grazing lands frot Arizona. as has been done for Texa c8ttlcmcn. and that the government h asked Co carry out the Arizona East