Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-23
That Special Session


 solely to consider war legislation. But that mistake was soon dissipated when his excellency message was read in joint ses- sion. Judging from the message one of the main objects of the call Is to chastise and disfranchise Bisbee for the deportation of the l. w. w last summer. The, gover- nor has come out in the open and taken up the cudgel for the wobblies with a ven geance. His rage has overcome his reason. It took his excellency an hour to get all the Bisbee bile out of his system. That he re- sorted to vile abuse. billingsgate hysteria, distortion of facts and frenzied threats was to be expected by those who know the said governor more than passing well.
 And yet the governors friends and sup porters are dismayed at his wild outburst before a war legislature. He has taken the bit in his teeth and jumped the track. To use most trite expression of the south west, he went loco. To the thoughtful and conservative men who have inclined to support Hunt in the past because he was a nominee of their own Democratic party; to the fair minded and loyal men among the miners and members of union labor. his outbreak of temper, bitterness and per sonality against the most loyal and the most progressive community in the state, comes with shock that is sure to result in a counter wave of revulsion and feeling of disgust and open expression of disapprov- al.
 And in such place and at such time! After the expense and trouble of summon ing a special legislative session to consider war matters and then rave and rant for an hour about matter which he seems to con sider personal to himself If Gov Hunt did not have friends, supporters and fol- lowers by the score in that l. w. W. bunch , of traitors that had almost closed the Bis bee copper mines ID time of war, then his acts and words before his own joint legis- lative session belle him, for they have all the earmarks of an l. w. w. call for ven geance. No wobbly of them all could or would do more were he suddenly elevated to the governorship of the state.
 The fat Is in the fire so far as state issues and Huntism are concerned in Arizona. The governor has thrown down the gaunt- let, taking the l. w. w. strike of a year ago as the cause of issue today. Here is radi- calism, class hatred agitation, propaganda and feudism, all at their worst, and poured out in legislative halls by a state executive before a body summoned to consider war issues. It IS too bad; too bad It shows only too well the danger, confusion and folly of electing violent extremists to i'm portant offices.
 We feel pretty we'll assured that Hunt stands entirely alone in his attitude except for the l. w. w. and small per cent of the more radical ones among union labor and the agitators and politicians of the state
 And besides, what is the object of this tirade, anyway? Will some one please tell us? The U. 5. government has charge of the Bisbee deportation case and it is in the courts. What would Hunt do? Have the state legislature take the matter out of the Tucson court and away from Special Pro- secutor Fitts and declare war on Bisbee; d state of siege against the district armed invasion and imprisonment; if not, why the outburst?
 The fact is, the governor did not hurt Bisbee by his violent attack before the legislature. Rather, he hurt himself, and weakened the case against Bisbee in the Tucson court, and showed more clearly than ever to the state at large yes, and the nation, the real menace, danger and harm of the l. W. W. propaganda, agents and syrnpathizers in time of war, which Is being fully exposed through the Chicago indictment and trial of ll2 l. W. w., the