Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-05

who subscri bed for bonds during the month of June. 1917. cancelled them before July l2th. the date of the depor- tation, leaving but one conclusion which is that after joining the l. w. w. they were compelled to cancel their subscriptions for bonds.
 "The further statement is made in the governors message that nearly twelve hundred working men were de ported on July l2th. 1917. I have had prepared from the records of the min ing companies a statement showing exactly the number of men deported who were working for the companies prior to the strike The statement is as follows;
 Total number Of men employed in the mines in the Warren district, June %. 1917. ATS.
 Total number of men deported to Columbus. July 12. 1917. that were in the employ of the mining companies on June 26. 1917, ASA
 Percentage of men deported to Co- lumbus July F, 1917. that were in tho employ of the mining companies prior to June 26. 1917, 102 per cent.
 Total number of men deported to Co- lumbus July 12. 1917. 11S6
 Total number of men depOrted to | Columbus July l2. 1917, not in ths -em- ploy of the mining companies, -. Percentage of men deported to CO lumbus July 12, 1917, that were in the employ of mining companies July 26, 1917, 4O.6 per cent
 Percentage of men deported to Co lumbus July F. 1917, that were not il the employ of mining companies June 26. 1917, 59.4 per cent.
 Aoitators in District.
 From the above statement it ap- pears that only 10 per cent of all of the men working for the company were deported. That of the men de ported 594 per cent had never worked fer the companies, from which no oth- CT conclusion can be drawn than that the men who made up the 59.4 per cent were out in the district to work but for the purpose of agitation and stirring up trouble. 'The testimony introduced in the trial of the l. w. W's in Chicago in the last few days shows that at the time of the Bis bee strike Arizona was full of l. w. ". agitators. It shows that Stanley l J Clark. the | w. w. who signed the circulars distributed in Bisbee and who is now being tried for seditious atterances. told the governor of Ari- zona that unless the miners got what they wanted not a bushel of wheat would be harvested in the northwest. and the evidence further shows that Clark made the statement. That the government had better keep seven million of their soldiers on this side of the ocean to put down rebellions and strikes and Mir. President, Clark is one Of the honest working men re- ferred to by the governor. The ev- idence in the Chicago case further shows that Grover H. Perry. one of the governors picturemates. made the following statement:
 "The government says the draft is going into effect September 1st,
 but so far as the l. w. W. miners
 are concerned it is not going in 10 effect at all.
 Admits |. w. w. Deported
 "The governor admits in his mes sage thht 426 of the Seported men were I. W. ". and according to Gro yer H. Perry, their leader and friend of the governor. they did not intend to be affected by tine draft.
 Tt is not my purpose, Mir. .Presi- dent. to discuss the right or wrong of the Pisbee deportations. That ques- tion should be left for the courts to pass upon. But I will say this, that SO far as I am concerned, l stand for the state of Arizona, yes and the United States of America ridding themselves of every foe Of organized government, of which there is none greater than the I. W. W. The meth cd of ridding ourselves of this treas onable foe may be debatable, but so far as I am concerned, l look more to the results than the method. And what are the results in Bisbee since the deportation? They are, sir, practically enc hundred. per cent American camp. A foreigner to get a job there today has to give pretty good account of himself, an increase or. 8 per cent in the number of children attending school; the erection of
 
 completion of over 300 new dwell ing homes. More miners own their own homes in the Warren district than in any other mining camp in the United States. The mines are today producing more copper than ever be- fore and We are quiet, peaceful, law abiding community and will continue so, so long fs the l. w. w. and other enemies of the government let us alone.
 Do Not coddle Enemies.
 'But, Mir. President, 1 cannot agree with the advice of the governor in his message when he advises that, The surest way to discourage the Wobblies and the destructive spirit that animates them is to maintain an absolute silence regarding their ac- tivities.' Why, sir, if an enemy were at your door. threatening your life and the destruction of your property and your neighburs started to sound the alarm, but ono among them cCunseled you to be silent. 10 say nothing and ignore the threats of your enemy and his activities against you, would there not arise doubt in your mind as to the sincerity of that uafobbor'c frfapdebin9 Would yOu |