Bisbee daily review., 1918-10-24
Some Matters For
 Investigation
(From the Arizona Gazette.) )

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 the employ of the state, in which Hunt
 was made to display a spirit of indif-
 ference, to put It mildly, as to the
 outcome of the war. Hunt and his friends took the position that the arti-
 cle was a reflection upon his loyalty
 tO use the exact language of Hunt
 on the witness stand, When they
 impugn my disloyalty I think it's
 disgrace"
 The defense accepted the challenge
 of Hunt, who had placed his loyalty in
 question. and were so successful in
 their attack that when the trial was concluded it was found that eight of
 the jurors had voted with the defend
 ant while but four were in favor of
 sustaining Hunt. The outcome ot the
 trial was a clean cut aTaignment of
 George Wiley Paul Hunt before the
 bar of public opinion.
 Will the federal authorities take cognizance Of what was shown at this
 trial and continue the investigation
 into the relations of George Wiley
 Paul Hunt with alien enemies and oth-
 CTS of proven disloyalty?
 On the witness stand. while on his sacred cath, Hunt swore that he does not know that the l. w. W. organiZa- tion is a disloyal one. Warned by the attorney as to the seriousness of his answer and that he was on oath, Hunt repeated his assertion.
 The association of Hunt with men, known by him to be members of the I. W. w, was proven by Hunt himself at the trial. Some of these men were among the 100 convicted of disloyalty in the Uaited States district court of Chicago. A picture of Hunt standing with his arms about two of these men, who are now in the federal prison at LeavenwOrth, was placed in eyi- dence. This picture was contained in the l. W. w. pamphlet, entitled, "Is Freedom Dead" a sequel to the pam phlet Shall Freedom Die?" which was suppressed by the federal authori ties, both of which were written by Harrison George. another of the con victed I. w. w., while he was in the Cook county jail, and they were both issued from the l. w. w. headquarters in West Madison street in Chicago.
 It was proven in the trial that this association with the l. w. w. con tinued as late as August 16 of this year It was at that time that Hunt penned the famous My Dear Mike letter. This letter was addressed to Mike Sullivan in Butte, Mont, and when Mike was arrested by federal in the course of an l. W. w. raid it was found on Mikes per son.
 This letter, written on the official stationery of the governor of Arizona, bemoaned the fact that Mike would be unable to return to Arizona this fall and take part in the campaign in support of Hunts protege, Fred T. Colter. Notwithstanding the fact that | Hunt had proclaimed in private and | public life he was not supporting eith- | CT Golfer or Osborn and that each was | worthy, Hunt tells My Dear Mike" that Osborn is taboo; that he had ex- pressed his belief in Moneys guilt | in the presence of Hunts chauffeur and therefore Colter is the only prop | CT candidate. Belief in the guilt of | Tom Mooney, who stands convicted | of one of the most heinous crimes in | the annals of the country. in the eyes | of Hunt discredits and disqualifies | one for public office.
 Although three days have elapsed | Fred T. Golfer has not repudiated | the My Dear Mine" letter and its ap- peal to My Dear Mike" 'and his dis loyal l. w. w. associates for support |
 nf II Hunt with the l. w. W. extend? He | does not deny the association in the | past nor does he intimate that it has been broken off. As stated by Judge | Sloan in court, the denial by Hunt of | knowledge of disloyalty of the I. w. W. organization is an endorsement by | negasion of that organization. To what etXent does Hunt really endorse the l. w. w?
 These are questions that would ap- | pear to be of interest to the depart ment of justice.
 How did George W. P. Hunt become so intimately acquainted with an alien enemy of the United States that he invited him to visit him at his home, where he would find a bite to eat and a place to sleep? If it was but a casual invitation, not expected to be accepted, why did he give such minute as to where he lived and | how to get there, even 10 the taking | of the stage that would put him off | at the door?
 Evidently he accepted the iniyta- ton. as when he was called upon by the chief of police to register as an alien enemy he gave the residence of the governor as his address. That this | alien enemy friend of the governor de- parted for regions unknown, leaving | the governor to pay a forfeited bond | of $500. which he had signed to get | him out of the Gila county jail, has | not shaken the faith of the governor | in that class of society, which he looks | upon as being very much abused.
 These are also questions that would | appear to be of interest to the depart ment of justice.
 The alien enemy in question, Charles W. Kastner. was gwen posi- tion as guard at the state prison at | Florence, 1t was testified in court. 1 This employment was given on orders of the governor, who names the