The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-07-12
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 fourteen, or 1860 per cent of signers who assay 100 per cent copper, and the remaining five, or 26.32 per cent of the signers, who would assay on an average of 9S per cent copper. This is a fight by the copper inter- f ests against Dick Franz, and through Dick Franz against organized labor in the district. During the 1915-16 strike, which was the beginning of the organization. of the district, Dick Franz gave freely of his weath influence and time to the organized workers, and it was through his ex- tending some thirty thousand dollars in credit that it was possible for the unions to weather the strike. Natur- ally he is not in the good graces of the copper barons.
 The object of the formation of council of defense being to bring about harmony between all factions, that the entire man power of the nation may be applied to speedy winning of the war, these represen- tatives of the copper interests have shown that their patriotism of which we have heard so much in the past year-is only strong enough to work for the general good in con- junction with men of their own choosing. In the case of MT. Franz, they placed a higher value on their own dignity and 'respectabflity'' than they placed upon the good of our district, county and state, and have used the Governors appoint ment of a man who was not of their widen the breach between the fac tions in Greenlee county, and at the time when our Nation requires harm ony and cooperation on the part of all.
 There are great many people in Greenlee county, needless to say y,who do not concur in the condemnation of MT. Franz, as set forth by the emi- nent nineteen Among these are numbered those, who by their toll are making the positions of the nine- l teen possible, and who are doing their bit towards the winning of the war by the production of copper.
 The action of the Board of Super visors is regrettable, but it was with in their power to either affirm or re- ject the Governors appointee. | AS to the nineteen who consider MT. Franz's appointment to be a men ace to the peace of the community and an insult to the responsibility of our citizenship, their telegram is absolute islander and untruth. Dick Franz has more than once shown himself to be more of a mans man than all the nineteen put together, and although he has made many a hard fight, it can be truthfully said of him that he has always been open and above board, and has never stoop ed to underhanded methods.
 Naturally, there is nothing further to be done towards securing the con- firmation of MT. Franz as member of the State Council of Defense, as the action of the Board of Supervisors is final.
 | However, we are eagerly awaiting
  the action to be taken on the Cover nor's next appointee- should he see fit to make another appointment for Greenlee county.
 Keep the Record Straight.
 To the Copper Era:
 | Having read the story recently published in the Arizona Labor Journal and Dunbar's Weekly, con corning the recent appointment by Governor Hunt of MT. G. A. Franz, as Greenlee's representative on the Arizona State Council of Defense, and his subsequent rejection by the Board of Supervisors of Greerlee county. desire to coroect some in- accuracies in so far as said story re- lates to any part I took in said ac- tion.
 It is stated that 'W. H. Moon and w. w. Dutton had given MT. Franz their promise that they would vote for his confirmation as Greenlee's representative. My only object in appearing in the public print is to