The Arizona copper camp., 1918-06-08

gong into effect Sept. l, but so far as
| the |. w. w. miners are concerned it
is not going into effect at all''
The governor admits in his message
that 426 of the deported men were l.
w. WIS and according to Grover H.
Perry, their leader and friend of the
governor, they did not intend to be af-
fected by the draft
Results of Deportation
1t is not my purpose, Mr.. President,
to discuss the right or wrong of the
/ Bisbee deportation. That question
should be left for the courts to pass
upon. But l will say this, that so far
as l am concerned, | 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 l. w. w. The method of ridding
ourselves of this reasonable foe may
be debatable, but so far as l am con-
cerned, | look more to the results than
to the method.
And what are the results in Bisbee
since the deportation? They are, sir,
a practically 100 per cent American
camp; a foreigner to get a job there
today has to give a pretty good ac-
count of himself; an increase of SO 1-3
per cent in the number of children at
/ tending school, the erection of three
new school buildings and the compile
tion of over 300. new dwelling houses;
more miners own their homes in the
Warren district than in any other min
ing camp in the United States; the
mines are today producing more cop
per than ever before and we are a
quiet, peaceful, law-abiding communi-
ty and will continue so, so long as the
|. w. WIS or iother enemies of the
government let us alone.
SiIence Not the Course
! But, Mr.. President | cannot agree
with the advice of the governors ir his
message when he advises that, "the
surest way to discourage the Wobblies
and the destructive spirit that ami
mates them is tosmaintain an absolute
| silence regarding their activities"
| Why sir, if an enemy were at your
door, threatening your life and the de
J struction of your property and your
|. .neighbors started to sound the alarm,
but one among them counseled you to
be silent, to say nothing and ignore
the threats of your enemy and his ac
tivities against you, would there not,
sir, arise a doubt in your mind as to
the sincerity of that neighbor's friend
ship? Would you not ask yourself the
question whether your neighbor was
on your side or that of your enemy?
| must confess that it is the first time
ever heard silence, eloquent silence,
if you please, sir, advised as means
Of dealing with the enemies of our
| government
| Yes, and our governor goes farther
in his message. He advises that pub
| lie men. cease talking of outlaw organ
| izations," meaning the l. w. w. Did
he mean by this advice to demand that
/ tho public prosecutors in Chicago have
nothing further to say against the l.
w WIS; that the United States at
torney shut his mouth and go home
and 'shOw his contempt for the L W.
/ WIS by maintaining an eloquent ST.
lence?" Is the government of the
United States to desist from further
investigating the activities of this out
law organization because the governor.
of Arizona cautions silence? God for
bid! May the investigation continue
and the noise keep up until every in
dividual who has dared to utter
! u OetoOAleDIS WOI ctScIl11oI Jul SONCl IL
ment in these times of war is brought
to justice.
/ Contrasts Governors Language
/ Mr.. President, | turn to the last
page of the governors. message and
find sentiments expressed there TEEN
ing with patriotic fervor. l find the
following words:
With ,quiekened sympathies and
L, icl,f
selves for the battle shocks that our
country must Withstand, knowing full
well that our cause is righteous
Our cause, if you please, sir, is the
cause of our allies; it is the cause for
which our allies have been fighting
since the commencement of the war,
and knowing that our cause is COM
mon with that of our allies, | cannot
help contrasting those fine words of
the governors with his statement to
the Associated Press on June IS, 1915,
in which he said:
''It is permissible to question the
moral right Of any acknowledgement ma
ton to furnish cOmbatants with pro-
digious quantities of arms and ammu-
nitiOns, thereby facilitating and tacitly
encouraging on a colossal scale the
slaughter of human beings (meaning
the Huns.) 1t is time for dollar re-,
trenchment in Difference to humanity's
advancement"
Our allies were fighting for the same
cause, sir, when that interview was
given as they are today. But today
our governor tells us in his message
that 'shipload after shipload of muni-
tions must leave our ports with clock
like regularity to maintain the allied
armies Of France, Belgium and Italy"
Why this change Of sentiment from a
pacifist to warrior? Is it because in
1915 it was popular among certain
class to rant against the government
for permitting the shipment of muni-
tiOns to our allies, while in 1918 the
mouths of that class have been closed
by the hand of the government, and it
is better now to maintain an eloquent
silence?
Confidence in Labor and Capital
Mr.. President, / regret that the seed
of discord was permitted to be sown
in the document | have been discus |
sing. This is no time to stir up strife |
and foster dissention Public men !
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