Weekly journal-miner., 1918-05-29


 ture of the State of Arizona, as it is officially described, which has al ready become known as Arizona's s war legislature, convened at the capi- tol this morning, went through the preliRinaries of opening both branches with Senator Claridge pre- siding as president of the senate and Representative Tony Johns of Pres colt, as speaker of the house, and adjourned until this afternoon, when Gov. c. w. P. Hunt addressed joint session and read his message to both houses.
 The message of the governor deals largely with the events within the State within the past year, large portion of it being devoted to the de- portations at Bisbce and Jerome and two cases of tarring and featherinS of more recent date The governor made recommendations for war leg islation in line with the call which he had issued for the special session.
 Both branches convened with the old organization practically intact. In the house there arc three absent members-Harold Baxter and (. L. Faircs. who arc serving Tn the na- tional army, Baxter in France and Faires in cantonment at present, and Mrs. Rosa Mckay, who IS Ill III hospital in Globe, but who hopes to be present before the session ad- iourns. In the senate x. H. Gctchell of Yayapai is i'll in a hospital in Chi cago and may not be able to attend any of the sessions.
 The house was opened with prayer by the Rev. Seaborn Crutchheld and the senate by the Rev. Bertrand Cocks. Immediately following the opening of the house, Chief Clerk Sam w. Proctor, who served through the regular session and was on hand to call the first roll of the special session, rendered his resignation. Proctor is secretary to the State Corporation Commission and his du- ties there prevent him from contlnu- ing to serve as clerk of the house.
 \ committee named to nominate successor to Secretary Proctor dead> locked between Hugh Callahan, who was active during the regular session in working for minimum wage and other bills. and Mrs Nellie Hayward. 2 compromise was finally effected by recommending Callahan for clerk and Mrs. Hayward as his assistant.
 Each branch appointed committees to notify the governor that they were organized and in session and to mo- tifv each other to the same effect Inc committee notifying the governor reported back that the governor would address a join session at 2 o'clock and adjournment to l:30 was taken by each branch.
 At the joint session this afternoon the governor delivered his message. which was in part as follows:
 To the Senate and House of Repre-
 sentativcs,
 Third State Legislature of Arizona:
 The occasion which brings us to- gether today in this first special scs- sion is of such solemnity and of such far-rcaching importance as to com mand our unqualified interest. our ut most energy and our ready co-opera- tion. Ii was not for any casual req son, nor for any secondary neceS- sity, that l, as governor. after ma turc dcliberation, adjudgcd it essen tial that the legislature be convened. Only the unusual conditions i'm posed by the war, involving the wei fare of all classes of people, of every branch of trade and industry, and hn- ally the future status of our State and nation, constitute the justihca- ton for this assemblagc. Accord ingly, in my preparation of the proc lamation by which the legislature was convened, ] admitted. with but two comparatively trivial exceptions, only such subjects as bear a direct relationship to our oountry'S part m the war, excluding many others oi various degrees Of importance, winch can await, without hardship to any one. the regular session of the fourth State legislature in January next.
 At this juncturc, I am sorely troubled for lack oi word. a phrase. an expression with which to give poignant uttcrancc 10 that which isI in ny heart; to adequately describe a certain sort of thing in human shape, that wears the outward sem biance of a man, but yet Is craven cur: whose heart is as malignant as a cesspool: whose mind Is a sink of infamy; whose character Is as devoid of principle as that of moving ape in an African jungle: who is the vcriest stranger 10 humanity; who exhibits no generous impulse, no ten derncss or kindly affection for any living thing; whose once humane emotion are as lifclcss as gray ashes in a -dcatl uru
 Ii is individuals of the type which | have just tried so vainly to depict who have sown the seed of blind prejudice, of class disscnSion, and ot malicious falschood, from which the State of Arizona, during the past year, has reapcd a haplcsS harvest of industrial strife, eliminating in such shameful events as the dcportations al Bisbcc and Jerome: the tarrings and fcathcringS which moro recently have blightcd the names Of those two cities, and, finally. the reckless tcndency-t to brand as disloyal, in pub lie speech and printed article, every one who reserves the right to do his