Arizona republican., 1918-08-11
Arizona Bolshevism

That fine exhibition of intolerance, the re- solution introduced by Delegate Vargas. of Clifton the convention of the State Federation of Labor at Globe for the expulsion of any member of organized labor who should talk in favor of the proposed work mems compensation act. Delegate Vargas judge from his name to be of Mexican extraction and doubt he harbors those views of democracy which prevail in Mexico He favors the greatest freedom of speech and action by those who have the power who in the majority, who are in control. The minority in the Mexican system of democracy is to be muzzed and suppressed
 That the resolution was killed is creditable to the convention is creditable to the member ship that it took long debate to accomplish the death of such a resolution. We do not know whether Senor Vargas is or ever was a workngman, that is. one who works with his hands. He came into prominence in the Clifton strike of three years ago and since then his voice has been heard in the land. almost continuously.
 Such a resolution as was offered by Senor Vargas, if made effective would split organized labor in organized Arizona. It would exclude such Senator Mahoney of Mohave County, genuine worker with hand and brain, a friend of organized labor for labors sake and not for revenue-the pit tance for which the labor agator struggles by day and schemes by night Such a resolution would cude John L. Donnelly a practical miner and for mery president of the federation It would also exclude Jack Moore. of Tucson, for years rep resentatve of the I. T. U.
 Such a resolution though, would the cordial support of labor agitaors. every who is in the labor game for the revenue to be derived from sessments of the membership of organized labor. and whose position agitator is threatened with in security by whatever tends to establish amicabe lations between employe and employer.
 It would also have the hearty support of poi- tcians who find to their advantage to organized labor now as tool and a club. These poi- ticians are solidly against the proposed law.
 Such a resolution also would have the support of every ambulance chasing lawyer in the state These are clements which backed the Mexican democratic resolution of Senor Vargas.
 The principle embodied in this resolution is the serious thing It is not alone that the resolution is aimed at the workmen's compensation measure. If it only that it could great harm But if it were applied to that it could be applied to any other question of policy, and could be the suppress son the destruction of minortes the closing of the mouth of the minority against any measure for which scheming leaders could secure majority
 It would bring about the certain destruction of organized labor shall see In this case it would have left, shall say only majority. The majority would then be all that remained of organized labo" Some other question would then up which would have the approval of majority of the remain ing majority. The minority of this jority would uen be subject to expulsion for opposing the majority And so on, organized labor would be soughed off by expulsion until there should remain nobody but Senor Vargas and association of agitators could not long survive upon the salaries raised by of themselves.
 We do not suppose Senor Vargas looked so far ahead as to the suicide he planning. It was
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