Arizona republican., 1918-05-10

quires no other explanation beyond the statement that there lately ap- peared a published account of a mis- apprehension that the state council of defense was likely to become involved in a controversy between Governor Hunt and the editor of the Tucson Citizen:
 Executive Office, State House,
 Phoenix, Arizona
 May 9, 1918. My Dear Mir. Heard:
 l notice in the Arizona Gazette of May 7th a very garbled account of purported proceedings held by the . executive committee of the council of defense You have, l presume, taken the necessary steps to correct this er roneous publicity, and in this connec- ton l would ask that you furnish the press a copy of this letter.
 I notice from the newspaper story . in the Gazette. mentioned above, that | Mr. Jaynes requests that he be rur- | nished a copy of my letter to you | dated May 1st, and also objects stren- | uously to the council of defense con- ! siderng any charges against him. l am perfectly willing that Mir, Jaynes ! should see my letter to you and, as you know, it was av my request that this subject was not taken up at the executive committee meeting Satur- day. as I felt it might be better to await the completion of the proceed ings now in court brought against the Tucson Citizen on my complaint, but if the editor of the Tucson Citizen believes that I have completed my re- sponsibility in bringing action against him for criminal libel he is mistaken While it would be an imposition to ask the council of defense to investigate any personal charges that may be brought against me, you will agree that it is within it's province to in Vcstigate a charge which I make that many of the newspapers of the state ere promoting industrial unrest. In this connection. 1 wish to call atten- tion to an editorial in the Arizona Ga zette, of May Sth. reprinted from the Tucson Citizen That editorial states, among other things, "P. H. McCul- tough, better known as Harry was captain of the guard of the Clifton road camp. Mccullough is an l. w. w. in good standing and carries his little red card. He was among those deported from Bisbee last July" As n matter of fact, while this entire edi- torial is false, it is with this state ment that I am particularly concern cd Mir. Mccullough was captain of the guard at the Clifton road camp until very recently, when he resigned. The reason for his leaving the camp had absolutely nothing to do with his affiliations with any organization. Mir. Mccullough denies that he is now. or ever has been, an l. W. w. In the absence of any truth whatever in the Citizen editorial, ana rom my per sonal knowledge that that paper is absolutely reckless in its statements ] am not disposed to question Mir McCullough's veracity, particularly since the time when he is alleged to have been deported from Bisbee he was actually employed at Crown King, Arizona. This is an undisputed mat ter, of easy proof.
 Now. if you will consider the treat ment that members of the l. w. w. arc receiving at the hands of mobs everywhere, including this state and if you will further consider the re- fusal of employers of labor to give work to members of this organization, can the gravity of an editorial of this sort be overestimated As I stated in my previous letter to you, my bit terest enemies will probably not deny that I am looked upon as leader by thousands of workingmen in this state. I would be false to their trust qua lO luN uulN lO Iile nation to pre- serve industrial peace in Arizona if ignore these hideous attempts to align the leaders and the rank and file of legitimate labor in this state with out law organizations. The congress oi the United States, the department oi justice and peace officers everywhere are giving necessary and effective at tention to the Is W. W. situation. II can never be settled by partisan and corporation papers or politicians
 Very sincerely yours,
 GEO. W. r. HUNT,
 Governor of Arizona Mir. Dwight B. Heard Chairman.
 Arizona Council of Defense,
 Phoenix, Arizona.
 MT. Heard's Reply
 May 9, 1918.
 Hon. Geo. w. P. Hunt.
 Governor of Arizona
 Phoenix, Arizona.
 My Dear Governor hu.t
 l beg to acknowledge your letter O May 9th, and am sending a copy O Athe same to the press.
 I feel that the council of defens, could only be hampered in it's eff ciency by taking part in any partisan controversy, and as there has been nt thought on their part of considering your controversy with Mr. Jaynes, feel that it is only fair that this poin should be made clear by the publica ton of your letter.
 There is so much real, practical. ef ficient work to be done today in tn ''cause of national defense, and thi work is growing so steadily, as ou boys go across the sea to fight for us that it seems particularly deplorabl that anyone's activities should be di Nerted to partisan and personal con troversy.
 lf there was ever a time in Arizon when there should be increased goo will and better understanding anon our people, it is today when in orde 10 make good in doing our share t win this war. we need thorough -goin team play; and l feel that all men an women should be willing to drop thei petty and personal difficulties an unite together in practical service. te In Arizona we need to speed up pro duction of all kinds to the utmost. T bring this result, we need a better an fricndlier understanding between cap