Williams news., 1918-10-25
WHY LABOR IS OPPOSED
 TO AMENDMENT NO. 100


 Excerpts from bulletin pub Iished by Railroad Brother hoods of Arizona and Arizona | State Federation of Labor.)
 1. The Arizona Chapter of | the American Mining Congress, representing the large mining companies of Arizona, through it's literature and paid canvas sers are circulating the report that organized labor is in favor of this law. THIS IS A DELIB- PRIESTHOOD. The Ar izona State Federation of Labor in convention assembled, after a thorough discussion on the merits of the proposed amend ment, condemned it by a vote of FIFTY to FIVE. The four Railroad Brotherhoods of Ari- through their joint Legis- lative Board, condemned it un- animously. The mining com panies through the power of GOLD were able to purchase the names and services of Three discredited labor officials to lend color to their statement that labor is supporting this measure. If you have already received, or do receive, letter from one of these three, remem- Der Judas Iscariot.
 2. Arizona is already over burdened with expensive com missions. The proposed amend ment will add another commis- sion at the direct expense of the taxpayer and Not of The Indus try. Three commissioners, phy- sicians, clerical help, secretar- ies field examiners, all of which will equal the expense of the Corporation Commission-over One Hundred Thousand dollars per annum-will be required to administer the, proposed law, the entire cost to be borne di- rectiy by all the taxpayers of the state and not by the compa- nies who should 1'ightfully bear the cost.
 3. More than ten thousand of Arizona's men who toll, and who will come directly under this law, are at present in the military service of the United States. These men should have an opportunity to vote upon a proposed Constitutional amend ment, since most of these men will come directly under this law in hazardous occupations.
 4. The proposed law is not compulsory upon any one ex- tept, in practice, upon the work men. This is vicious class legis- lation. 7
 5. There are many hazard ous occupations in Arizona for which no compensat,oM will be pajd under the proposed law.
 6. The proposed law covers more than forty pages Many require court inter- pretations. Companies can keep the law in a state of chaos for years by demanding a court in- depreciation on each point i,i controversy.
 7. The law places a pre- mium upon the employment of l single men and those without ! dependents. Result: Foreign | labor will be employed to the of American married 1 men.
 8. The decision of the Com mission is not final; the com oanles can appeal to the Su- oerior Court and then to the i Supreme Court, and keep a out of his compensa- ion for years. This is very un- ust.
 9. Absolute dependency must be proven under the pro- posed law. Result: A widow laving. only one son killed thru he grossest negligence of the ompany, can not collect one lollar in damages or compensa- ion, if she, perchance, is able 0 make her own living doing over the tub. Is this
 just law? A girl, the only hild of father who is killed trough the grossest negligence f the employer, can not recov- r one dollar if she is able to 1ake living cIerking at mall wage or doing some other ind of work. Is this a just law? :, f your son finds employment in