The Arizona copper camp., 1918-06-08

against our soldiers enlisted from the
very ranks of labor Therefore, indus
trial disorders, l believe, are out of the
question. | have confidence in the Ia
boring men of our state. / believe in
their patriotism and trust in their 10y
atty and it is my opinion that in spite
of the agitatOrS you will find them
backing up our boys in the trenches
with their muscle, brains and Drawn,
while their employers show their 10y
atty in financing the war until it is
brought to a successful conclusion
Too Busy to Heed Plea
Mr. President, there is nothing that
appeals to the American people like
the spirit of fairness The average
American citizen is TOR a square deal
for those to whom he is opposed as
we'll as those whom he favors It's the
! only spirit under which a democracy
can live and a government free and
equal alike to all of it's citizens can
exist. But is that the spirit that is
shown by your chief executive in his
arraignment of the citizens Of the War
rem district, while on another occasion
when he was asked for protection for
men and families who had been unlaw-
fully driven from their homes, his
answer was, that his office was too
busy to give the matter attention.
and referred to those who sought his
aid as governor to the tender mercies
of those who had driven them from
their homes?
I refer to the incidents occurring at
Clifton during the strike there in 1916.
All of us are familiar with the fact
that hundreds of men and women were
driven from their homes by a lawless
clement among the striking miners,
and were compelled to take refuge at
the town of Duncan, where refugees
camp was established.
As, the Governor Saw 1t
Some of the refugees wrote Cover
nor Hunt for his aid in returning them
ito their homes, and the following is
his answer:
Dear Sir:
"Your note of the 10th inst, which
deals with the Clifton Morenci indus
I thial trouble and which is similar in
form to several hundred others ere
Gently received, has had my careful
consideration.
Il nanswer thereto, | may properly
suggest that, for the preslht, the mat
ter of preserving the peace and pro-
tecting unoffending residents within
the strike zone devolves upon the
authorities of Greenlee countye to
whom, accordingly, your letter and
those similar to it are being referred
for attention.
81 regret any trouble which you and
your fellow residents may have expert
enced as a result of the strike, and as
sure you of my constant desire Of see
ing justice guaranteed to all concerned
in the present unfortunate situation.
''As it would be exceedingly difficult,
if not impossible for this office, with
it's numerous duties and limited force,
to make separate reply to each of the
form letters received, urgently re-
quest you to place the contents of this
note, as far as may be practicable, be-
1 fore your fellow residents.
GEO. w. P. HUNT,
I Governor"
Different Sentiments Now
How different are the sentiments ex-
pressed in the better just read from
the expressions contained in the gov
ernor's message ON the subject of un-
! lawful deportations. Was there any
law in the statutes that permitted the
driving of men from their homes in
/ 1916, that was not there in 1917, or
! must the governors change of heart
| be accounted for by the fact that his
friends who did the deporting in the
/ one case, while it was those who were
not always in accord with his policies
who did it in the other?
In referring to this matter, l do not
wish to be considered as discussing
/ the merits of the strike at Clifton and
! Morenci' | know nothing of the merits
of the demands of the striking miners.
| only know that if it was wrong to
/ deport men and drive them from their
! homes in the one case it was wrong in
the other.
viii Hear Old Charge
Mr.. President, | doubt not that be-
cause of my remarks made here today
! shall be charged with being a corpo-
ration hireling and an enemy of labor
unions. But those charges have emf
mated SO frequently from the state
house as the only answer that could
be given to honest opposition of the
policy of the chief executive that they
have lost their force. That | am the
attorney for two mining companies |
don't deny, but those companies get
only SO much of my legal services as
they pay for; my conscience and my
right to think are my own. AS an at
torney l have the right to sell my ser
vices to a corporation, but / reserve
the right to serve whomever else I
please. No laboring man with just
cause has ever been turned away
from my office without my help being
given him.
The records of the courts of this
state will show that / have fought the
battles of labor against corporations
with the best efforts l possessed and
that, too, without a dollars remunera-
ton, but on the other hand expending
my own money in behalf of my client
l do not say these things in boastful
manner, but in order that my motives
in addressing these remarks to you
may be understood.
Take Your Choice
May l ask, Mr. President, when it
was that our chief executive became
imbued with such an intolerant hatred
of men who are only suspected of hav
ing committed a public offense when
it was only few years ago that his