Arizona republican., 1918-09-24
Where the People
 May Have Hearing
Phoenix, Sept. 29, 1918. mo PaO,iblica0.

Editor Arizona Republican,:
 It has been claimed by the Repub- lican and others that this measure has the support of members of organized labor The proposed law has the sup port of a few members of organized labor who have sold themselves to the corporations. I say that not more than one per cent of the organized workers are in favor of the law. be- cause of some very good reasons. We know that employers are very dls- eliminating and if the people adopt this amendment, about the first ques- tion the employer will ask an appll- cant for a job will be: Have you any dependents?" If the applicant answers yes the employer will say, We have | all the men we can use at this time." | Employers will hire men who subject them to the least risk. If a man with no dependents gets killed in their enl- ploy the only expense to them under the proposed law. will be s125. but if a man with dependents gets killed in their employ the expense to them will be two- thirds of the mans wages in definitely. Can anyone say that the employers will be willing to employ married men, or men with depend- ents when the difference in risk is so great?
 Their past actions speak to the con- trary and so does their present atti- tude. not only toward labor, but to- ward the policy of our government in it's war labor program. One great inn provement, which would denote a de- gree of fairness. could be made in the law. to-wit: That two thirds of the daily wage of a man killed in industry, who leaves no dependents. shall be paid into the accident fund until the sum of SS000 has been so paid.
 It is to be said in their favor that every agitaor for labor is against this unfair law, and it is to be said that every agitator against labor and the welfare of the people is for this unfair law. Where could anyone get the in formation or even the impression thai any considerable number of members of organized labor were in favor o1 the measure?
 Among those who are said to be ir this deplorable state of mind is Sen ator Mahoney, and it is said his Joy alty to organized labor has never beer questioned. But remember that thi: information in regard to Mahoney ant his standing with labor all comes iron men who are fighting labor and wh' do not know how he stands within the ranks of labor. As a matter o fact, his loyalty to labor has beer questioned. Is he loyal to labor whel he takes a stand for a measure whicl our state convention condemned. afte a thorough discussion and investiga tion, by vote of 50 to ,? It is sai he has been a supporter of the meas ure only since he attended an all night session at the Adams hote along with Ned Creighton and other: MT. Mahoney is not a part of the or ganized labor movement of Arizona He is not member of the Arizon State Federation of Labor.
 Every taxpayer and every othe citizen is concerned in this measure Yes, every taxpayer in the state wi be helping to pay the expenses of tn corporations if it becomes a part ( our constitution.
 Where is the justice in a measur that does not provide more for five de pendents than it does for one. To il lustrate: Two men are working O the same job, one has a wife and fou children and one has a wife only. Bot men get killed. The childless vii draws two-th.rds of the daily wag of the husband. and that is all th wife who is mother of the four chi dren can get. This is the reparatio both families would be entitled to UT der the proposed condensation lay but it is far from being just
 BERT DAVIS,
 1915 E Fillmore St.