The Parker post., 1918-06-08
SCORES
THE GOVERNOR

/. PHOENIX, June, $50 charged
was the atmosphere in both houses of
the Legislature today that nothing in
the direction of the legislative pro-
gram was really accomplished. 1t
was field day in the senate as ad-
vertised. Senator Sutter delivered
his reply to that part of the COVER
nor's message dealing with the Bis
bee deportation cases. 1t was a bitter
denunciation of the governor, by far
the most violent that has ever been
made in the course of the public
career of the governor.
A reply or rather a rejoinder was
made by Senator Winsor though there
was really no point of contact be-
tween the two addresses Other re-
marks were made, Senators Roberts
and ClaypOOl in defense Of the COVER
nor and by Senators Wilkinson and
Hall in support of Senator Sutter.
The address of Senator Sutter had
been carefully prepared. He follow
ed closely a manuscript which dealt
with the rise and growth of the l. w.
". in the Warren district, Governor
Hunts association with the l. w. w.
leaders, the events leading up to the
strike in that district a year ago and
the circumstances preceding and at
tending the wholesale deportation of
the [. w. w. He made frequent ref
erences to the Chicago trial of the
!. W. w. leaders among whom were
three who had been in communica-
tion with the governor and with two
of whom he had his picture taken,
standing between them with his arms
about them. This was frequently
alluded to by the senator as the "1oy
ing embrace"
Defends Warren District.
In the beginning, Mr. Sutter said
that he desired to reply to a scandal
against the citizens of the Warren
district, to reply to the misrepresen-
fatlons of the governors message and
10 refute the false and malicious
charges contained therein. The gov
ernor had charged, he said, that the
mining companies of the district had
precipitated the strike The facts
we're that the mining companies had
had no trouble with their men, that
is, the members Of the union. until
the |. w. W. came i'll and gradually
assumed control and practically ran
the union out, took possession of their |
hall and laid down terms which they
boasted the mining companies must
accept
Mr.. Sutter read telegraphic mes |
sage from Charles H. Meyer, the head |
of the union saying that a strike hy
of the union was unauthor-
lied
The governor had also stated in the |
message that 205 of the men deported |
were owners Of Liberty bonds. Mr.. |
Sutter presented figures compiled by
the banks of Bisbee and the mining |
companies, the only agencies through |
which the bonds could be. purchased |
showing that there were only Two |
bond holders among the men deport-
ed. Mr.. Sutter said that only Ill of |
the men dep0rted had subscribed to |
the loan, all but two of them had |
either not paid their subscriptions or |
had them cancelled or had quit pay-
ing previous to the date of deporta- |
ton, these cancellations marked the |
growth of the I. w. w. in the camp.
Replying to statement in The |
that nearly 1900 working
men were deported, Mr.. Sutter show
ed that of the 1856 men dcported
there were only 4S4 who had been in !
the employ of the company and that
7O3 of them had not been working in
the mines of the companies
/. w. w. Boasts of Strike.
Regarding the responsibility for |
the strike, Mr.. Sutter quoted from tie !
testimony brought out at the Chicago |
trial that the |. w. w. leaders had |
boasted that they had brought the
strike about; that they had boasted |
that they would tie up the wheat |
production Of the northwest unless
their demands upon the mining COM |
panies were granted.
Quotations were made from the |. |
W. W. pamphlet, SIS Freedom Dead?' |
III which the friends Of the governor
had been guilty Of seditious utter
ances and it was this copy of the
in which the now famous
picture of the governor appeared. |
One of the utterances was: ''The gov
says the draft is going into
effect on September l but so far as
The / w w miners ara nOncornnd II |