The Arizona copper camp., 1918-06-08

dHeH eAeIuleS, aliens, or men not sub
Ject TO the draft? Did the author of
the message desire to leave the impress
sion That the 472 men registered and
deported were subject to the draft and
were now enlisted, fighting for their
country?a ~
Those Liberty Bond Purchasers
Inc governor tells you in his mes
sage that 2O5 of the deported men
were holders of Liberty bonds. In this
statement he only missed the truth by
l9S. The following is a statement of
facts showing the number of men
working for each mining company in
the Warren district who were deport-
ed and the bonds subscribed for by
each Of such men:
Phelps-Dodge Corporation, Copper
Queen Branch-Total number of men
employed June Is, 1917, ,3201
Total number of men employed de-
ported to Columbus, July r. 1917, 1853
Total number of men deported to
Columbus July IL, 1917, that subscrib-
ed to the First Liberty Loan, June g.
1917, 40.
Twelve men withdrew payment and
cancelled subscriptions June 26th and
July 11th
| Eleven men made two payments av-
eraging $706 and to date nave not
called for refund
Fourteen men have made two pay-
ments averaging $705 and have with
drawn payments and cancelled bonds
after July 18th.
One man only out of total of 40
has paid for his bond in full and is
holder of Liberty bond in the amount
of $3.50
Calumet & Arizona Mining Co.:
Total number of men employed
June 26, 1917, 1926
Total number of men deported to
Columbus July IL, 1917, 163.
Seven men deported subscribed in
the first Liberty loan June 9, 1917. =
Two subscribers made no payment.
One subscriber made one payment
in the amount of $40 and withdrew
same July 5, 1917.
| Three subscribers cancelled sub
scriptions July 8, 1917, but as yet have
not claimed refund.
One subscriber paid in full for one
500 bond, and is the only man in the
G. e A organization deported from
Bisbee July IL that is a Liberty bond,
| holder
Shattuck & Dem Arizona Mining
companies:
Total number Of men employed June
rs, 1917, 591.
Total number of men deported to
Columbus July IL, 1917, 153.
SiXty-four men ;deported to Colum-
bus July II, were subscribers to the
first Liberty loan on July IL 1917.
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payment, which amount was with
drawn and subscription cancelled June
30, 1917. AVID
| Nineteen subscribers made one pay
nent, which amount was withdrawn
and subscriptions cancelled between
July and July 9, 1917.
Four subscribers made one payment
Of $40 in the last half Of June, 1917,
and to date have not claimed refund
One subscriber paid $50 in the last
half Of June and has claimed no re
fund
Not a single subscriber out of a
total of 81 employed by Che Shattuck
& DEM Mining companies that was de-
ported to Columbus July IL. 1917 is a
holder of Liberty bonds of the first is
sue.
From the above figures it will be
seen that only Ill of the deported
men ever subscribed for Liberty bonds
and that only two ever became holders
of bonds, to which number may be
added five. who subscribed through
banks, making a total of seven who
became bond holders among the de-
ported men, The above figures show
that the greater number of the men
who subscribed for bonds during the
month of June, 1917, cancelled them
before July 12, the date of the deporta-
ton, leaving but one conclusion which
is that after Joining the |. w. w. they
were compelled to cancel their sub
scriptions for bonds.
The Men Deported
The further statement is made in the
governors message, that nearly 1900
working men were deported on July 12
1917. l have had prepared from the
records of the mining companies
statement showing exactly the num-
ber of men deported who were work
ing for the companies prior to the
strike. The statement is as follows:
Total number of men employed in
the mines in the Warren district
June &c, 1917.....-.. 471S
Total number of men deported to
Columbus July IL, 1917, that
werc in the EMPLOY. of the min
ing companies on June 26, 1917 484
Percentage of men, deported to
Columbus July II, 1917, that
were in the employ of the min i
ing companies prior to June 26,
1917 .1--> .-.-------.-- 1912
Total number of men deported to
Columbus July IL, 1917 1885 4
Total number of men deported to
Columbus July 12, 1917, not in
the employ of the mining COM
panies ..... ..... 702
Percentage of men deported to
Columbus July IL, 1917, that
were in the employ of mining
companies June 26, 1917 40.6
Percentage /6f men deported to +
Columbus July II, 1917, that
were not; in the employ of min
ing companies June 26, 19I1-..----- 59.4
From the above statement it ap
pears that only 1912 per. cent of all of
the men working for the company
were deported., That of the men de-
ported 59.4 per cent had never worked |
for +1,o oODononioc Prom w no /