The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-07-16
ORGANIZED LABOR SENDS QUERIES ID
 ALL CANDIDATES
Questionnaires Sent Out Containing Twenty three Questions for Office Seekers to Answer Satisfactory to Unions.

Seekers to Answer Satisfactory to
 Unions.
 Phoenix, Arizona, July 10-Organiz- ed labor in Arizona is inquistive as to the views of all candidates for poli- tical office, and proposes to ascertain as nearly as possible the attitude of each seeker for nomination on both the Democratic and Republican tick cts. An attempt to put all candidates on record is being made through the questionnaire method, in which per tinent questions are propounded to candidates for all state and county offices
 The questionnaire which consists of 23 subjects covering subjects which labor leaders deem important, are to be returned to headquarters here by July Is, when the results will be tabu- lated and lists of candidates satisfac*o- " to labor will be complied It is also expected that the nonpartisan political campaign committee which compiled the questionnaire, will also issue list of candidates which it considers un- friendly to organized labor.
 Questions propounded to candidate O The prospective office seeker is ask ed to state his grounds for believing that the support of organized labor should be extended to him, and also asked to give details of his record as. legislator. if he has ever sat in sol 0n's seat The high cost of living and methods for it's reduction, including publicity for income tax returns, de- nation of currency, establishing of cooperative stores and publicity of profits are among the subjects touch ed on. Organized labor wants to know the candidates' views on government housing, and state and municipal housing projects. ....,s What Labor WfIi Support --.,
 4 study of the questionnaire- irdt cates that labor win support pro gram ca ling for reduction of land holdings through graduated increase i1 taxes on usuable lands held by spectators, and state and federal de- veiopment of water projects, the en- orgy generated to be sold to citizens on a cost basis.
 Government ownership of all public and semi-public utilities, including the railroads, state loans to farmers to enable them to cultivate and harvest their crops. opening of all public lands in the state to legitimate home sec kers and ex-service men, and ex- tension of the initiative, referendum . C r~tar to national matters, are among the items among labor's pro gram fn which th.. C. ndidate is asz- ed to commit himself.
 4 fh0 "a. rsi. They include advocacy Q. taking steps to pro,.de for revs-saf of decision of thu sr;a eme court If the United States ty ycte of the geo ple of the state in which the law was enacted. The provision mentioned would make possible the reenactment of a measure either by the people or through congress or legislatures, af- ter it has been declared unconstitu- tional by the highest court of the land, the measure then to become d law without being subject to reenact- ment by any court.
 Opposed Large Standing Army.
 Opposition to the maintenance of a large standing army and control of the state militia by democratic prin- .ciples," to the end that this citizen soldiery may never be diverted from its true purpose and be used to jeop- ardize or infringe on the rights and liberties of our people," are also among the blanks in organized labor's platform as to which the candidate is closely questioned.
 Collective bargaining. the rights of labor to organize, to cease work and to strike are important features of the questionnaire. The prospective candidate is to be put on record as to his attitude toward law making it a crime for any employer in any way to interfere with the right of his employees to organize for their mutual benefit.
 Revision of the election code so as to make it easier for the migratory worker to cast his vote, enforcement of the immigration laws, elimi1ation of the middleman and government supervision of public education, are other matters concerning which labor asks opinions Copies of the ques- tionnaire have been sent to all candi- dates who have announced themselves.