Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-10

address of June 26 1926, points out that
copper should be selling today Tor
about "a cents a pound ana that our
copper miner should be paid at least
1928 per cent more than his wage OF
1913. The wage of the Arizona copper
miner in 1918 was $500 per day; hence,
he should be receiving at least $500 a
day with copper selling on a parity
basis with all the other protected do
nestle commodities.
The miner today is receiving only
$495 per day, with no hope OF bettering
himself under the past and present ru-
nous free trade copper policy HIS
only hope of receiving the wage justly
due him is to follow in the Footsteps
of millions of his follow workers who
are paid better wages; that is, seek the
path of protection that they are travel
ing. In SO doing, the copper miner viii
ge the wage his hazardous work justly
entities him to receive.
| We who live within the copper dis
tricts, having our homes here and also
Jour total interests, are Vltally lhter-
| ested in solving this problem. with
the miners and the operating companies
enjoying a livabie compensation, we
can rest assured that our present equi-
ties will be conserved likewise the flu
ture holds the hope that continuous de-
velopment of contiguous mineral areas
Will afford us fortune /.
Arizona n Treasure Land
Our present history emphasizes that
thousands of fortunes were founded
within these western hills, and the fu-
ture holds equivalent opportunities II
1--WE are accorded protection e
A Heritage to Protect
l. Our pioneering forbears had to fight
Indians, were confronted by high trans
portation and supply costs, were devoid
of efficient mine equipment and eff
cient metallurgica1 processes Yet with
unwavering courage and resolute te-
i nacitv they carved opportunities Tor
I, themselves and passed on their good
work to- continue for the benefit OF
Arizona and the nation.
We of the present have only to solve
one problem, whereas they had almost
finsurmountable obstacles to overcome
j We4have but to exercise the same de-
gree Of industrial intelligence exhibited
by our co-laborers within the other
metal industries-secure protection for
the product we produce-in order to
solve the single problem confronting
us.
Surely our economic battle against
! foreign economic foes is not as hazard
Gus as those fought by our pioneering
forbears against the murderous savage
We have merely to erect an economic
barrier for our defense, whereas they
had to erect stockades at the very cost
of their life blood.
Our pioneering forefathers could not
be driven out of these hills by the MUIR
derous Apache, and 1--we of this genera
ton should never submit to be driven
from the homes they have left US
either by the Indian of the Andes or the
savage of the Congo jungles.
We. know, the economic road to FOLLOW
that leads to continuous and uninter-
lrupted prosperity. We possess the in
telligence, courage and tenacity to fol-
low. it persistently and resolutely until
our goal is reached.
Support Cameron, the Leader
We need only give support to Ralph
! Cameron, who has with characteristic
vision, irrefutable logic, matchless sem
atorial energy and sterling statesman
ship, already laid a broad legislative
foundation for the erection of pro-
tective barrier against our foreign foe
/ in the form of free trade copper.
All we need to do is to lend our sup
port to this loyal and tireless public
servant. In so doing, Ralph Cameron
! within very short time, through the
medium of protective tariff, will Sc
cure for the Arizona copper miner the
wage that he is justly entitled to re-
ceive an dwhile will ever be accorded
: the copper miner as long as he con-
/ ltinues to follow the way of American
lism and avoids that dangerous and ever
! destructive labyrinth of International
ism-free trade.
/ Cameron was greeted by an excep-
tionalIy large crowd of Blsbee citizens
who applauded most vigorously his
many telling points.
The senator goes to st. David and
Benson Friday morning, to Tucson
Friday evening, and will speak III
1 Nogales Saturday.