Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-03
uccess crowned every effort.

success crowned every effort.
War Veterans of the Nation
Senator Cameron has made many
visits, not only to federal officials, :,
but to the president himself, in or
der to take up directly with him \
problems Of the war veterans Of the
nation. His most recent achieve
ment in this direction is the assur-
ance that a million-dollar veterans
hospital institution will be erected
in Tucson. Construction work is
but short time off in the future.
Border Army Posts.
Senator Cameron, as ranking
member of the senate committee. on
military affairs, has been success
full in preventing the removal of
troops from the army posts at Doug
las and Nogales. Their retention
means hundreds of thousands of
dollars in income to Arizona COM
mercial and agricultural enterprises.
Arizona Copper. Mines.
Senator Cameron has taken up the
fight to defend the American copper
miner and domestic mine owners
against the competition of the slave
labor of Africa and the peon labor
of South America. Cameron has
given exhaustive study to the prob
lens of copper mining in the United
States, has offered a bill in con-
gress which would impose duty
of six cents a pound on imported
raw copper, and has delivered two
important and impressive speeches
In h0 fn
senator declares that Arizona labor
alone has lost minimum Of about
S6OO,OOO a month for the past five
years due to copper selling below
its average price.
Senator Cameron has secured the
consideration of the situation by the
tariff commission. He says that
unless American copper is properly
protected as provided for in my bill.
we cannot compete with foreign G.
string consequently American
copper producers will be driven out
of business. This calamity must
not happen He is demanding that
the home producers of copper be
protected on the same basis as all
other industries, pointing out that
this is the only great basic industry
left unprotected by congress.
The Colorado River.
Senator Cameron successfully
championed Arizona in the senate
in the fight to prevent California
from forcing the passage of the
somewhat notorious bilE for the
building of a dam across the Col
orado river at Boulder canyon, Cam
10 dc ct9tA
that the Zero hour for Arizona"
had arrived and gave notice to the
enemies Of Arizona that he would
not fail to use every effort TO pre-
vent a consideration of the bill it 1T
came to the senate for vote. It IS
conceded that this. determination on
the part of Cameron made the
friends of the bill fear a filibuster
and shelved the measure in the
lower house until congress recon
venes Arizona looks to Cameron 20
lead a renewed and increased attack
at that time.
Federal Public Buildings
Senator Cameron has been sue
cessful in acquiring federal public
buildings for many towns and cities
in Arizona Globe, Prescott and Tue
son are among the recent bene-
ficiaries in this direction. Appropria-
tions for the Globe, Prescott and
Tucson buildings total more than
$1,0O0,000.
Many Relief Measures.
Senator Cameron has not been
neglectful of necessary relief to
worthy persons. He has introduced
and secured the passage of a great
number of private bills, pensions
and relief measures. In this work
he has been successful in obtaining
the adjustment of many long stand
ing debts of the government to sol
diers. to soldiers dependents and to
others
Pending Legislation.
Following are listed some OF the
pending legislation which Senator
Cameron is sponsoring:
Construction OF a Federal peni-
teniary in Arizona.
Rehabilitation of World War Vet
erans
Increase in the per diem allow
ance for government employees
An act providing for the location
and purchase of lands containing
concentrated minerals.
Bill for Federal building at Yuma.
Tariff on long staple cotton
Bill providing for six cent duty
on copper.
Introducing a bill for pension of
Mrs. Lois Marshall, wife of the Elk
Vice-President.
An act to clear title of the Verde
IRRIGATION Power district
A bill providing for an appropria-
ton of $650,000 for the construction
of road from Maine, Arizona, to
the Grand Canyon.
Senate resolution providing for
constructive study Of the copper
industry.