The border vidette., 1931-05-16
A PROCLAMATION BY THE Gov
eRNOR OF ARIZONA

Whereas. the mining and smelt
ing Of copper ores is the fore
most industry in Arizona-fur
nishing employment and the
chief means of livlihood of not
only many thousands of our citi
zsns and their families, but en-
tire communities in our state de
pend solely for their continued
existence and for the prosperity
and we'll being of their iuhabit
ants upon the domestic demand
for copper; and
Whereas, vast areas of rich
copper deposits have been dis
covered and are in process of
development in Africa and South
America, and the capitalists OF
the world, including those of the
United States, are desperately
contending for the markets
where this universally necessary
commodity is bought; and
Whereas, the industries of the
United States are the largest
consumers of copper and our
market for this metal is more
valuable than that of any other
nation, and it is for this rich
prize that the producers of for
eign copper are striving with q
zeal not heretofore exhibited 10
the fierce International struggle
for world markets; and
Whereas, the conquest of the
American market by foreign
copper would transfer the mil
lions of dollars now paid to our
American producers and spent
at home to foreigners to be spend
abroad; and
Whereas. the era of the Amer
ican international capitalist has
dawned, of fnanciers who made
their fortunes in protected Am
erica and now seek investments
in all regions of the globe where
q bountiful nature has stored up
bourdless resources; men indif
ferent to international bound
aries and needless of the con
sequences of their foreign &C
tivlties upon the industries of
their homeland; and
Whereas, from the beginning
of the Federal Government
throughout our national life the
protection of American indus
tries and American labor from
the inroads of cheap foreign
competition has been a cardinal
tenet of our craftsmanship that
has been given concrete expires
sion in q series of protective
statutes dating from the birth of
the Republic and continuing to
our day; aud ~
Whereas, the production of the
basic products of our soil. mines
and industries-iron, steel, lead
wheat, cotton, meats. is sustain
ed and augmented by legislation
that insures the American mar
ket to domestic producers, there
by securing employment to many
millions of our people, and guar
anteeing that these great Amer,
ican activities shall be financed
by American money; grown,
mined and fabricated by Amer
ican labor, and consumed in
American industry and homes; !;
and
Whereas. copper is q preem
inent national asset of prosper
ity, of equal Importance with the
other basic elements in our econ
omic life which command q tariff
preference ia the American mar
ket, denied to copper because of
the power and influence of these
American international copper
producers who are holding open
the American copper market Tor
the free entry of foreign copper
on terms that mean the ruin of
the American copper mines; and
Whereas. in aid of holding the
American market open for the
importation of copper produced
through the exploitation of the
African and South American ma
tives, the international capitalist
has entered American politics
and is using his vast financial
and industrial power to prevent
the enactment of a tariff on cop
per imported into the United
States, thus bringing high class
American labor into direct com
petition with the native African
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