Show r- r r Reflecting on Labor labor has made a clean declaration of O ORGANIZED loyalty to the government go in itt the present crisis realizing realizing realizing real real- izing that the future of labor rests with wih the tile success of izing American arms anis We c believe that the thc pledge was made Blade mace merican in all al sincerity notwithstanding the fact fac that the St. St Louis street car strike casts a serious reflection on labor At thi this distance it i would uld be difficult to determine the t merits meris of the St. St S1 Louis strike but one thing thing is iS plain and that is that a strike involving il three thousand men which cripples a city's industry is not in keeping with wih the pledge given by national labor leaders Federal agents seem to have evidence indicating that the I. I W. W V. V W. W leaders rete at the bottom of the trouble On the other oilier han hand the strikers announce that they hanI have han havethe I the he t support of the federated organizations of St. St louis Louis which would involve the legitimate labor which ha has haa pledged pledged its support to the government o The United States is in iu no condition to tolerate strikes which tic tie up or clog the wheels of industry necessary sary to the conduct conductor of or the war While the carmen are not engaged ng cd in m a war industry they ther cripple ripple industry directly related to io the war when they ther stop traffic Our faith Our in the sincerity of labors labor's patriotic declaration declaration declara declara- labor troubles We Ve tion is i not broken by In the renewal of b believe that the fin final l investigation will wi show either ether that the I. I IV W.- W. Yo W. W precipitated the strike rr r that flint it is iR countenanced countenanced coun oun- b by local bodies without regard to the stand taken b by bunion union labor in the nation The government should take prompt prompt steps to bring about a settlement i because e if the movement mo goes unchecked strikes will wi follow in war vai wat industries vital ital to th the conduct of t the e war var Local labor or organizations for the tH most part haye have dis discovered els- els us- us W. W and will not be covered the perfidy of the L T. W. W r. ri e misled h that that band of German sympathizers They however oj m must mt t g 5 fn further in the conduct of of their orders s during the war var and steer clear cear or of action which is not I cons consistent stent with wib the stana stand taken by the Amel American cnn Federation Federation Fedr Fed Fed- of Labor r I 1 1 I |