Show OTHERS VIEWS VIES VIESA I I IDear A CONTRAST Dear Editor I have been reading considerable considerable considerable consider consider- able about the Farmers Holiday Strike said farmers being too proud even yet to say plain striker strike 1 In re reading ding this news I am continually continually continually con con- conI I reminded of such times I gone by as The Haymarket Massacre Massacre Mas Mas- Mas-I Mas sacre in Chicago several lyea years ago At t that time five labor I leaders and a Chicago publisher were hanged for a crime that has been admitted from every every source they were innocent of but of-but but they they I are dead now but not forgotten Then later the railroad strike of 93 93 when farmers went on duty I for the railroads and carried saw- saw off Imaginary imaginary imaginary im Im- off ed-off shotguns shotguns' to ward strikers who were supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed to be going to rip up the tracks But the strikers rs won The I above are only two of the many abuses labor went through for emancipation doing their own peaceful fighting without throwing throwing throwing throw throw- ing the nation into civil war as black was done to Free the slaves of the south south and and what a travesty that Freeing has turned turned turned turn turn- ed out to be I I During the World War labor called a truce on all labor troubles trouble and left it to President Wilsons Wilson's administration n to have a commit committee tee appointed to settle any anc and andall andall all labor disputes Notwithstanding ing those committees were Invariably Invariably invariably appointed two men eri from the employer and one from th employ employ- employed led ed labor carried on on in true Patriotic patriotic patri patri- otic spirit of the times Then came Hardings Harding's administration administration administration adminis adminis- and strikes and outs lock-outs were common throughout the entire entire entire en en- tire nation but these abuses to tc labor w were re soft-peddled soft by the na national national press preas But at that time The uThe Boys were home from over there and were put to work which was right but Instead of being employed employ employ- ed at their old Jobs which which- they had left while defending their country they were scattered on new jobs as apprentices at apprentice wages which wage the employers were partially re for foi forthe forthe the training of these Ex Service men mien I am not arguing against the Service Ex-Service men Rather I I am indeed glad that even that little help was afforded them for their services overe there there there- there and and nd it was a small reward to say th the most moat Those Service Ex men at that time did not know th that t they were being used to disrupt labor They were not allowed to join unions because they were Consequently Consequently Conse COWIC- the years 1921 to 1923 saw m many more strikes throughout through through- out the nation among the technically technically technically ally trained men and these nonunion nonunion nonunion non non- union men were used to break those strikes Thousands of ot men were thrown out of jobs and many hav hay been able to get back to work at the same jobs Business Business Business Busi Busi- ness was and is organized under such sounding high-sounding names as The Utah Associated Industries etc and have maintained a n. very efficient efficient effi ern- dent Black List contrary to tho the laws of the nation and of every state of the nation Today many men who have helped to maintain that blacklist blacklist blacklist black list are running for lor public office and are seeking the votes of the people Today Farmers in many states 1 j I are conducting a Farmers Holiday Holiday Holi Holi- day Strike Dou you see labor going out to help break up that strike No Indeed On the contrary you see Unemployed Labor seeking to aid the farmers In their effort to obtain cost of production production production tion prices for their produce Let LetI Letus Letus I us hope the farmers farmers will not forI forget forget for for- get labors' labors present attitude when I again labor needs some cooperation cooperation cooperation tion in their fight of emancipation The farmer who thinks he is not nota a Laborer is perverted in fact for he labors more hours per day at less pay than any wage slave black or white ever did Farmers and laborers should stand shoulder should should- I er to shoulder at the ballot box boxI I and elect their own candidates and andI I dont don't mean by that that they I should elect men who have come up FROM the ranks of labor and FROM FRO the farm but rather men who have come up WITH the Farm and WITH labor America needs Patriots at the Ballot Box this year instead of politicians and as always when patriots are needed they will come from the farms and from labor Yours THE DOOR KNOB |