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Show RADICAL STItlKKS FAIL Radical labor who have caused tremendous loss to miners of Western West-ern slates in past two years. The last big strikes to fail were those in 1 lie Coeur d' Aleut and Butte districts. dis-tricts. In botli cases the miners lost months of pay by striking to enforce unjust demands of the radical elements. ele-ments. The strikes were doomed to failure from the start as any thinking think-ing man could see, but the rank and file, of honest, level headed workmen had to suffer on uc.couut of radical leadership. How long will the rank and file stand these losses due to such dictation? Employers and mine operators have reached the breaking point; industry in-dustry can stand no more in the way of increased cost of operation. In the case of the mine operators as fast as they have met one demand, other concessions were immediately asked, of a nature which could not be granted. Radical leadership is rapidlyalien-i. rapidlyalien-i. ling public smypathy in regard to strikes and it is now being generally general-ly rec.ongnized throughout the country, coun-try, that the persons who are responsible re-sponsible for the payrolls, the frieght bills, the taxes, and the material costs., and who have met these demands de-mands year in and year out, should have a voice in judging of the limitations limit-ations of their properties. The Utah Copper Co. has taken a big step toward eliminating the ,. :iV:-sionnl agitator and the demoralizes de-moralizes strike, by establishing the moralizing strike, by establishing a .council of employes chosen semiannually semi-annually by ballot, to confer with company officials on questions arising and thus by voluntary mediation fettle difficulties. Labor should heartly co-operate as the whole problem of industrial peace and prosperity is at stake. |