Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-14
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MONDAY EVENING. SEPT. 4. 1903
sERiuos MENACE.

SERtUOS MENAGE.
The following article from the AS
ISOLATED Press. which appeared u yes
terday's morning papers, IL Significant
and somewhat alarming.
According to well matnred plans,
moi only 81 the great railroad corpo.
rations. but of the larger investors Of
capital In building operations, there
Is likely to be a general cessation Of
building operations during 1904. which
will make that year memorable to the
trades Interested. The statement OF
one Of the largest contracting con-
Germs In the country connected with
railroad construction work is the basis
for the assertion that at least $780,.
900, 900 worth Of building operations
proposed for 1904 have actually been
called on and the plans have been re-
called from the architects and engi-
necrs.
It Is also said that 50 far as known
there will be nothing In the shape Of
new work undertaken the coming
year, and when the present contracts
arc completed a period Of waiting will
ensue. II will be q waiting for the
general labor situation to settle down
and the end OF the factional war and
strikes that have almost destroyed
confidence in building"
1t IL time that the intelligent friends
Of organized labor get together and
consider the very serious menace that
confrpnts them. Also II Is time that
the people generally Of the United
States, the business men, the profess.
ional men and the farmers recognize
that tho United States Is At the pres
emit time faced by one Of the most
alarming conditions In her history.
Such friends Of labor Is Clarence Oar
row, the famous attorney for the an.
thracite coal miners; John Mitchell,
the biggest man Of them all. and the
beloved Chief Arthur before his
death. and hundreds of others have
repeatedly sounded the note OF warn,
ing against the false and irrational
methods that we're gaining ground.
They have pointed out that an indus
trial panic such as confronted the
country in 1894 wiz inevitably ensue.
unless saner counscls prevail.
The diniculty Is not with the old
and solid unions. 1t is with the swarm
Of new and cheap unions organized
within the last year OF two. to which
any one can belong. and which have
no real interest IN the country and
no intelligent understanding Of the
Importance and meaning Of trade nm
ionism.
There 10 absolutely no natural rea
son why the prosperity which hai
prevailed for the last eight year
should not continue. The crops ar,
good. the markets are strong and thu
mass of undigestcd securities which
threatened to be q source Of injury (,
the business interests OF the countr.
are being rapidly sssimiiated.
II q panic be brought about. 4 \
every village there are scores OF idl
men vaInly seeking employment a
any price; II all railroad building nn
other development cease. the insan
action Of ignorant labor agitators an
unwIse unions will be respon sibl,
And TO the laboring mar win com
an injury more %grievous than the ten
porary taking away Of his means I
snpport-the death kneil OF trades al
ionIsm, a cause as sacred and porter
tious for good as the cause Of huma'
ity. will have been sounded
We believe mos, heartily IN u
principles OF trade unionism. We b
lieye the laboring man has advance
the interest Of himself and his 81
ployers immeasurably during the pa
score Of years by means Of inteliigel
organization. VIII not the wise NJ
intelligent laboring men before Il
too late arouse themselves to the 8
rious nature Of the calamity that
impending. II unIonism Is TO con,inu
A. for the uplifting and we'll being
the citizens Of this country. II shoul
continue. II MUST HAVE THE PEI
PIE ON ITS SIDE. Let US not !