Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-04-07
asnipst strife and agitation.


In this way it will most effectualiy
defend itself against the false charge
that it is allied with insurrection and
revolution, and in this way 1t VIII
most readily win the support of rea-
sonabIe and fair-minded people foS
whatever reforms 1t considers to be
for its interest.
Especially there should be no
thought of further agitation or dis
turbance. New strikes, or the out
break of old ones at the present time
will be sure to meet with universal
disapproval from public sentiment.
and the Individual who promotes or
counsels such policy is an enemy.
not only OF the public welfare but al
so of the cause of union labor gem
orally.
The policy of sympathetic strikes,
combined with the theories of social
revolution of radical Missionaries, is re-
sponsible for the present disturbance
which has accomplished nothing OF
good and has done infinite harm.
There should be no more of it, and
| conservative union labor, for its own
sake and for the good of the state, in
which we should all be interested.
should send the agitator and the so
calist to the rear, and act in the In
terest of patriotism, common sense
| md it's own best business interests.
And the other side of the contest,
mated. whether Citizens alliance, cor
| porltion or Individual employer, or
| abstract capital, should pursue no DIFF
ferent course.
The supremacy of law enforced by
military authority, if necessary. is not
an opportunity for reyiving old hates
or Furnishing old injuries or evening
up old scores.
| The maintenance of law can mean
nothing less than the maintenance Oh,
all the law upon all classes and all
individuals.
No better example of what should
be the general policy throughout the
state can be found than is given by
the Pueblo record in the past year
There has been no more powerful
and effective influence in favor of in.
dustrial peace and law and order in
this city than conservative union la
Dor and the conservative union labor
leaders. II is largely due to their eff
forts that agitation and disturbance
have been discouraged and discoun-
tenanced and this city has maintained
peace while others have been at war.
The business men of Pueblo have
| also shown themselves to be fair
minded and reasonable in these mat
ters and they have stood firmly for
the enforcement of the law, the OBJ
servance of all lawful rights, and the
maintenance of the business interests
Of this community as a whole.
No other policy should be tolerated
by any one for the future, and If un-
ion labor men, the business men, and
the people of Colorado generally will
insist upon a similar policy peace will
be quickly restored and further loss
and injury may be avoided.
Every labor agitator should realize
by this time that the cause of honest
labor is being immeasurably hurt with
every days prolongation of the pres.
ent policy of disturbing business af-
fairs in futile efforts to dictate polfs
cies or TO enforce particular views up
on the Colorado people.
The people OF Colorado will manage
their own affairs in their own way,
and when properly appealed to they
are always just, humane and broad
minded. But any attempt to drive
them will inevitably result in resent
ment and if persisted in beyond the
limit OF business endurance which has
now been reached, will result in re-
taliation which is bound to affect ad-
versely the cause of honest and hon
orabe union labor, as well as the
cause of the agitator and the anar-
chist who seeks his influence under
The cloak of union labor.
The time has arrived in Colorado
when all conservative labor leaders
should take firm stand against sense
less and criminal agitation and when
they should insist that all grievances
shall be settled in the regular channel
OF law and order and an appeal to the
justice and patriotism of the people.
Pueblo Chieftain.