The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-14

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unions public spirited men who choose to
serve their state and nation as members
OF the National Guard Tensved h pr9 If1s
careless ise s. and gI apparently Indifferent Of the
people to the aggressive encr9,aenmeehiIs
Of the unlawful regulations BY which
many of the organizations seek to achieve
their ends Employers driver; IN INTO @, oop-
bination. and employees must recede from
their unlawful position or take the con.
sequences. Tho better element. which ], y
and put down the mob spirit. This IS
the United States of sA1ner RIGA, In when
every man Is personally Interested n n
maintaining good government i ana Tug ru's
There may have been too many I cq }ho
cessions in our Legislative bodies also TO the
unreasonable demand Of labor o ,n stsae
Legislatures. but extends to the Ma,iohaa
Congress. Many enactments destructive
Of personal rights have GrePt I'M INTO weak onr
yielding OF truculent men who feared the
effect OF the la Dor vote upon their re-
election. There has been too much OF inns ms
baneful legislation, and 'need scaIceis
impress upon you the truth mat t EN-,
porizing with lawlessness Is an invttat'o'l y
to anarchy.
COAL$sTRIKE THE CAUSE.
Il think that 1t is nov the genera az !,
of the past two years Is due in a large
degree to the unsatisfactory method e EN-,
ployed in the settlement OF the great e Goa.
strike The issues between the owners
and operators of the mines and the miners
were emphatic and not conceaieo. ~ !.
was a square fight as to Whetne tn ne
the mines. There was a pretense Of grls eI.
general condition was satisfactory. The
Gisgrace 10 the State Of PENNSYLVANIA and
a Reflection upon the national govern
ment. Had the Governor Of Pennssiy IVA 10,
done his full duty an ana fos sun aeuritv a. lie
and property, the strike would have ended
in three weeks. and the patched up peace
OF the commission. made er Chief
respect and esteem. We, were on the
verge Of great crisis .ana ne spas az "
.nately, this has been construed py tne
aggressive advocates of mob rule in the
unions as an exhibition OF fear or COW
What in my opinion. sh1,udi have We been en-
pointed. was to call out the entire ,n Ma "a
e one bris aaau and If that did not prove
sufficIent to protect the thousands who
We're ready and anxious TO return to work;
the services of the regular army and sent
it to the scene of the insurrection. with
or without the consent of the state execu-
6l"Tha coal strike was not a local matter.
1T was national in Its. scope and fleet;
Nothing Is ever settled until y Is settleu,
right and the eomnssioh s.l'p Wis SuG
pp fs5s5b hs s fhs Contest bs
fought over again to finish niter the
= ~ Dto MOB SPIRIT.
THE strained relations between EMPLOY
ers and employees In most Of our large
cities is deplornble,, IN San Francisco the e.
diverted and building operations IN a
are are b i in their efforts to punish con:
splracy by the refusal Ct the e, oeers Of
rs tons. on the ground that such pro.
duction would tend TO incrimlnate them.
AS a remedy for the present condlti on
"Thou shalt love thy, nelghbor as thy
SELF this be ehlm nrt hspin he p c fbe
direction Of betterments for labor and
more generous spirit by al employers TO-
wards their employees Men made IN Gods
image should not DC trea,eu - AZ he run eto
capacity. There is a crying need for
greater humanity and a broader philan-
'thropy-better homes better factories.
more air, more light wash. rooms, ,lnn ad
better sanitary conditions Of all kinds
a proper regard for reasonable complaints
and Better protection. There must be
better understanding between man and
man, employer and employe, ana mutua!
concessions which may pe ~ ff,o on geo
thing Is certain: unionism, which backs
IN It's uggressions with dynamite can
not exist long under republican skies nor
can It long survive a coalition with Sc
cialism and anarehlsm. -, :, ], ,,,,,,,.
The celebration of the societies was pre-
Of Wash shin b. G.. who took the place.
Of President John Ashby Williams. Of
the Jefferson Society, who Is ~ MayHes-
Vile, N. O., in attendanee upon tns sLu,
dents' Young Mems chflsllall Assoe'u''o''
orator y medaist, Jefferson soclety-Jos-
eph s. Lawton, Louisville. KY; orator
edals WashingpH soedI ebs ~ m NJ hGp
erts Of hensasIs9iy wood 81
Fraderick city, Md Mn Wood was also
the reniplent OF the board OF visitors
medal far the best debater IN the two
societies. THE Harrison trophy, offered
by Professor James a. HARRISON, or me ~,
dehatInr team in tho two societies was
awnrdei the Jefferson Society, which was
represemted BY Mr.. John AshbY Williams.
tifp washington, p, G.. and Mr. Roger d.
Wood, OF Frederick CITY, Nd ,,.o, !.
( The following degrees a nave peen an
i's re,asi,, Rerkeley. of Roanoke, VA.