The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-05
CHICAGO STRIKE


scenes enacted In Chicago and in War
saw. The same class OF people, with
no respect for the government or the
laws reign supreme and the police aud
officials do not dare TO molest them
for fear of losing few votes at the
next elJ,tioR Innocent men anS
women, and even children are dubbed
and beaten into insensibiltty by the
anarchist sympathizers with the Chi
cago strikers and the only way the
police find it out is by reading the
newspapers. Men, who have no In
terest in the strike are shot down In
Geld blood: the hoodlum element which
controls the business and politics OF
Chicago commit crimes. holdups burg
laries and robbery, all in the name and
under the protection Of labor unions
Everyone admits that labor has a
right to organize for self protection
and to secure their just proportion OF
wages and a reduction in the working
hours. They have right TO make ie-
mands upon their employers and re-
fuse to work If their demands are not
complied with, but here their rights
END. They have no right to organize
mobs and become breakers OF the law;
they nave no right to stop hacks and
examine the bundles OF women. or
stop street cars and hrutally beat in
nocent persons who have no interest
In the CONT oversy The excuse that
they believe them to be in sympathy
with the Employers Association Is
wilfuI> and preneditated falsehood and
is not even justifable as an excuse.
1t must be understood that the
teamsters' union are not responsible
as an organization for these outrages.
They have requested their members TO
obey the law, but Chicago. like st.
Petersburg. is infested with an an
archist element who delight In killing
people and destroying property. In
st Petersburg, the emperor rules with
an iron hand and Cossacks are In
structed 10 fire upon the mobs when
they attempt any disturbances. The
public hold up their hands in holy
horror at what they deem outrages.
but considering the fact that most Oh
these disturbers are anarchists or
men of that brand, the end often justi-
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fies the means. If soldiers could be
sent to Chicago with instructions to
fire into these mobs, killing every one,
it would o4 a blessing to Chicago and
rid that city Of its dangerous element
and the nation of thousands OF req
handed. blood-stained, black-hearted
anarchists, who have no respect FOR
our country or its laws, but who. like
pirates, seek to plunder. rob and Kill
The teamsters' union is blamed for
all of these over acts, and the sym
pathy of almost the entire population
of Chicago and the United States Is
against the unions. There Is no Ques-
tion of the ultimate result Of the strike
The union will lose, as they have lost
nearly every strike during the pas'
two years. Not but what the strike
was justifable and the hard working
men are entitled to the concessions
demandeS. but tn questions az
not considered by the public. It II
the question of mob rule. Of dastardlI
and cowardly outrages committed upor
innocent people, all laid to the door o
the strikers.
There is one way to prevent strikes
and rid the country Of the lawless ele
ment. and that is by having polio
force that is not cowardly and no
afraid to enforce the laws. Anothe
way is to forever close the gates 0
Castle Garden against foreign immi
grafton. No one objects to the homes
intelligent citizen Of whatever coun
try or nationality, but the Unite
States should not be the dumpin
ground, as it has been for the seui
and scurf Of creation; the law break
ers. anarchists and the criminal ele
ment of the old world. This class g
TO the large cities and organize int
bands or bandits and land pirate
take advantage Of every labor stril
to murder ,pilliage and destroy. Th'
ere a dangerous element in any con
munlty, the breeders Of sedition al
lawIessness; tine same element tn
take their inspiration from the Appe
TO Reason and other similar period
calls which encourage them In th'
acts of lawlessness in order to bul
up a. political organization born
crime, nursed in anarchy and brous
up by politicians, who dare not enfor
or even demand the enforcement