Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-11

the state would. II necessary be in
voked to suppress II.
He warned the miners particularly
that their worst enemies were those
among their own number or their
sympathi2ers who committed deeds or
violence and he warned the capitalists
that deeds Of violence hy the employ
ers did Just as much damage to their
cause and were just as llagIant out
RACES against the public as the deeds
OF violence committed by the miners
and sympathizers of the miners. and
that one would be no more tolerated
than the other. Therefore, friends.
your first duty is to establish law
and order and II il especially to the
interest Of the wage workers hat law
and order should be established and
they should be the first to join effee-
lively in the movement. No plea
should be entertained for a moment
that would delay ath putting of an
end 70 the regulation of lawless vio-
lence.
''Let the employees remember that
ii NAV be we'll to the interest OF
some Of their leaders for political or
other reasons to have lawlessness ana
disorder continue, but that 1t is pre-
eminently against the interest Of the
w%orkingmen themselves.
Then your duty has not ended, 1t
has only begun. Then you viii have
obtained law and order. but you are
derelict on your duty unless you
treat this merely as the first, al
though a necessary and all important
step IN obtaining justice. In any big
strike not only the employees and
employers are particularly III inter-
est, but the public is toe
1T is not merely your duty but your
right, you people Of Columbus, YOU
people oil Ohio, to insist on knowing
all the facts tina led up to and
brought on this strike and pass ludg-
ment on it,
1T has been alleged to me that the
trouble began because OF y dismissal
by the company of some of its EN-
ployes for asking for higher wages.
II is also alleged that ii has contin-
effort Of the corporation to prevent
the formation of q union among the
employees. Both allegations are de-
MED. You should get authoritative
information as to whether They are
true or false.
'Of course, to dismiss men for
asking for IN increase of wages
would be such an iniamy hat ! can
hardly believe it occurred, but you
find out definitely. To dis
miss men for membership IN or tor
proposing to icin a union would be
almost as bad. The union is just as
much q necessity OF our M
dustrial system as the corporation it.
self. Both must obey the law, but
is q necessity. Under modern
conditions II is oft-times necessary
there should be collective bar
gaining on the part of the men and
this can only come through the union
II am honorary member of a union
If ! were q wage worker
engaged IN manual labor, I should
certainly Join the union. Union men
have no right to force other wage
workers into the union. AS Was SO
we'll ser forth in the admirable re-
port OF the anthracite strike COM
mission. such action is es gross a yio-
Iation OF right rs Is the so-called Sec
ondary boycott.
Bat, it is eqHaly AN outrage for
The employer to discriminate against
he unions and to fail 10 york with
hem IN a spirit OF cordial good faith
)n both sides, Moreover, If your
resent arbitration law is not suffi-
,iently stringent. make il more strin-
and if it is unconstitutional
Imend the constitution
THE state and the municipality /
power to force any public ser
ice corporation to do what is right
( they choose to exercise that power
II is the business Of the people
o see that they so choose.
"in conclusion, friends, your du-
les are two-fCld. First, at once and
Without hesitation to enforce order,
.uppiess violence and see hat the
is obeved in letter and spirit;
- soon as this result has
,een achieved turn at once to the
question Of justice and exert
whole power to find out the
acts. treating any refusal to give
GU all the facts as q confession Of
n injustice has been lone
xert the whole power of the govern
nent to see hat it is remedied forth
With, and # there is any effort to
and If the attempt to remedy
t Is obstructed, see to ii tina there
5 not only remedy but punishment,
nd take steps that will ~effectuallN
a repetition of the injustice.
You people of Columbus ace one
+ the crisis which time to time in
ur American life demand the exer-
Use of the highest qualities OF good
itizenship. II is your immediate
uty to secure law and order, and
nee this has been done it becomes
our even higher and more pressing
uty to see that Justice full and
omplete. is guaranteed alike to the
mployer. the employe and the peo-