Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-02
ORGANIZED LhBcR's LESSON.

The IIcNamaras are guilty of whole
sale murder and the terrorism of dyna-
mite Ivy their own confession. In it
they implicated as particeps crininis
the great union Of which John P. Nc
Nanara was secretary treasurer. The
black shadow of the crime is thrown
over all unionism and upon all organ
ICED labor There is no escape from
that. 1t Is as tho a presidential cab
met officer had conspired against the
constitution of the United States His
to escape responsibility for his ac.
Neither can the acts OF the officers of
a powerful national organization of
unions be evadcd by organized labor
The McNamaras and their associated
dyna mitards murdered and destroyed
for an idea Theirs was no act of IN
dividuals but an organized policy Of
terrorism as deadly and determined ano
pursued with as cruel purpose as any
ever conceived in anarchy. Dynamite
is the last word Of violence, murder the
final argument Of hate. There is more
Of tyranny in the idea that dynamite
is the answer TO denial of the demands
of a union than in the other idea tina,
| starves the worker who protests. The
violence Of past strikes, destruction OF
! property, smuggling and the unchecked
| intemperance of the mob spoke agar
! in the explosion which wrecked tht
! Of labor and destroyed its value else
where. The McNamaras We're the high
priests of that cult of organized labor
which counsels, connives and executes
violence. cult which has long bee-
over-inhuential and powerful II
unionism. The elimination was to have
been expected. Open disgrace for al
is the sure promise Of vicious leader.
ship.
public confidence from which it will re
quire many years to recover. It ha
earned and deserved it. It must ear,
and deserve rne respect It Graves. Whel
it does 1t will get 1t. The fight will
the Times was first Of all the typo
graphical unions fight 1t was con
Quoted bitterly enough but without VIC
leace. The typographical union lon,
ago evolved from gross violence an
printing trade was burdened wit
"tours" and alcoholics violence was nc
uncommon. Then, the officers Of ii
unions were not selected more for thei
minds than for their mouths. The printe
of today is the equal in citizenship Of an
: other class, and his union is a bushes
body of business-like men. It pursue
| its objects with unfailing pertinacit
but it stays respectable. The geners
;. decency of the typographical union IL
sists that it shall be represented de
!, Gently and by cousiderate officials.
deserves It's credit because 1t has just
: fed by trustworthiness the trust
: which it is held. Its individual men
n bers realize that the union must
e judged by those who speak ar
q act for 1t.
Our neighbors who are union me
= are neither murderers on dynamitssda
e As neiehhors and friends and c1tf1a,
e they break even with other man. b
in too many unions they are misrepf,
: scented by those who act Tor rnsn. y
f1ciaIly and those who assume to spes
for them on the street and N publ
places. The McNamaras do not At
represent the great mass Of unionis'
They do not represent the great ma
. Of steel workers. Bat shsy do rsSTsss
the c,ass who are loudsst In coun'