The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-09-21
G. G. HARTLEY HITS =.
BELOW LAB0R'S BELT
Terms Men Of Labor AS "White-
Livered towards What Is
the Truth?

That was a cruel and uncalled for
attack on the men Of labor made by
G. g. Hartley, owner Of stock In tho
Interstate Traction company. the hold
ing corporation for the Duluth Street
Railway company, in letter to the
Duluth Evening Herald.
Mr.. Hartley did not send his letter
to his own paper, the Duluth News
Tribune, for he was given to UNDER
stand that he could not dictate the
editorial policy Of that paper. The
men Of labor are under many obli-
cation to Mile Bunnel and c. s..
Mitchell of the morning paper for the
magnificent courage they have dis
played during this strike.
Mr.. Hartley charged that Duluth
was breeding a generation Of as
tough hoodlums and gangsters as
ever infested and disgraced any COM
muntty." He said this was due to the
fact that the city was licensing $50
saloons and "dens Of vice." Such an
attack comes with poor grace from a
man who piled up a large part of his
fortune from rent received from sa-
loonkeepers and keepers Of "dens Of
vice" in that portion Of the city COM
monty known as the Bowery. There
were no less than five saloons and one
designation house in his building
which was located upon the site nov
occupied by the 500 depot.
'White-L vered Cowards."
Mr.. Hartley says again: These
thriftless, worthless outlaws, backed
and supported and egged on by the
same white-livered towards that
backed the McNamaras. are now de-
voting themselves to the destruction
Of Duluth's superb street car equip
the wives and children Of our citi-
Zenus."
The men who supported the Nc
Namaras were composed largely Of
the workingmen Of Duluth. They be-
lieved in, the McNamaras until they
confessed their guilt. They did not
at any time support their crimes. Dur
ing this strike the men of labor have
shown to the public that they are
foremost in championing law and or
der. It is this kind Of men Mr.. Hart
ley calls "wh1te-livered towards"
Possibly II the story Of Mr.. Hart
ley's conduct from the time he lob
bied to induce the legislature of Min
nesota to grant g. one-sided monopoly
franchise to the Duluth Street Rail-
way company without giving the .peo-
pie Of this city the right to say a
word about its terms, could be writ
ten today, we would be able to con-
vince the people that it was men Of
his type and the course they pursued
that made it possible for such men as
the McNamaras to commit crimes
against society. -
Worst Than Violence.
There are some things worse than
physical violence and for Mr.. Hartley
let it be said, men should come be-
fore the public with clean hands be-
fore casting any reflections upon 9TH
er men who are fighting honest bat
ties in the interest of labor and all
the people,.
Mr.. Hartley paid q fine tribute to
Mr.. Warren for the service he has
rendered in building up the street
railway systems Of Duluth and SUI
perior. Labor has no quarrel with
the management Of the street railway
company on this matter. Its objection
to Mr.. Warren is that he is a. petty
tyrant, who holds his employees in
subserviency and denies them every
species of Industrial .lihertv