Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-08-12
For President
WOODROW WILSON
For Vice President
THOMAS r. MARSHALL
The Real Enemy Of Unions

Au0 newly designated OmClal Or-
gan Of the Grays Harbor and Hoquiam
Trades and Labor Councils" becomes
peeved at the Herald because it pro-
tested against this insiduous propa.
gandist Of the anarchistic doctrines
of the Industrial Workers of the
World and the Red Wing of the so
cialist party posing as the mouthpiece
of self respecting union men on Grays
Harbor. Protested against the union
man with family and small home
the one who has given hostages to
fortune and has a stake in the coun
try-being SO grossly mirepresented
by this nomadic bunch of agitators
whose work in life appears to be to
stir up trouble for resident workmen,
graft them all that is possible and
disappear in search Of fresh crop
of dupes when the graft ceases.
The writer has closely observed
the growth of unionism on Grays
Harbor. is acquainted with a large
number of union men, has been in
close touch with many in the opera
ton of a union printing office for man!
years and feels fully qualified to ex
press the opinion that the great ma
jority of the class of men whose mem
membership have given trades
unions the standing they have in this
section. are true citizens, and have
absolutely nothing in common with
either the l. w. w. anarchists and
their destructive doctrines, or the
sympathizers with and apologists for
the murder Of 81 men at Los Angeles,
whose only Offense was an honest eff
fort to earn a living for twenty wives
how widows-and SO children-now
fatherless.
1t was for denouncing an editorial
in this "Organ" that not only sym
pathized with perpetrators of the Los
Angeles horror but actually justified
it, that has vexed the Organ" and
the Herald accepts the denunciation
and abuse Of such sheet as a com.
pliment to be proud Of In it's abu
sive article. the "Organ" in man.
ner characteristic of such publica-
tiOns quotes but portion of the
article in the Herald, probably asham-
ed to print 1t in full. We, however,
being neither ashamed nor too mod
est, reprint it below, and we bespeak a
careful reading by every real union
man on Grays Harbor-not the para
sites who prey upon uniOnism-and
see for themselves how they are mis-
represented by their Official Organ"
Unions and Socialism
Labor leaders have wisely discoun-
tenanced the Introduction of party
politics into unionism, knowing that
their introduction was not only for
eign to the purpose of trades unions
but would operate to their ruin if in
tuieed in. Trades unions in Ho-
GUAM. however, seem to have Il no
ton they know more about chis thing
other labor leader in the country who
il such from desire to elevate the
workman, and knows enough to ac-
complish the result sought.
The Trades and Labor Council! of
Hoquiam has not only fostered the in
PRODUCTION of party politics. but is
seemingly conducted more as poll
tical party than labor organization.
and as such is publishing party
paper, and this paper is so conduct
ed as to cast rejection upon the pa
triotism OF every union man on Grays
HarbOr. 1t poses as sOcialistic. but
its endorsement Of Anarchist Lin
coin Steffens shows its real bias.
The following excerpt from its
last issue will give the reader
an idea of it's teachings. Quot
ing Mr.. Steffens in his testimony
in the DarrOw case as saying, of
the Los Angeles horror "He
would have the McNamaras go
Free because the crime was not
an individual but a social crime
a revolutionary and not legal
crime in which great class of
people was involved"
Commenting on this anarchstic re-
ply, the Hoquiam Trades and Labor
through its official organ,
says:
"Steffens here utters a truth,
which the enemies of the labor
movement and their hired daily
press have steadfastly refused to
recognize. The crimes committed
by the McNamaras We're simply