Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-07-25
Significance of Seattle Affair

The riot in Seattle. Washington, last Friday,
a synopsis of which appears in todays paper in
another column, should be warning to those
organizations that for several years have been
fomenting discord and discomfort among certain
classes of people throughout the country.
There is, and has been for the last decade a
growing conviction among many of the idlers and
certain of the working men of the country Thy
working men we mean those who work for an en-
ployer at given wage per day, or other period,)
that it is their high right to do as little pos
sible and demand as much as possible for it.
Along with this view there has been taught an
other that the property of every man, if it repre-
sents considerable accumulation of wealth. is
the rightfu prey of every other man who doesn't
happen to have so much. The result of these
teachings is that there has been developed a
widespread spirit of anarchy among the classes
above ment oned, wholesome disregard for law
and order, contempt for government. and the
return to the policy of primitive mantle belief
that might and not right should rule.
The Industrial Workers of the World, one Of
the chief offenders have been cause of trouble.
strife and violence wherever they have appeared.
In San Diego, CAL, last fall, the citizens arose
en- masse and drove them from that city. Some
two months ago disorder. followed by the arrest
camps of the construction companies engaged in
building the Utah Southern railroad in Utah county.
The latest and most significant difficulty in
which the above class figured as the object of
attack, occurred at Seattle last Friday, when some
500 sailors from the United States batteships
stationed in the harbor and citizens of Seattle,
attacked the Industrial Workers and Socialist
headquarters and destroyed everything of value.
throwing the furniture into the streets and set.
ting fire to it. 1t is said that the movement was
prompted by two causes. one the beating of two
sailors by Industrial Workers at street meeting
the night before and the other speech by Sec.
rotary Daniels Of the navy during the day. in
H H%aRt as as saa aat taa 81 should
from the country. The sailors needed no further
incentive, and in the early evening marched out
TO do battle to the Workers and the Socialists
They were aided and encouraged by hundreds OF
citizens. and so formidable were they that the
police department, had it so desired. was abso
lutely helpless They did not cease their attack
until everv reading room and the headquarters o.
the two organizations had been completely des
troyed.
While the action of the sailors can not b.
approved by those who believe in law and the
adjustment of differences and difficulties in thu
COURTS, dlter giving all parties nearing, 1t j
but trife of what will occur in the future unless
agitators cease their efforts to spread discomfort
The American government has reached it's pres
ent envous position among the nations of the
world solely because of the absolute lbert,
granted to all its citizens, and which as natura
result, has afforded equal opportunities to ALL the
measure of the individuals success depending
upon but two factors his thrift and ability. the
other the particular location in which he puts
! forth his efforts. that is. whether or not it is
suited to his own line of endeavor.
The constant pratte of idle agitators who
are living off the creduous who contribute to
their support in order to maintain them in their
position as LEADERS, stirring up strife and
breeding discomfort, and there is certain to come
a time, and it will come sooner than many an
tcipate, when the crisis will be reached, and then
there will be an adjustment that, unless present
indications fail, will be fraught with tears and
sorrow ANA
A country whose form of government is such
that poor, but honest, railsplitter was elevated
! to the highest office, that of president. where
free schools apd compulsory education exist,
whose laws are made by representatives elected
oy vote of the people, and whose citizens. rich
and poor. are given absolute freedom consistent