Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
|. ". v. LEADERS
ARE SCORED AS
ANARCHISTS
Public Has Only Cold Shoulder
for PiIIagers Spurning Work,
Declares Forbes.
BY c. 3. FORCES.

Those OF US who have experienced
poverty, VINO have known the heart
aches begotten by fruitless search
ing for a chance to work ana nave
learned how inhospitable large
city can be TO the man tramping the
sidewalks are quick to extend sym
pathy to fellow mortals in similay
plight Enforced idleness breeds 4
species Of hopelessness of despair,
Of desperation that none but those
who have tasted it can comprehend
Well fed. warmly clothed, COM
fortably housed and congenially
employed individuals should be slow
to anger over the conduct Of those
OF their brethren who can find no
place in tho world, no opportunity
to work with willing hands and no
pillow or plank on which 10 lay
beating throbbing head
But after making large allowance
for their circumstances, the so-cailed
l. w W marauderS can not hope to
enlist the sympathy or support OF
any law-abiding citizens Their CON
duct has been an exhibition OF anaf-
chy, a challenge to civilization.
These misguided beings want the
world to so back to the level Of
brute life They are no respecters
Of property. in this respect being
lower IN their ideas than some ami
mails They claim the right 10 help
themselves 20 anything they fancy In
the way of food and to select any
building that suits their fancy for a
bed
.i.t r,-.t.-,,
lage and you knock the props from
the whole structure Of civilization.
All law would go by the board Stark
anarchy would be unbridled. Blood
shed and butchery would sweep over
the land.
the whole thing is unthinkable
The ]. W. W. outbreak has demon
Rtrated that only an inhnitesimal per-
centage of even the idle and the i'll
fed share the crazy nothing Of revo-
1utionary ringleaders. There was no
widespread rallying to the l. w w
banner, despite the picnic 1t held out
for recrults-free food and plenty Of
It, warm shelter. Indulgence in eXhi-
billions of defiance of law and order
and much newspaper notice formed
a combination which il Is surprising
so few loafers embraced,
II would be an insult to the nations
toilers to regard the l. w. W. fire.
brands as in any way representing
them or espousing their cause. Tho
whole department of the mob was
repugnant to every sense of decency.
They cursed hands that fed them.
They houted offers of work that
would at least have won them wages
enough to procure food and shelter,
They prated much about their rights
but had nothing 20 say about respoa-
sibilties. The soft answer does not
turn away the wrath OF such charac-
tiers. What is demanded is prompt,
firm, fearless enforcement OF the law.
The little incident has attracted
more attention than it probably de-
served. Yet il is perhaps just as
well that the public were Kept fully
posted OF developments, and that tue
authorities were left in no doubt AS
to the attitude OF all peaceable citi-
zens toward such scatter Drained
lawlessness.
A big banker remarked, discussing
another subject, Capital is capitals
worst enemy" | would add that the
Tannenbaum type OF laDorer Is IA
bors worst enemy.
II is not by such tactics as his. that
victories are won.
However, his irresponsible ebulli-
tion must not be allowed 10 prejudice
the cause of self-respectin labor and
labor organizations There is room
for untold legitimate ort for the
betterment of the worst-paid, unor-
gained toilers-men. women and
children--here and throughout The
whole country. Happily, steady prog
ress is being achieved.
Meanwhile let the Federal Gov
eminent, State governments and mus
nicipal authorities all realize the ur-
gent need for encouraging enterprise
and industry, and for retaining from
all words and acts calculated to re-
tard the recovery in business which,
largely owing TO political uncertainty,
Is overdue.