United labor bulletin., 1914-10-03

as We apply to the acts of American
citizens No surrender, merely
for temporary peace, should be made to
those who melted and directed the law
lessness which has taken place in Colo
RADIO"
Do you notice, my dear President, the
devilish cunning in those words? Max
ing believe that my people are on a
level almost with the beast of the fields,
he takes this monstrous distortion and
makes it serve as an excuse that no
concessions should be made. Is this
man "Welborn'' so much above foreign
birth" that the latter deserve no COM
parison at all with american citizens? :?
Will you Judge as this traitor to my
people would wish you to Judge? If, as
he says, that his company is desirous
to obtain at all times the very best
class of workmen," and since so large
a number of these are of foreign birth"
does not this put Mr.. Welborn in the
most contemplate light! My people
are employed because they are desira-
BILE and efficient workers. Does any
right minded person think that an en-
ployer would employ gang of cut
throats as Mr.. Welborn would have us
believe he had the misfortune to do?
The troubles OF Colorado will never
become settled by laying the crimes of
the Welborns upon the innocent shoul-
ders of those of foreign birth The
character of the despot and defamer
stares one in the face from every line
OF Mr.. Welborn's letter. He will not
arbitrate a single contested point and
will make no surrender of the slightest
nature that will make him dependent
on any other authority than his 'knowl-
edge Of mercantile conditions" That is,
to obtain by all means the largest re-
turns by the least expense. This in
eludes every crime which Unrestricted
corporation rule has ever inflicted on
its helpless wage slaves.
More than ever does the necessity for
the protection of my people from the
beast conception which such as Mr.. We'll
born entertains for those OF foreign
birth become imperative. What will not
those do to my people who confess that
they regard them as unworthy of any
consideration because of their ignorance
'They must not be judged as American
citizens are Judged" Why not Is that
the reason why they employ my peo-
pie? Because they are only foreign
trash they can be ground up in the cor
poration mills and are not entitled to
the protection extended to American
workers? Is this the American spirit OF
fair play! No! y thousand times no!
1t is the demand of soulless, savage
and dangerous monopolistic corporation,
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
Mr.. Welborn mentions Huerta and
Mexico He says:
"The United States government re-
fused to purchase peace with Huerta in
Mexico at the expense OF sound political
morality"
For precisely the same reason the gov
ernment of the United States must re.
! fuse to treat with the Huerta of Colo
rado-Welborn-and the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company. What brought peace
to Mexico was the complete destruction
of Huerta's power, physically, financial
ly. morally and politically. That is
what the Huerta of Colorado needs
Welborn & Co. And, by the blood OF
Louis Tikas they will get it. Let them
refuse the truce now pending and de-
struction will wait on their doorstep.
Better that my people die in a battle
for justice than languish and suffer un-
der the heel of despotism. Let the pro
lection OF the government be withdraw
and my people must again take up arms
for the defense of their rights and theil
lives.
Very sincerely and most respectfully
submitted
PERICLES FOREIGNBIRTH.