Evening journal., 1914-06-01
MONDAY JUNE /. 1914
A RRoADsTDE PROM THE LABOR SIDE.

BROADSIDE FROM THE LABOR SIDE.
THE Junior order OF United American Mechanics
i Is composed largely OF working Thou
sands OF its members identified actively with
ganized labor. They are not in sympathy however
with that form Of labor unonism which resorts to
murder. assault, arson dynamite and violent and
destructive resistance to yconsttuted American au-
thorly. That fact is revealed once more through a
statement Of the strike situation in Colorado that has
been issued IN pamphlet form by Kensngton Council
No 6. Jr o. u. A. NJ of Denver that State The state
ment was prepared by a special committee appointed
by the council to investigate the strike situation and
to make a report THAT report was adopted unani-
mously by Kensington Council on May 10 last.
Direction was given that it be printed In pamphlet
form and sent out to the public to relieve the
officials and the militia of Colorado of the odlum that
has been heaped upon them by labor agitators as n
result the destruction Of life and property in the
coal fields.
The investigating committees report absolves the
militia from responsibility the killing of women
and children the so-called Battle OF Ludlow and the
burning Of the strikers village Point is made that
the foreign strikers deserted their women and chill
dren, placing Of them in holes beneath the tent
floors where they smothered to death IL also is
asserted that the strikers in hand, took to the
hills near the camp and opened fire the small de-
tachment OF militia and unnecessarily fixed the bat
tie lines IN such way that many Of the strikers bull
lets meant for the militiamen went into the camp
among the women and children Investigation con
eined Me s5mmittee that the fault for the of life
squarely upon the shoulders Of the strikers"
There are other declarations IN the report which,
in view OF the laborng and union membership Of the
Junior Order OF United American Mechanics are re-
markable For instance there is this ssathing COM
ment upon professional labor agitators who live and
thrive by stirring up trouble between contented en-
poyers and employees and who also, in too many
Instances incite their followers Of awessness
and violence
These labor agitators are not workers themselves
but are mere parasites worldngmen's organiza-
uons and they have for many years taught their de-
luded followers class distinctions class hatred and
prejudice and have encouraged class war; and people
who ought 70 know better have blindy encouraged
them in their false teachings
They talk OF industrial war" as cliblv and elee-
tuiy as though great enterprises were built up by
the burning and destruction of property and though
men would be attracted to enterprises in which they
are daily in danger of assassination
To them the destruction by violence of a factory
plant is but incident in the carrying on of their
very important and helpful factor in their cam
pagns for raising money
These labor agitators under different names. in
Pennsylvania Molly Maguires i'm Idaho and
Colorado as the Western Federation of Miners and
the United Mine Workers have openlv tanpbt
and freely pracsed the Of force even Thought 4
hatred and class war
The confession of the McNamaras as TO the blow
Ing up OF the Times Building in Los Angeles ane
other Wholesale destruction Of properties by dyna
Workers illustrates their method of procedure
This present trouble in Colorado was deiiberatel
brought about not because Of any conditions in tn
mines but by these same labor agitators who are mo-
workers and who seek to prevent others from wori,
ing.
That they are mere labor agtators with no inten
ton or desire TO work or plan work for others
shown by the fact that Gov Ammons last fan offere
to the United Mine Workers thousands OF acres Z
unused coal lands belonging to the state at ter
cents ton royalty which was the lowest prce III
the Mine Workers We're NOT eourteons eno,,gh Sr ~
make any response or to take any interest in III
matter.
This business of organizing unions fomentin
strikes and especially of preparing for the use
violence and of accustomng their members TO N
Idea OF killing non-union men is profession in
\ self
\ The labor leaders in this trouble are not miner
and very few of them residents of Colorado TIL,
have been imported into the State and especial
inoo the strike districts for the purpose of inctn
strike and of directing hostlities against the author
ties.
Louis Tikas never was a miner himself but w,
brought from Denver to the strike district and en-
poyed by the Miners Union as interpreter and lead
Of the Greeks. These Greeks are reputed 10 he /
large numbers veterans of the late war betwee
Greece and Turkey. If this be true, under our imm
grafton laws they ought to be deported as undesir
bic citizens. Certainly this suggestion cannot he COZ
sdered Incorporate. Men who come to the Unit,
States and who take up arms against IL and WIN
before they have learned to sneak the Enslis
language, murder citizens of the State are snra
undesirable citizen and ought to be sent back TO II
iand from which they came, and the federal gover
ment which permitted their importation owes ~
the State Of Colorado to take them away from ms
Practically all the miners involved in this strl
are ignorant deprayed and brutal foreigners peasan
from the lowest and hopeless class OF the neonI
OF southern Europe who know little and care ie
for the principles of free government BY a mistalo
national policy men of this type have been permit
10 invade this country at the rate of over milli
year that they number I'm our midst ma
millions, all herded together in industrial centers
- threaten with their low ideals and base hab