The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-16

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labor Of the United States, makes him.
appear a charlatan, when he fails 70
denounce anarchy known and proved
to have been resorted 70 on the part
of certain classes of labor such a.
the use Of dynamite in blowing mp
buildings and wreckfng bridges, even
to the extent Of wholesale murder IN
stances of which are fresh In the pun
lie mind. Mr.. Wilson himself mas IN :
cited riots and agttated strikes ana
his prejudice makes him wholly nnnt
70 he az the head of a government de-
partment the scope of whose work
should not be and Is not INTENDED q
be limited to the conduct OF organlzea
labor or the treatment capital SHOWS
to labor. Industrial peace may pc
nurpose Of the department but - =
mt intended to be brought about. and
maintained by preference and taYoE.
"A labor disputes. Mr.. Wilson SHOWS
Erhls: prefefsnce and favor Rsi his an
nuaI report emphasizes. -
The gGoldaeId Daily Tribune mas
air and sensible editorial on the SUBJ
ject the criticism in which is mueh
milder than the extreme preJudlce
,hown by Wilson justly warrants, ano
he Telegram commends II TO every
thoughtful man who desires Justice,
right and equity to prevail. It IS as
follows: .a..
A protest against the use of hre-
arms and the employment OF armed
Guards and private detectives IN IaDpI
disputes and strikes" was made Dy
Secretary w. B. Wilson, of the Depart
r,ant ~ labor. in in his annual report
submitted yesterday TO Presldent
wilson. He recommends that Con
gressl enact legislation within its con.
,tft1tfonaI limitations to regulate TINS
1usiness in the interest OF public peace
md order
.oThe use of firearms, said Secretary
Wilson. .'in a species OF private " =
sare in connection with LABOR strlhes'
,alis for serious consideration. 9Tolps
Of men on both sides, wttho ut IN lllts.IS
n police authority for II, have useo
lrea rms with fatal effect in the coal
.trilxe in southern Colorado. These
aymet and the ammunition have doubt
less been procured through Interstate
commerce.; and many of the armed
non are said to have been imported
INTO Colorado from other stares
.hrnugh q business concern engagea
commercially across state INES u.
,upp!ying corporations with an arI I.1l
md trained private soldtery or pol1ss
n numbers running into nunoreos
md even thousands. In connection
WITH the EGTC NoA40CS~S =
Michigan. armed guards, furnished
nv a pencies in other states supplying
oen to take the place of local strtk-
.rs. accompanied those men 70 $5 ,lsi
7anids. They were there turned PACK
~ the United States marshal under
,nstr,,ctions from the district judge.
N the Calumet copper-mtntng region.
,rmed guards under contract Win Stts
employers were forwarded TO tne 10
ality by agencies in other states. -.
In other words, Secretary w lAseu
!. annosed to mine operators and en-
oloyers of labor taking steps 10 Pr Pr
.eFt themselves, and their property
yben strikes are ordered, but ne ma:
,o+ q word to say about the use OF
Jvpanaite in the destruction OF Nalu-
,5Ia nroperty by strikers and only
-aantions incidentally that groups OF
,,eD ON both sides" use firearms Wlta
.atal effect. Neither has Secre1aLy !
wilson anything to say IN crltlcls gsl -. "
,eitators like Mover, VINO. INN ~
Iv mon the calling of a strike. me NE
= ,..Eeiyas tn tle strike zone and stir
-, -t1.ife and anarchy. And in a NUM-
.,er IF instances it has been this same
Mover. who has gone into community
and through his cease1ess aglSaI ,lll
mas brought about a strike tnat he.s
laen costly in property and human
ives TSe whole country the EMPLOYERS
:, isbor and the men who work, would
,; q lt To see a man occupying the once
- secretary of labor in whom they
.onid have confidence; who would no.
no so biased and partisan as to renoes :
rim unfit to administer the dut ~ T1,, ~
che Office. This cannot be said 81 VII
1ia,n a Wilson, secretary OF laooT.
- ~ sraecf,es of this man at the Seattle
convention of the American Fedora
t e0 If Labor, nd.at San Francisco. a
short si time later, are still well remem-