Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-09

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! THE TROUBLES OF SIOUX CITY.
[Cedar Rapids Republican,
Sioux City has been invaded by 200
Industrial workers OF the world. their
industries having mostly to do with
their jaws. These men, and Others
say that they have come to Iowa be-
cause they had been told that this IS
the one spot of prosperity in the
country. They have come from every
where. Their coming may be the re-
suit Of an industrial map recently
printed in many Of the papers showing
the northwestern corner Of the state
of Iowa as the most prosperous OF all.
These men marched upon the city
hall, in Sioux City and demanded
work. The city authorities and the
commercial club went to work to try
to find jobs for the jobless. They
talked of 20 cents an hour being pos
sible. hu, the men rejected 1t saying
that nothing less than $3.50 q day
would be considered by them as an
equivalent for their precious time.
They d anded that as their right. the
something that society owned them
They were no, born in vain. The Al
mighty must have had some purpose
! in permitting them to be born.
| 1t is "a big question and a large
one" as one wise man once upon
| time remarked about another issue
i All of us would be glad to see $3.50
! a day forthcoming for every man who
has two hands and willingness to
use them for work. But no system
either Of government or industries has
! ever esta blished the world to organize
society along such lines. Some men
are not worth that much. Some
| men are worth nothing at all and
among them are many Of the self
styled industrial workers OF the
world. for the reason that they do not
want to work at all, except with their
mouths.
Some men look upon other men
as obliged to supply them with
work and with wages. But the other
| men can not pay them except they
have incomes created out Of the work
that Is performed. A business man or
a manufacturer can not be asked to
run his business at loss, although in
times like these many firms are willing
TO run without profits, for the sake OF
keeping their men employed. II bust
ness men and manufacturers and rail-
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work and wages at all times. they
must at least be given an opportunity
to transact their business without so
4 many interferences. Railroads. for
instance, are now told. by law, what
! they may charge for freight and pas
sengers. and that must necessarily
place some limits on what they can
Day ont in wages They can not make
/ rnoney by starting a printing press.
not even the government can do that,
/ When the country is prosperous and
$3.50 a day are-paid for workmen.
i then some one always gets it into his
head that some one is too prosperous
| and we enter upon an era Of regula-
| tons that finally undo that prosper
/ ity. A few years ago we were hunt
| ing for men 70 do what work had to
1 be done Now the men are hunting
| for work, at least In Sioux City. We
proceeded to regulate everything TO
! revise tariffs and what not-and now
I we are where we are. We have played
! hari-kari and i, will take more than
resolutions. more than demands. In
! the Sioux City way. to squeeze blood
out OF turnips. What good rs hold
iup when the man held up has no
money either. no more than the hold
I up men have. The most sensible thing
we can do is to get along together as
| best we can and work together to re-
/ store what we have thrown down.