The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-11-04


full control Of the hours Of labor whereas
10000 men ar. supposed 70 be affected BY
the Adamson bill.
Mr.. 0ompen has recently established
himsclf as the especial champion Of Mr..
Wilson. and claims Joint credit with Mr..
Wilson for their joint conduct Of our for
elgn affairs SO far as Mexico is concerned.
He asks labor to support Mr. Wilson spe-
cltically on the ground of Mr.. Wilson's
attitude in Mexico, which, he states, he
has helped to secure. He says, for exam
pie, that he was largely instrumental in
securing the recognition Of Carranza in
Mexico, because Of Carranza's sympathy
with the labor movement there. For the
details of what ! speak, refer you to
Senator Falls recent speeches, where the
exact quotations are given. Mr.. Com
pers states that when all other agen.
ces failed in the effort to secure the rec
ognition of Carranza by President Wilson.
Gompers intervened on September 22d,
1918, and Mr.. Wilson's recognition of
Carranaa Immediately followed NJ.
GomIprs continues by saying that Car.
ranza was recognized as the friend Of the
working people in Mexico On September
I'd, 1915, Mr.. Gompers appealed for the
support of laborng men for Mr. Wilson OH
the ground Of Mr.. Wilson's policy as re-
CARDS Mexico lie thus tied himself up
with Mcssrs. Wilson and Carranza AS one
OF the trlumviratc which exercises supreme
control IN Mexican matters. This makes it
worth while for the workers to whom Mr..
Gulnpers especially appeals TO study what
Caianza, the favored friend and ally of
Mcs'rs Gompers and Wilson, has done to
laboring men in Mexico-not to speak of
what lie has done to Americans in Mexico.
Mr. Goinpers states that when Caranza
refused TO surrender the American soldiers
taken prisoners at Carrizal, in response to
President Wilson's request, he, Mr. Com.
pers. tclegraphed on June 2Sth last to Car.
rama appealing to him upon the ground
of patriotism and love" for the release
Of the American soldiers: and that i'm.
metiatev Carrdnza responded on June
18th to Mr.. Gompers saying that he had
ordered The release Of the prisoners. The
telegram closed with Salute. very afrec.
tion'tely. V. Carranza" Thereupon Sam.
url Gompers. n the name of the Fedora.
ton of Labor. on June 30th. thanked Gen
ernl CarranA tor releasing the American
soldiers
really question whether we have ever
in our history known anything as extra.
ORDINARY as the President OF the United
States playing second fiddle in such man
ner to the head of private organization
when dealing with international matters.
! wish TO call your attention especially to
two facts IN connection with the incident.
Neither Mr. Wilson nor Mr.. Gompers,
neither OF the two amateur diplomats who
thus acted on footing of fraternal equal
ity in their joint ccnduct-and mScon.
duct-of American foreign relations made
any appeal or demand for atonement for
the death of American soldiers treacher-
'nslr shin 10y Carranza's troops. They
did nothing about the killing of Boyd and
Adair and their troopers. All that they
Nenturcd 10 do was to ask that the Amer
lean soldiers who had been taken pris.
oner when their comrades were slain be
returned. That was the only request that
the Joint committee OF suppllants for safe.
ty, composed Of President Wilson and
President Gompers, ventured to demand
Of their master. Mr.. Carranaa
There is further fnct which should be
considered 10y the workingmen who ara
asked to support Carranza by Mcssrs.
Wilson and Gnmpers on the ground that
he is the friend Of labor have before
me a copy of a decree issued by Carranza
under date OF August lst 1916 only six
weeks ago. Ii has been furnished me by
Senator Fall. This decree was issued be
cause The employees OF the electric plant
and street railroads had struck for higher
wages. General Carranza had ordered that
they should accept one peso OF paper
money, that IL, ten cents silver, as their
daily wage. This they refused TO do. and
struck. Thereupon General Carranza is
sued decree and remember that General
Carranzas government is purely military
government. where neither judges nor leg
islatOrs have power TO interfere in any
way with what il dove by General Car.
rama and the nclitary authorities who do
his bidding. The decree runs in part as
follows = "The military authorities not
long ago advised the laboring classes that
they would not allow the creation Of
tyranny So harmful to the welfare OF the
Mexican Republic the tyranny Of labor
Notwithstanding this the strike of the en-
ploye ees of the electric light company and
OF Others allied to it is a palpable demon
stration that the worlinen have not wished
to be persuaded that they foim only
small part of society. The suspension Of
work becomes illegal the moment that the
strike not only serves to bring pressure on
capital, but also harms society in direct
or indirect manner, as is the case with the
present strike. The conduct of the labor
union in the present case must be consd.
cred as anti.patrlotic and criminal, and
constitutes without doubt an attack on
the public peace. In view of the forego-
ing ! have decreed the following as an
addition to the existing code; Besides the
dis,urbers Of the public peace punishable
by death as heretofore described, the
death penalty will also be imposed on the
following: Those who NAV ncte the sus-
pension Of work in factories or enterprises
destined to public service. or who preside
over meetings in which it is proposed to
discuss or approve such a strike, those
who may defend or sustain the same, or
who assist in these meetings, and those
who endeavor to make the strike effective
upon being declared, and those who by
threats or force prevent others from rem
dering their services to the companies or
enterprises against which the strike is
docla rcd .InIn short words tins lncree ~