Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-10-19

Neither Mr. Wilson nor Mr. OiOmpers
neither Of the two amateur diplomats who
thus acted ON a footing of fraternal equal
ity in their joint conduct-and miscon.
duct-of American foreign relations made
any appeal or demand for atonement for
the death of American soldiers treacher-
onsly slain by Carranza's troops. They
did nothing about the killing Of Boyd and
Adair and their troopers. All that they
ventured to 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 suppliants for safe
ty, composed of President Wilson and
President Gompers. ventured to demand
Of their master. Mr.. Carranza.
There 10 a further fact which should be
considered by the workingmen who are
asked to support carranza by Messrs.
Wilson and Gompers 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 LIST, 1915. only six
weeks ago. 1t 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 is. ten cents silver, as their
daily wage. This they refused to do, and
struck. Thereupon General Carranza is
sued a decree; and remember that General
Carranza's government is a purely military
government. where neither judges nor leg
~islators have power to interfere in any
way with what is lone by General Car
rama and the military authorities who do
his bidding. The decree runs in part az
follows: "The military authorities not
they would not allow the creation Of .
tyranny 80 harmful to the welfare Of the
Mexican Republic as the tyranny Of labor.
Notwithstanding this the strike of the en-
ployees of the electric light company and
of Others allied to it is a palpable demon
s~tration that the workmen have not wished
to be persuaded that they form only a
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 consid-
cred AZ anti.patriotic 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: Resides the
disturbers of the public peace punishable
by death as heretofore described. the
death penalty will also be imposed on the
following: Those who may incite 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
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
declared" In short words. this decree is
that inasmuch as Mr.. Carranza ]disapproves
of the strike ordered by a certain labor or.
ganization, anyone who strikes. or who at
tends a strikers meeting. or who gives
assistance or aid to the strikers, shall sui,
fer the death pe%nalty-that is. shall be
tried by drumhead court-martial and i'm
mediately shot. This decree was issued on
August LIST last. Yet Mr.. Gompers asks
the support of the laboring men of the
United States for Mr.. Wilson on the
ground that he is the sponsor of the mill.
tary tyrant who issued this decree. 1t is
now announced in the press that Mr.. Com
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