The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-19
Woman Representative At
tacks Rustling Card Be-
fore Strikers.
MEN, HOWEVER, SAY
1T ISN'T A BIG THING
No. They Shout When
Asked if New, System
Would Suit Them.

butte, Aug. lS.-Addressing today q
| mass meeting held under the auspices
of the Metal Trades council Of Butte.
Representative Jeanette Rankin con-
cIudcd with the declaration that after
| an investigation of four DAYS she had
become convinced that the demands OF
the striking miners are just and that
they are entitled to all they have asked.
After condcmning the 'rustling card
system and repeating the address
which she delivered on this subject In
congress. with all reference to John d.
Ryan. president Of the Anaconda Con-
per Mining company omitted Miss
Rankin asked the miners present II
their patriotism would impcl them to
accept the prevailing wage scale, $5.25
day of hours waive other demands
and return to work. if the "rustling
card were to be abolished? She was
greeted with chorus Of noes" amidst
considerable confusion, which seeming
ly indicated that her question had
been misunderstood by some.
We're after wages shouted one.
whose voice was heard above all the
rest.
''Bctter working conditions" shout
cd another
The speaker was accorded consider
able applause in parts of her address.
noisy demonstration followed her
declaration, IAN injury to one is an in
jury to all In nrgins co-operation ON
the fart OF al! men who labor.
Other speakers were District Judge J.
j. Lynch. w. G. Sullivan. attorney for
the Metal Mine Workers union, r. i.
Dunn, business agent for the Elec-
tricians union,. Tom Campbell, spokes-
man for the Metal Workers union, j.
s. Robertson, member of the smclter-
mems union of Anaconda. G. A. Whit
ncy. president of the Engineers union
and Arthur Rynert Of Anaconda.
Miss Rankin was the last speaker.
Her address follows:
Capital and Labor Interdepe ndent.
"The development of Montana has
been accomplished by the combined
effort of capital and labor; both were
necessary. And VIC cannot bclittle,
what has been accomplished: for every
day the railroad, the street car, the
telephone and the telegraph enter our
life.
at is not. however, until the big
utilities are taken from us by strikes
or lockonts that we fully realize what
they meanc
This great war might have ended
without our being conscious of the
part copper played in 1t had we not
been suddenly confronted with al
shortage in production OF "copper"
Society today is so complex that
we are all dependent upon one another
An injury to one is an injury to all
When suddenly brought face to face
with new problem we must consider
all of the factors that enter into that
problem. War on a gigantic scale is
a new problem for us.
Industrial Standards Threatened.
Carried along on the waves of mis-
guided patriotism have come subtle
attempts to destroy the Industrial
standards of this country-standarts rts
which have been wrought with SO
much toll and strife and suffering
during the last half century. Perhaps
the most threatening of these attempts
was that made hx tho Brown bills, IL.
the New Fork legislature proposing
to abrogate tho labor lays for the pro-
lection OF women and children and TO
suspend the compulsory education
laws.
Direct Action Out Of Date.
But It Is also a misguided patrio-
t!sm that believes that direct action
has place in civilized society.
II have no patience with that spirit
which seeks to destroy property to
satisfy personal grievances or in the
thought that direct action can right
"visfino. -sssnn sss. =.Tha usan 4sph<s- lla-
stroys Il grain field is taking bread
from a hungry child. The burden of
waste always rests heaviest on the
weak-on those least able to stand the,
strain.
Character Assassins Traitors.
"Nor have I any patience with that
spirit which seeks to destroy the truth
BY printing false and misleading state
ments. Those character assassins who
would poison the minds of their fellow
men with falsehood are most aggra J
vated traitors.
Il can make no distinction between
the one who does this from vicious
motives and the one who does It for
remuneration.
II have no patience with the al
legged utterances of Frank Little, but
have the greatest contempt for that
form Of direct action that permitted
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