The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-09-22
GUNNER POSED AS FRIENDS
OF BONA F|DE LABOR UNIONS
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had enough rag-chewing.
The gunner never even lowered
their eyes.
At this moment Mr.. Gompers was
obliged to leave, to CATCH his train,
and Secretary Morrison led the men
into the executive council room, where
they talked for an hour longer. Or
ganizer CROUCH recognized the spokes-
man of the eight vigilantes as a. man
who had held gun up against him
during the strike Of three years ago.
The gunman offered no denial.
Conference Unfruitful.
Nothing came of the talk, except a
feeling of utter establishment on the
part of the labor officials that the
gunner should have had the brazen
effrontery to come to A. F. of L..
headquarters.
Had they known it, at the very hour
that Murray was tonguelashing these
"citizens" for their crimes against law
and common decency in Bisbee, a
crowd of their fellow 1eaguers were
"arresting'' 33 of the exiled strikers
who had reached Douglas, rs miles
from Bisbee. on their attempted re-
turn to their homes.
It may not be generally known, but
it is fact, that the commanding Of
ficer of the Federal troops at Globe,
Ariz., in special announcement
published for several days in the
Globe Record, declared that he and
his force would protect all men re-
turning to work in the struck mines.
and that they would prevent the
holding of public meetings meant to
"encourage men to remain in idle
ness" Some days earlier, the copper
company papers in Arizona had pub
llshed a telegram from Mr.. Gompers,
which they falsely claimed was an
Endorsement" of the Loyalty League
scheme. At the same time they were
assuring all workers who were forced
to submit to the Loyalty League yoke
that If they successfully passed the
examination for travelling cards of the
league, these cards would be ''rustl-
ing cards." good for jobs in Bisbee or
any other camp in Arizona, New
Mexico, Utah or Nevada where loyal
ty leagues had been established. The
| examination deals, as might be sus-
| pected, with the question of whether
the worker is union sympathizer.
And any such sympathizer is prompt
1y denounced as an I. w. w., and run
| out of town.
Denounce Union Officials.
Reports made by ella Valley Lodge,
I. A. M, at Miami, Ariz., to the In
ternationa1 Association of Machinists,
show that the one man in the Arizona
| labor movement who has been most
| outspoken against the I. w. w. at all
times-Tom Cora, secretary of the
Mining Trades District Council at
Globe-is being denounced and sland-
cred In these company papers as an
Austrian I. w. w." Editorials, claim
Ing that Mr.. Gompers has "decreed'
that all union men should join the
Loyalty League, end up by suggesting
that only I. w. w. influence can ex-
plain their unwillingness to join,. and
that anything that stops the I. w. w.
Is COON, "including hangings"
Mr.. Gompers has sent out a flat
denial that he ever Endorsed or con-
doned the lawless Loyalty League ac-
tivtties, but his denial is ignored by
the leaguers and their press.
Murray is still hopeful that Presi-
dent Wilson will get time soon to
name the commission which is to in
vestisate the Arizona industrial war.