The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-30


Capital is money. labor is work; there
can be no conflict between money and
work. The word labor is still fur
Their perverted when it is used in
place of the word workmen of the
word employed and when it is used to
designate an organization.
eff the newspapers and other pub
locations would refrain from using the
word labor in ways it should not be
used, if ministers, college professors
and others who believe in truth and
justice, who believe in law and order,
would stop talking about the rights
of Labor and talk about the rights
of men the walking delegate organi-
cations with their evils would quickly
pass away.
"The expression, Conflict Between
Capital and Labor Organized Labor
and the rights of labor start nowhere.
lead nowhere, describe nothing, ex-
plain nothing. Yet by their being re-
peated thousands and millions and
millions of times by the unthinking
they have become the buttress of evil
doors in the commission of their
crimes and in their invasion of the
rights of others.
"There is no subject easier to I'M
derstand if men will give a little time
to it than the rights of men.
"The foundation thought of our
country is the freedom of the individ-
ual There is set of men who as
sumo to take away this right.
cit is the right of a man to do an
honest days work. Yet these men
say man shall do only the amount |
of work to which they limit him. 1t
is the right of a workman to be re-
warded for faithful, efficient service
yet these men say a man shall not be
SO rewarded. These men say man
shall not begin to work until he has
given them money and that he shall
not continue at work unless he gives
them a certain amount each month.
These rules are so repugnant to noble
minded workmen that it has been nee
essary to MAIN and murder large
numbers of men and to destroy prop
erty in order to enforce these rules.
N Notwithstanding these deeds of vio-
lence have been practiced through
long years these men were able to
have under their control at the begin
ming of the war but a small per cent
of the workmen.
1--WE honor the men who have gone
forth to give their lives in other lands
for the freedom of nations. Let US
honor the men who gave their lives ,
in Los Angeles and have given their
lives in other parts of our country for ]
the freedom of men in pursuit of their
vocation.
"Some people seem to think the ;
only way to appease the walking :
delegates is to turn over to their con-
troll the public utilities, the munition
plants and other industries. That is ;
wrong. 1t is never wise nor safe to
,emporize with evil doors, the more :
hey are given the more the demand. Z
"Let the unthinking think and in
let them proclaim that no =
where in our land must men be COM :,
yelled to give money in order that !,
hey may work. -
Congress can render no greater H.,
ervlce to our country than to pass a :;
aw to imprison walking delegates for ~
emanding workingmen's money" g.
81 sa - :;
Is there any American so warped "
y partizanism that his heart does
OF swell with pride when he reads ~
the great ovations that are being -
aid to the president of the United &c
tates in every European capital he T.
as visited? 1t is a safe bet that 95 ~
ar cent of those who are paying %:
image to Mr.. Wilson do not know %
neither he is republican or demo- u
at and do not care. They are pay ~
g tribute to the American people
Id their president.
"a |. -
If President Wilson were a repub- :,
IAN there would have been just as 'i
ciferous bowling from certain dem a.
rats as there has been from certain .o'
publicans, which simply proves that o'-'
any persons put party above nation GO 90
I'd permit it to take the place of o.
irness and good sense. r. r.
In the contribution box of this re
'ue will be found long-winded har- - -.
que by one, Ruth L. Gray, in which ~.
e writer seeks to defend the Y. M. =.
A. from an investigation by charg- -.
3 that every one in the world, ex-
pting members Of the Y. M. C. A. -.
= 'slackers," dishonest Sensational -