The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-31
SATURDAY, AUG. S1, 1918.
THE STRIKE WITHOUT FRIENDS

Bridgeport The Times Farmer witnesses large scale strike conducted by skilled workmen which has friends Nay worse, strike which is without standing in morals or law.
 The newspaper that uters these words of warning and friendly advice is not the enemy organized labor its friend In times past the Bridgeport striking justice with their International back of hem been fully supported by the Times Farmer. Side by side with the this newspaper advocated through many years the eight day. the right to belong to the unon the right make collective bargains the right of o equal pay for equal work. During these than two of years The Times Farmer cooperated with Samuel Gompers labor out of the mob method of organization in which it always beaten to the injury of society," and to compact labor into pow erul organization that could negotiate with capital upon equal terms.
 The creation of Inc War Labor Board, with it's fixed poi cie broad and generous marked epoch the history America, almost epoch in the history of mankind Labor leaders, Mr. Gompers Mr. Johnston head of the Ma chnists International and many other dent Wilson, with the wsest employers the states the land make the wise program under which the War Labor board made the Bridgeport These Americans, with the good of America always in mind determined that quo the war should be the object sought.
  ica Nobody should profit by the war;
 Shops that union should remain union; those that open should remain open the workers should right join the union and should be moesed therefor Grievances should be submitted to tribunal half of which should be labor leaders preferred standing failure agree should bring in umpire who should make decision Under these conditions and with these broad policies the War Labor Board Bridgeport to give hearing settle the Bridgeport disagreement.
 Voluntarily submitting to the jurisdiction of the board 60 employers and the representatives of the Machnss all agreeing be bound by the decision all pdgng able men to abide by the judgment of the tribunal
 The tribunal gave it's judgment, not closed judgment but subject frequent and large revision; and from judgment the Machniss dissent and many them striking This is the sad result of poor leadership
 The strike has friends. very leaders cannot support in good conscience They gave their pledged word accept the decision maxim the labor movement leader who has no word is no leader.
 Organized labor friendly the strike because th strike called in defiance of the unon defiance laws.
 The strike is attempt to the bygone danger ous and profitless days of labor mobs
 This strike threatens the prestige and authority organiz ed labor b undermining the principles of law justice horty by which alone the great Inernaona with the wis men al their head exist
 Mir. Gompers is against this strike.
 Mir. Johnston, head of the Machinists' International against this strike
 Who do Bridgeport machinists prefer to follow and trust?
 Mir Gompers with his life time of service, and his Tiff which is an open book filled with action honest courageor patriotic; leadership, which defes ar turns labor organization into mob.
 Does any say that the workers in Bridgeport have bee betrayed by the great leaders of labor?
 How stupid such idea; how thoughtess ignoran
 labor cannot trust its greatest and it's best if labor not faith in those who strong biggest roqes towards and traitors what must the smallest be? Ho could labor succeed in such a case?
 Every Machnist in his heart knows that the great