New-York tribune., 1918-02-25
Easley Calls Thompson and
SchWab "Arch-Bolshevists
Opposition to Labor Unions Led Them to Jump Into Camp
of Revolutionary Socialists, Says National
Civic Federation Chairman

Ralph NJ. Easley, chairman of the
executive council of the National Civif
Federation, names Charles M. Schwab
president of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany, and William B. Thompson, presi-
dent of the Inspiration Copper Com
pany, as the arch Bolshevists Of Amer
lea in an article entitled "Bolshevism,
l. w. W.-ism and Anarchism," which
was made public yesterday.
Strange to say" he declares. "these
two particular capitalists have been
conspicuous and avowed enemies Of the
American Federation of Labor, the le-
gitimate and sane organized labor
movement in the United States.
In other words. Mcssrs. THOMPSON
ana AM Schwab are bitterly opposed to
lzatlons which believe in the rirht Of
private property right of an en-
pioyer to own and operate his plant.
.ne right TO earn a profit sufficient to
gay III addition to reasonable wages
Ior reasonable hours of labor under
decent working conditions. his over
head charges, interest on his capjtal
ana SO forth. These two gentlemen
olteeriy oppose that movement but by
d deXterous somersault they jump
cIear over and land in the midst of a
olo"u OF ar archlsts and revolutionary
socialists who believe in none of these
sane and civilizeo methods. but pronoso
mat the employees, for instance. of the
Inspiration Copper COMPANY and tbc
bethlehem Steel Company should con-
nScate those plants and run tbop,
Themselves"
lncongruous Bolsheviki"
Nuch "lncongruous Bolsheviki," !"
"nether conyerted by hatred of the
american Federation OF Labor or other
wise, says Mr. Easley, fan the anar-
chlstlc members in this country. al
though he is of the opinion that the
spectacle of "The New York Daily Gail. .
the Socialist organ, defending such new
supporters of the faith, is not one to
win many to the J. W. W., which. he
says. is the Bolshcviki organization of
the United States, supported by allied
anarchists, pacitists and radicals of
divers brands.
TO have a man, described as was
Mr.. Thompson, in The New York Trib-
une, as 'one of the most successful
and astute business men in the United
as, If not larger than those of
any other man, a lay director of
the New York bank in the Fed
eral Reserve system, and drec-
ter of banks, railroads and indus
trial corporations in this and other
Cities proposing to lead such a move
mcnt here, certainly had startling
and dramatic effect upon the leaders
Of the forces of disorder and unreasou
in this country
"The first response apparently was
a call for the organization of q soviet
in New York, with branches in other
Russian centres in the United States,
by a bunch of fire eating Russian
fanatics under the leadership of the
editor Of the 'Novy Mir sheet that
has long been close to the border line
of disloyalty and inccndiarism, and
whose matter is being carefully
watched by the government.
Glorified Reds
"The second apparent response to
Mr.. Thompson's campaign cry was a
dinner given by the radical Woman's
Peace party in New York City on Feb
ruary 9, the speakers, including such
sane supporters of the government in
it's war aims as Lincoln SteHens, Amos
Pinchot, Judah l.. Magnes and Crystal
Eastman. The dinner was devoted to
the glorifcation of the Bolshcviki and
the promotion Of a national conference
of labor, socialist and radical move
ments, to be held in New York on Feb
ruary 16 and 17-arrangements also
having been made to start n campaign
for the election of Bolshevist Con
gressmen next November.
eff Leninc and Trotzky could have
undermined Germany and Austria and
that undermining could have been
confined to those two countries, we'll
and good. But does Mr. Thompson