The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-14
THE TWO ROADS

w open; they may disloyally follow the Bolshevild and Pro-erman elements that exist among hem they Loyalty follow and obey President the United States who speaks for the American people.
 The Iimes-Farmer in its capacity of mediator and friend sought Its utmost to the machinss and toomakers of Bridgeport from the humilatng situation in which they find themselves
 It very simple thing know to understand that the United States could not and would not permit the decision of the National War Labor board to deed trampled under foot
 This decision had authority great as dec sion by the Supreme Court It the last tribunal by law for the determination of the matters within it's urisdc ton Should the government permit this oued 1t would be longer government When the government are not obyed and power arises in the state strong enough to the government then people the road to anarchy and destined for anguish as the people of Mexico and the people of Russia suffer
 The difficulty four fold. There natural dis appointment the machnss because the decision ned them somewhat of that which they expected This culy increased by proGerman sentiment by lead ershp of men of Russian origin and little acquainted the principles upon which American government This lead ershp in fact had little knowledge of the principles uponI which the American labor movement is founded Where the leadership neither of German sympathy of Bohev principles it simply of unuterabe stupidity It is easy to lead men into when they have self interest Thus many well meaning and patriotic along the dangerous road of disIoyalty.
 The International anagonized its president Johnston insuted That happened which certain to happen The strikers ordered back They to return by Kepper They sought aid and the great Central Federation of Labor that city denounced their action "dsoya and dshonorable"
 For the present two voices raised claiming to speak with authority, for the men,
 The first Iavit the business agent of the union who stands under the order of the International suspend ed for dislOyay disobyng the orders of the president
 Lavit declares: The will fight" And again: Tt is impossible for the men to abide by the presidents reported commendation plants in this city not willing to take the men back on the basis when they quit employ men"
 is reported saying of ohnston head of the nerna tona "As he starts expulsion his recall will be started immediately by Machinss in Los Angeles Seattle Davenport and New York City"
 Clear to the Pacific Coast for support Angeles Seattle in which the w. w. is strongly organized prob ably than in any other cities of the United States
 The other voice is that of Jack Moss chairman of the stri- CTS committee His is a voice of loyalty and reason
 Says Moss We will do anything that the President the United States asks We Americans first last and ways"
 There ought to be difficulty in selecting path Those who fight, Lav suggests will bring upon themselves con- tempt and dishonor Nobody will employ them The govern men will not employ them in government plants during per- iod of year. They will not be employed other plants their would be regarded conagon They would be treated like lepers Men would shun them the streets, and refuse to wor. with them, any position
 The advice of Moss if it accepted will everey yhing before Manufacturers will practice dscrimina- on They anxious to get the and done with. Once at work the machinss will have the protection the National War Labor Board decision. Everybody wants get the episode and ended There question revenge hateuness but only sorrow, that such thing could occurred.
 is the President United States is the American people who to the striking machiniss who refuse the award they agreed to accep
 ITO STRIKE AGAINST THE AWARD IS DISIOYALTY AND DISIIONOR."
 The government must and will be obeyed There not obedience for workers and another for employers The dsobeden Smith Weson company already suffers the pen alty of seizure.
 The striker who is not speedily back his iob will find himself obless pariah among his fellows The chance to government uniform will look him like the entrance to salvation.
 The worker who deies the President and the American people will be without country. He will welcome the when the nations uniform and its forgiveness him to fellowship with the American people.
 THE KAISERS SPEECH
 TT HE SPEECH of the Kaiser to the workers of krupps
 more human than any utterance previously reported