The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-28
NO SYMPATHETIC
STRIKE WILL Be
ASKED BY UNIONS
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! in strong terms OF the action OF the
government IN arreSting the strikers.
1t is the most terrible blow ever
struck at American liberty" no said.
Il hope Il viii lead 10 nothing more
terrible. desire 10 appeal TO the
working folks to be patient and 20 do
nothing ana TO ray nothing out OF the
way. Every public official guilty OF this
un-American proceeding should be re-
moved, as no mans liberty. and no
wontn's freedom are safe n such pro-
ceedings can be maintained We VIII
fight the case out IN tho courts. the
laws Of oklahoma permit workers 70
combine and do collectively what these
strikers have done, and these laws have
been held TO be constitutional. both IN
der the states and federal constitutions
"One thing that labor and It's frisnls
should remember In this that these un-
I American proceedings would not have
| been Instituted unless the Western
Union was losing tn. strike. IL II were
winning II, IL would not indulge IN such
| proceedings. but snap its fingers at the
| trikers.
Told 10 Speak Truth.
! at the beginning Of the strike the
| strikers were told TO do nothing and
say nothing but the truth. and believe
! that collectively they have done 70.
| Surely every American has a right to
act and speak the truth
"We 60 TO trial Monday confident of
acquittsl In tho meantime let labor
and itA friends be- patient and prepare
! to fight Il out TO the end with only law
ful weapons II seems like q hideous
nirht. mare TO have 20 realize that
whom have been In the trenches of
France. have been arrested because
they struck for higher wages. under the
most righteous circuIps'apces Of am
labor unit In the country.
Bonds ere being made a. quickly as
| possible and all the boys and girls will
be released today. II ! thought that all
these boys and Girls could be con
victed OF being criminals, when there
IL nothing criminal about them, | would
almost lose faith In my country and my
| countymen"
The seventeen ,trikers arrested are
p. L. Collins, J. f. Buoklew. +, +.
Crowley l. w. Bruner, S f. Wilson
d. N. Cole. v B. Cleveland, Mrs. A.
Paine, Ethel Osborne, +. A. Ruhrup,
J. /. Moore, X. 6. Grisom, +. II
Eddinser, X. II. Finney, Paul Drawer,
+. NJ Hale and {. + Flanagan.
Collins and Ruhrup are strike lead
ets Bucklew, Mrs Paine. Ethel Os-
borne. Ruhrup and Grissom made
bond before noon today Federation
officials and relatives OF the strikers
were making every effort this morn
ing TO make bond for the ones now
in the county jail and several I'M
doubtedly will be released this after
noon.
Officials of the Western Union
company said today that except iof
the arrests the situation Is unchanged
There were no more operators al
work this morning The usual group
Of strikers around the Herskdwiu
building was not present. Roy Dob
bins, chief operator OF the Western
Union, and o. J. Pickle. manager,
both said that as FAR as the company
was concerned, the situation was un-
changed.
Edgar Fen,on said that he was
planning the go to Washington to
seek FANS dismissal from office.
| fsnton's Statement
we have no intention Of relaxing our
Efforts TO. assist the telegrsphers now
on strike to secure their lust demands. %
he said The action ~ the district at g.
'orney on the contrary has caused
\ behalf In this state industrial CON
troycrsies have In most cases been ad-
hsted without disorder and II Is unfor-
tunste that A condition has been
brought about by a public official whose
| duty II is to uphold the law. that has
been responsible for general strikes and
othker industrial disturbances In other
states. Il condition that organized labor
has earnestly sought to avoid here.
The spectacle Of An official threat
eninG men end women who are strus
Cling 20 secure adequate wages and de-
cent working conditions intimidhtcd and
threatened with imprisonment n prop
erly resented by organized labor, and
we beiieve will be by the public when
they karn the facts. II seems alto
sether out OF harmony with American
their country in France. to be thrown
In jail for resisting the tyrannica
methods Of officials OF the telegraph
The conditions In oklahoma City
have become such that is q matter OF
more than local concern. Nowhere IN
the country have such uncslled for and
tyrsnnical methods been employed.
The Oklahoma State Federation OF
Labor proposed to so 10 the highest Of
ficiais IN the hand, II necessary. TO de-
termine whether lsbcfing people In
the western tudiclal district OF oklaho.
ma are 10 be accorded the rights Of
eltisens or whether the policy OF the
district attorney shall prevail"
"Rsid Time Planned"
labor men in the city also charge
that the raid on. the strikers Yesterday
was planned in such = way that the
strikers would not be able 10 make
bond and would have to spend A. least
one night in Jail The raid was made
4 shortly after o'clock last night
Il G b. Johnson, secretary Of the
State Federation Of Ldbor. spoke
emphaticaIly on this point his morn.
ms.
IT fths prevailing opinion" he said
that the district attorney. with TN
Western Union strike breaker leaders
made these Wholesale arrests at such Z
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