The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-07-31
EIGHTEEN MILLIONS
Disturb THE PEACE
Of One Hundred Million People
In the United States
SITUATION CLEARLY SHOWN
Time for the Majority to Notify
Both Capital and Labor That
They Must Cease Making Trou-
BILE for the Innocent.

A special to the Tampa Tribune
reports the Inauguration a t
Bradentown Of a. highly import
ant movement which should
spread speedily throughout the
United States. Following is the
report published in Sundays Tri-
bune:
What may prove to be a non
partisan political party of state
wide force, was started in Braden-
town Friday night. A group OF
leading citizens met to protest
against the present labor unrest,
the alleged monopoly of food sup
plies, and the possibility of poll
ticians attempting to ride into of
flee by arraying class against
class. An organization to be
called the Liberty Council was
formed and energetic steps taken
to secure the formation of similar
councils all over the state, it was
said.
A set of resolutions, drawn by
Judge O. X. Reaves, of this judi
cial circuit; Charles T. Curry and
E. P. Green, were presented and
adopted unanimously.
While most of the speakers con-
fined themselves to general state
ments, certain things were very
plain. The meeting opposed the
tactics of Governor Cats in at
tempting to ride the waves of
class hatred into the senate as he
did into the state house. The
idea was expressed that having
used religious prejudice to secure
the governorship, Mr.. Cats is
now attempting to use labor to Sc
cure the toga.
The meeting took a definite
stand on the phosphate strike, the
sentiment being in favor of
speedy arbitration and opposed to
the methods of the striking labor
ers. The five great meat packers
also came in for a scoring at the
hands of the various speakers.
The formation of the Liberty
Council was first advocated by
Judge Reaves Tuesday night at
the final meeting of the Manatee
County Liberty Loan Committee.
At that time about thirty-five of
the leading citizens of the whole
county expressed alarm at the
state Of the country.
Judge Reaves said:
Il am not opposed to organized
labor when it keeps within its
bounds. 1t is true that capial or
ganized first and oppressed labor.
Now labor has organized and is
depressing the opposition. The
main trouble is, we, the profess
sional, and small business men
and farmers and our families who
comprise possibly eighty-five per
cent of the people of this country |
are allowing ourselves to be
ground between the upper and
neither millStones. A quarrel,
which is none of ours, pOurs out
its full harm on US. 1t is time we
organize and take a hand in this
matter ourselves. "
A copy of the resolution has
been sent to all the state papers,
the representatives of the district
at Washington, the Manufactur-
ers Record of Baltimore, and 9th
er publications.
A large membership has been
formed with the idea Of enrolling
2 large membership throughout
the county. The original gather
ing included two bankers, one be-
ing John T. Campbell, Of the First
National Bank; five doctors, three
one investor, preach
er. an insurance man, three law
yers. two real estate dealers, a ;
Judge, a printer, a hotel man, a
TCopIInuad n11 last paeeO