The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-23

out the workman who is to be struck
down. They rise still higher when
they meet in rooms and plan their evil
deeds. They rise still higher when
they furnish money to free their kind
from Just punishment for their crimes
They advance still higher when they
have some of their number appointed
on commissions to hound business men
whose burdens are already almost toe
heavy to be borne. They rise still
higher when they confer with execu-
tives about the management Of prop
critics, the control of which has been
taken out of the hands of the men
who have invested their money in
them. They rise still higher and per-
haps attain the goal of their highest
aspiration when they range themselves
In rows in the galleries of Legislative
halls at the time of voting and shake
their fingers at the legislators below
cowing them into voting the way they
have told them to vote.
While the walking delegates are
men OF inferior intellects they still
have deal of low cunning. This is
shown by the words they use to dis
guise what they are. The employer
who says to his workmen you are
free to make such use of the money
you have earned as you see fit. they
brand as unfair" and by sending
broadcast the statement that this man
is unfair" they seek TO ruin his
business.
Another misleading statement they
make Is that they have ordered a
strike to have their organization recog-
nized. When they say they have or
dered strike to have their organiza-
strike has been ordered to take from
the owner the control of his business
and to prevent any man from working
for him unless the man carries their
card or wears their button, or they
order the strike to obtain large sums
OF money.
During the war a strike was ordered
without any demand being made on an
owner, who was making munitions.
Tho next day the men who ordered
the strike went 10 the owner and said {:
This can be settled for $4,000" But
why did the good men go out when
no request had been made of the
owner nor no notice given to him
When a strike is ordered the loafers
always go out voluntarily, II the others
do not they are made to suffer.
The walking delegates have regular
routines OF compelling men TO stop
work. First, they tell him he must
stop. II he continues at work, they
resort to their various vicious deeds,
which consist OF insulting the work.
mans wife and children or other men,
bers OF his family In the street and
else where, and Of bounding and in
sulting the workman and his employ
err; OF threatening to order strikes in
t1ea yla q Of n t,,a a..
terial; of poisoning his horses; OF
having men sneak into his factory and
destroying his machinery. II these
means fail, they dynamite the work
mems house or the owners factory
or shoot the owner or workmen from
ambush, or they strike the owner oil
employer on the head with a piece OF
lead pipe or a black Jack. or they
smash them in the face with brass
knuckles, or kick them in the stomach
with heavy boots. or knock them dowr
and jump on them and kick them til
they leave their manned or lifeles:
bodies in the streets.
All over this land have gone up the
shrieks OF the wives and mothers ant
sisters and children, as the manned
or lifeless body OF husband or father
or brother or son has been brought
into the house, who has been struck
down by the walking delegate or or
ganizer or thug or slugger or gunmar
whom they have hired for that pur-
pose.
All this bounding and insulting OF
workmen and OF their families, all this
burning of buildings and DESTROYING OF
machinery. ell this dynamiting OF
homes and or factories, all this para
lying Of industries, all the trouble and
loss that are brought to the citizens OF
city where they are committing their
depredations all the manning and the
numbering are made possible by the
perfdy of legislators and executives.
In the book of Kings, We read there
were 1000 who had not bowed the
knee to Baal; in the days of Israers
greatest apostasy there were 1000 who
remained true to their trust
There are In this country those who
hold sacred their oath of office, ant
these are the judges, and because the
judges hold sacred their oath OF office
because they stand for the right
against the wrong stand for justice
against injustice, stand for the law.
abiding against the lawless, they are
hated by house-breakers, foot-pads
walking delegates, bank robbers and
by all other criminals. But the only
class of criminals that has ever tried
to break the power OF the courts Il
tho walking delegates. This they have
ceaselessly tried to do for years, ant
their hatred OF the courts was never
greater than II is to-day, as wa.
shown by the way they rallied at the
courts at their convention held few
months ago.
The walking delegates can hold theli
organization together only by the
money they force from unwillinl
workmen. The great mass of oul
people love the right. II the ques
ton were asked what is the outstand
ing characteristic OF our people, thu
true answer without question would HI
a love OF what is called fair play
| When the people learn the facts con
corning the walking delegates. they
viii, compel Congress, State legislator,
and boards OF aldermen. to pass law,
to imprison walking delegates for de
handing workingmen's money. witt
such laws enforced, the walking dele
gates would pass from sight almos
over night. and the passing of tn,
walking delegate will mean another
step forward in the progress Of tn,
world. ALoNzo b. SEE.