The Glenwood post., 1919-11-15
THAT COAL STRIKE F1Asco.

NJ OW that the coal strike has declared off, the miners
~ work,
output production will
threatened suffering result of fuel shortage be ad We
have believed that there legitimate for the
calling of this coal strike but the other hand have believed and
" believe that brought about by of Red
ready and willing bring about untold suffering help
less and defens and children in order that they might
gain their point regardless of consequences.
In saying this to say that in
instances might have had legitimate grievance Doubtless
their employers instances subject criticism
instances the working conditions doubtless
what they should have been though these conditions
been greatly improved during past years
doubt but what in instances perhaps
entitled their grievances To this
sympahies with the and against their
the strange thing about all that have heard nothing
almost nothing from the the line of criticism concerning
these conditions "Give hour day, five day
advance Of sixty cent what the leaders
tcay forced the miners demand And goes saying
that in these outrageous demands the public has sympathy
Public sentiment and will approve brought
about on such unreasonable pretext
But plain to all who any thought
that but for the Intervention of the u government
the decision of the federal sustaining federal
raon and the federal entire military
force of the country need be- the
fered terrible strike in which the usual suffering oodshed
destruction riot and murder would have played their
part
The of President effect that the strike
was direct violation Of the laws of polite
tmaton that those responsible for criminals the
leaders from issuing further orders and then his final
terry order that they call off the STRIKE people
ing and have brought about lot of discussion
statements and actionsremarkabe unusua-shoud
and believe have served
the government is supreme.
oh it is true that Gompers lawyers have fused
and med about they dared and have de-
cared that the rights the abridged and that
human liberty has been outraged contrary that is lust
exactly what has not happened President Wilson, Palmer
Judge Anderson Governor houp Co,ra6o is
mitor
state behind the work. who wants dig
you please and that will inalienabe
right
On the other hand they very plain that the
ton Of trades unionsm and the right neither one in
Voveo Mr. Gompes to the contrary Notwithstanding The
will not undertake discuss this phase the question further
an TO predict that trades unionsm has suffered blow
placed itself in bad light with the public through this strike and
e recent pr9es strike brought about defiance advice
Of the international Typographical unon in violation of
lng contracts When the unions contract as scron
OF paper and make its enforcement impossible except in their
aVo ey mus expect nothing better than that sentiment
element the winning strikes as well as in tho
settlement OF other troubles, will be against them
The Post is highly pleased of the miners
IN this STRIKE not only this state but elsewhere There
to have been almost complete absence violence
"eh so o1ten nave characterized labor strikes This believe
sage attributable to the fact that
not been in this strike They had nothing strike
out purely in obedience to the orders of their leaders,
they feared dobey those orders they were not
III sympathy with them We have never observed miners
ske as friendly feeling between employers and employed
appears 10 prevailed
miners were loser through the folly of Let us hone
that the days Of hatred and boodhed violence destruction
of property which have have gone for
ever
Nv HlLE able to with Kaiser Bill could
contend with Jupiter Pluvus and therefore first
ratOn of Armsce Day fell short of
to be- But for the ncment weather. making travelling
dagreeable surely would have had rousing old me
much larger crowd would have enthusiasm
success from angle However visitors all expressed
themselves well satisfied with the event. they