The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-10
PROFTEER A MENACE
Responsible for Most of
Present Unrest Among
American People.
RELIEF MUST COME QUICKLY
Drastic Action by Masses
Proposed by Attorney
R. f. Gish.
a Hy ROLAND Z. GIsH.
(Forrtr Member Of Oklahoma Leg
sa.ure and Former Assistant Al

(FOrr.tr Member of Oklahoma Les
saure and Former Assistant Al
torney General OF Oklahoma)
There are now two classes OF or
pnirauous whose DEGREES are above
me law. and which are assigned "a
l-MfiiCient causes OF high prices.
TAere are the demands OF union Ia
b0r on the one hand. and CORES.
pondIng and even greater increses
"a l0bbers, wholesale and retail
bHges VIII ch are agreed upon. car
ilsd out and effected by the CON
eerlei action OF their respective as
soclauons. on the other, Both
classes are 80 far receiving all that
they demand. regardless of cost or
ultimate price, There u q third
class ot people who pay the freight
This article ls written from their
viewpoint and II possible for their
benefit
Tns lhird class Is, generally speak
inI eeonomi ally unOrgauAcd /
includes NOT only unorEani2ed labor,
but eleSks, office and salaried men
small ana ia.Ee investors and pro-
itsaiona. classes which, by reason OF
ueng unorgtui1cd, and for want o.
any means to express their needs. o
10 resist aggression by the organize
economic classes, have been and nov
are psSsiyeiy ground between the
] upper and neither millstones.
Must Act or Pay.
70 long as This lhird class can o
VII continue 90 pay the bets that
are won and lost by the other or
tahled classes. the race uctWcc.
ntn Nages ana high prices will nee
ts'a''N continue on higher and ever
uAheF levels The crucial test OF ou4
u'tihWrn' vii. come II and when
.Nt ,hTd class cannot continue 20
gay Tor ne y-si,lts II is needless .,
We1'.l the dire aud terrible Cons--
4'eN-rs of such a situation. Sci
ti'e' ,at'n Us ami may always bc
'uh-ed upon as the first law OF ma
,s'e' 10 knows no other or hlghet
A". ia iho 'lw by which the a
vot unions Justify pickc,ing. yiolen 4,
ana IN come cases the destruction Of
unaN property and the wounding
wy. u N'.nE u men who refuse o.
Ae. u Is Tho law by which mer
INs VINO used 10 make 81 IL per
tI. t.,. p'oili as a standard of price
,s.,g n.g now demand 100 and 200 pc
~. IL is he law by which the
,..eps Justify In their own mind
,l''ns in buy and allowing to rut
r,'g' Iht' ire puzzle is clamo,
~ '.' unless the producer Will furu.
49,. On such ,erws as 90 maintain
''''S goo per cen, or more
G.. Action Cannot Delay.
am. We" hunger and leetitution
'tp,,' among the great and silent
~, " ~ class tHat has bcon by reaso
n, uN'. ~. ilt.ioN unable .. eKnre4
M, gums and to enforce ts mos,
'h H. economic r.ghta. iNtr
~, w'' 'N'"u, an uu'h.rs. - rl,s
fr.. fr'3' alton and violent sar,.
s.3,-V properly by normally Ia.
.r..s 'l.ED"s who adout qirn
M. 10 secure the necessities ~
nrmo, ~ VIII hen bc. tsa fatc TO talk y,
sy., inquiries. antitrust su,fs or
fic. ."''"'.. solutions that toke
t.rs WORK out Even az this
har. - .- ralumeu at washington
IA a. 'l'f'"Dj ihat firirr s,r,5
lr remedy for profitcers
MAJ. Il''y and G,rmapy ana ,,,,o.
a., ' V' continental Furops by,
ana Ur..r'. broken into the stores
vast.nr ,. mem. al the same time
ana me-. destroying the products
dss,np,. .l'0 se most needed by the
,ral s..I,lIA therefore he the rem
ever ,-,I, and every citizen bow-
Should .'l and selfish he may be
dillon Of r.,..d'' 10 prevent con