The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-20
Barometer of Public Opinion
The Common Iaborrr" Writes.

Editor world: In this day OF our Lord. tho
waning Of 1919 which has been franBht WIN
so much Industrial unrest in all OF Its ramltl-
cations nA a natural aftermath OF the war, mo
horizon ls partially clearing and 1t is TO be hoped
with the dawning OF a new year ,ne m%Ixny %
pall which has hung over our land Will be ritt"d
and the forces uf right Justice and equity ana
necessary rcndjustmcnt, rehabilitation ana re-
construction may go on their oven tenor.
lut to do away with generalitrs and get 10
The gist Of this article. The writer OF this hap
pens To belong. just at tho present time, to that
grcnt army known as common lahirerr ana
this liz Just plea for our legions whose essential
credentiala must be Drawn .
Now the writer Of this common lhoorer
is not holshevist W. W, red or brown nor
even an aEitator In tho strict sense, but VIII
say that We believe we are entitled to certain
inelicnahle rights" along with the union miner.
(who has gotten his present scale by aglta-
uon). with tn" union carpenter who has agi-
tated' into hIs present scale Not alone with
wav and all craft unions hut with the
banker, the merchant nnd even the farmer: and
In fact all vocatIons who have 'and all dop or
guniKttiuns. secured OF course by agitation, Tor
ono purpose: mutual advantage.
This is we'll and good and should he. Since
the dawn OF creation men ns well as communi-
tica have organized federated. for comntpn
end. In union there Is strength no less ap.
plicahle 10 individuals than to a confedcrncy OF
states II the golden rule proposition obtained
today there would be no need OF league OF ma
ttuns covenant or OF organization plans among
sets OF individuals, hut old human nature Is with
ua and az she has been in all the agea gone, so
ably be her own selfsamc self
Yrs the poor old lahorer is with today
and he never has asked FOR much.
Remember Vests euiogv on the dog Some
times | think there's an analogy, for he always
comes up and SAYS. how much DO ] Eet'" and
takes the bone or mOrscl offered without open
complant--but IL he COntented'
The common labor class, which is numerically
larger, than all the other working classes COM
bincd, has organization. and are the Esau
Of the Industrial world Their status here as
well as %sewhsre Is simply this:
How much do we gct7'
u While with all others It's I'VE want so nuch,"
The bapker pleads for him to save his money,
when he has none to save
The city OF Tulsa pays ts laborers 1870 per
dnY--less than others pay In town. Al this fine
figure II he manages TO put In six days week
(which he cannoD. he'll have when he sigma tho
dotted line acknowledging the payment OF his
salary. SO 20 tie has the average sizo family
say. OF five After his wife has all over the
town hunting grocery bargains during the week
walking blocks clo save a penny here and n !
penny there. and having cereal sausage about
once a day, manages to have grocery bin OF
about $40 for that week, and her face s
wrcnthod In smiles ~ she makes known the fact
10 hubby. We'll, he can manage very well that /,
way I'll rent time comes and he has to dig up !
$50 for a small three room house on the out /
skirts IIc also finds he is confronted with a /.
large gas hNl-whcn he has frozen to death
the water department. has dig. also some
school books are needed a pair or two Of shoes
must b" gotten ana maybe a drug hill had 10 be !
paid--tGod hr~s the docior--hc will wnin H. |
az the instance ~ his daughter he has bought a
EtRphuphOnc foi "A little diversion or to break |
the monotony. he has 30 sacrifice on some OF
the necessities to make the payments Then Mr. |
Public, after he has paid pruftceriug prices on |
cNoNihlng-w hich his government promises 10
stop. and does uuthinC-thcn. | say Is II any |
wonder that he decides to go with Cookie Burr |
kRAG JoRGENsON.
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