The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-08-29

The moment the strike was declared
marched down there with $50 po-
lice, took possession of the property,
placed every strikebreaker under ar
rest, put them aboard a boat and ship
ped them back to New York city. The
strike was settled in two days We
settled it as it should be settled, not
with shot guns, but around a table
with the officials of the city who are
interested in their citizens.
We had an express strike recently;
1000 men We're on strike;n OF one man
was arrested, not wagon moved, and
that strike was settled in a peaceful
way In 1910 the express company
had exactly the same kind Of strike,
but on that occasion armed thugs with
rifles on their shoulders, marched
through the streets, men were shot
down and property destroyed The city
was sued by the express company for
not atfording them proper police pro-
lection They claimed that $2,000,000
of damage was done TO property. On
that occasion thugs and guerillas were
permitted to go into the city and try
to shoot down the labor men During
the recent strike / prohibited thugs
entering the city
Strikebreaker Is Despised.
You may ask how did these
things. Because | felt that no man
had right to import armed guards
to protect his property when there
was an organized police department
appointed by the officials elected by
the people Is there anything la
boring man hates more than he does
a thug and strikebreaker Isn't that
the cause of all our bloodshed? Isn't
it fact that today they are endeav-
oring to settle these labor disputes
at the table and not out on the streets
with shotguns and rifles?
/ am interested in labor because |
was reader and educated in a dis.
trict composed of laboring men |
came from the poorest section of our
city have represented the people
of that city for three years as mayor,
and / am proud Of the record have
established. | am proud of the fact
that when anyone now goes to the
city Of New York to employ thugs and
guerillas and is asked where he is GO
ing to take them and he says he is
going to take them to Jersey City
he is told, mo, that guerilla mayor
you have over there will not allow US
to send them to Jersey City" am
proud Of that
| l am inaugurating a movement to-
Gay in the state to have a bill passed
prohibiting those men who establish
labor agencies, under the guise of de-
tective agencies to supply strike
breakers, from operating. In Jersey
City there is not one detective agency
because we have the power to grant
the licenses. Why should the Off.
Gals of every city not take the po
sition that no man has a right tc
settle any labor dispute by force
The manufacturers of Jersey City are
my friends. l have never lost the
friendship of a man who had labor
controversy The moment / discover
that such a controversy is about tx
take place l send for the officers Of
the company and do not allow then
to be Influenced by these detective
sgencies. These men 90 to the manu-
facturers and paint beautiful pic
ture of how they are golng to breal
! the strike ard how they are going K
protect the property. | send for then
and say: Jersey City is ra3r ,nsio t
Jersey City will protect yoas frco
erty Jersey City will not pera yCr
to bring in armed thugs arc gaarll 4.
tt settle this strike" | feal 5hat !.
the law. | feel | have rignt . q
that have right to senl cor an!
/ man and have him come % in7 offic,
IN time of trouble and accept proper
advice; not the advice of peaplc "t:.
will try to mulct his company Of eytr'
dollar possible; not to perm nia 4
bring in people who will incise TO
and destroy property in order tha
they may obtain large lee
/ feel that it is a great horor to b,
privileged to address you, and | ap
preciate the invitation hat was ex
tended to me to attend w.. conTen
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