Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-08-01
THINK BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE

. HE labor convention just closed at Butte has
selected Great Falls, Montana, for the next
to be held August 18th. Before ad-
journing the Butte convention, the organization
of the lone big union of wage workers" was COM
pleted A resolution was adopted demanding that
the government withdraw troops from Russia and
asking recognition by the u S. of the soviet gov
eminent of Russia.
About fifty delegates attended the convention
from Montana, Oregon, Idaho, Washington and
Arizona. The l. w. w. was represented and
among the leaders of the movement were the l. w.
w. and leaders of the Winnipeg revolution The
constitution of the Canadian lone big union" was
adopted almost word for word and provides prin-
cipally that demands of one labor group be sup
ported by every other and the general strike is
the weapon to force compliance The preamble
begins with these words: Modern industrial So
ciety is divided into classes-those who possess
and do not produce and those who produce and do
not possess" Reference is then made to the "class
struggle" in which it is declared there can be no
compromise. The American Federation of labor
was denounced by the new organization and VIM
Houston, organizer of the United Mine Workers of
America was hooted when he declared general
strikes and general unions failure and said that
no funds raised by the United Mine Workers could
be diverted to the zone big union"
Thus was launched the zone big union" move
ment in America.
The plan provides for industrial revolution
pure and simple to enforce the demands of every
labor group. When the carpenters have griev-
ance labor in all lines will walk out to bring en-
ployers to their knees, and so on with butcher
baker and candle stick maker-it would be one
strike right after another
Conservative labor leaders believe such plan
can never win in the long rum but that in attempt
ing to cary out the plan, the radical element
stands very good chance of bringing wreck and
ruin to industry and poverty to the laboring man.
The zone big union is simply the American
phrase for Bolshevism the object of which is to
take from those who have saved and accumulated
anything and turn industry over to mob rule
When the dividing up process is over, industry is
wrecked, the people pennyless and there is no en-
ployment.
Inasmuch as the radical mining element has
organized the zone big union" in the west the gen.
eral suppostion is that the first raid will be made
upon the mines.
The result can be easily seen. The mines will
of necessity be forced to close and closed they
will stay closed for some time.
Labor in other lines of industry striking in
sympathy with the mines in the zone big union y
can keep on striking and have the satisfaction GU
of causing a complete shut down.
Thus the radicals can force industry to the
wall, throw thousands OF men out OF employment
and win what-an empty dinner bucket and suf-
fering for thousands of helpless persons.
Wages in the west are high, higher than in
any other part of the world Industry can pay
just so much and when the cost exceeds the prof
its it must close. You can't get blood out of a
turnip, neither can you get wages out of bank
rupt business.
Thoughtful employees and labor leaders in
conjunction with employers in all lines of activity
are striving to work out plans which will elm
mate the strike evil and assure both labor and
capital its just reward Is this progressive idea
which has already gained much for labor, to be
knocked in the head by Boshevik uprising in
America?