Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31
WHITTIER ARE
WE DRIFTING?
Success of Our Government De.
Ponds on Intelligent Represen-
tation of Different Groups
of Our People.
Editor News:
Communicated

Communicated
However it must, In the very
nature of the case, DO represent
tatlve form of government.
Upon the honest intelligent repre-
sentation of the interest Of the diff
crent groups OF people, each elect
ing its own Representatives in the
national government, depends the
peace, snfety, happiness and success
of the whole.
The world seemed to have boon 40
impressive with the lessons tauyht
by the unapcakable suffering, sneri-
lice and loss of needless world
war, that the nblcst mcn--leaders.
statesmen and patriots of all the
nations involved, put their heads to-
gether and after long and arduous
study, making mutual concessions
where interests conflicted and fin
ally produced what we may call !.
supcr-lnternational Government, de-
signed TO establish permanent peace.
protect the interests of all, and
aDolisn iuturo wars rs nearly ns
possibly from the earth. This was
huge undertaking, and its powers
were not fully satisfied with IL when
completed hence, n provision WIS
made for its amendment M time.
circumstances and development might
demand.
The instrument hns now been rntp-
fled by several of the leading sig
natories, but is still pending In our
senate, Partisan, political opposition
holds IL back. IL IL blot upon the
honor and good faith of the United
States that this should DO 80, and
from all reports from schools, news
papers. churches and from political
gatherings we hear from, the senti-
mcnt expressed Is not fairly and
honestly represented by the radical
opposition in the Senate. 1t is not
pnrty political question, md should
not be no treated; 1t In world
live isolated from the balance of the
world.
1t liz possible we mny be over zeal
GUS of our sovereignty when inn
pingcd from out side while neglect
ing 1t Mt homo. If we wish to COM
| mnnd the respect Of other nations
let us see TO 4 that our own laws
be obeycd, and that law and order
prevail throughout our own land.
Tho rail road strikes, the police
strike in Boston, the steel strike. the
bitumonous coal strike, staged for
Nov LIST, all these recent strikes with
thcip .grcnter and more unrenson-
able demands are the result of
national progression. At first the
demands were more reasonable. hut
never lawful. The public bore with
them through sympathy and a nat
ural desire to see labor Justly re-
Enumerated. Now we begin to open
our eyes and In mingled amazement
ana nlnrm try to answer the ques-
ton never before confronting us 30
seriously: "To what goal nra we
trnvelling-what destiny are we
rcaching?"
After Germany was brought to
her knees, the armistice declared, de-
mobilization in progrcss--the war
practically ended organization
OF labor, under the able management
OF Mr.. Gompers and his associates
consolidated, unions confcderated, in
ter,nntionals connected, the line OF
policy settled, the real fight be-
gan. The oft recurrent demand for
increased rates-collective bargain
ing with no guarantee to the en-
ployer that the bargain will be kept
on the part Of labor; the doors of
all Industries TO be closed to all non.
uni0nists, etc, etc
| The writer of this imperfectly eX.
pressed article lays no claim to nny
special information or knowledge ex-
cept what is common to tho readinp
public, and would not presume to
sit in judgement upon the acts or
aims of as recognized able leader of
men like Mr.. Gompers; we give him
the privilege of answering for him
SELF. When asked by n member of the
Senate committee Investigating the
steel strike. "Mr. Gompers, if con
gress should enact law prohibiting
the strike, and that law should be
passed upon by the courts and de-
cided constitutional, what would then
be your attitude toward it?" Ans, al
would call II strike the next day"
Mr.. Gompers must know that his at
Citude as thus expressed is an open
and willful defiance of government
control. lie must know that no man
or set of men has the right to form
a conspiracy against the Government
of the People.
This thing is plainly leading on to
the. open road to anarchy and revo-
luton.
Is our sovereignty threatened from
the outside? A CITIZEN.