The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-30
VAR time PROHIBITION TO REMAIN IN F0RcE
Wake Up!
"a Editorial.l

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ENGLISH industry prostrate people compelled to re-
u main m their homes English statesmen and economists are hlsd
with grave apprehnsons simply because went to sleep Ne
the English labor swung from their oHgna purpose ana
gradually gathered momentum in which connpa no stop
short Of the control Of the at and therefore, c e
destnes Of the vast British empire What but few years ago was
legitimate undertaking the correction OF admittedly
wrong economic social has become highly radical p0
tca movement which, it's not checked will produce violent
reactions every Of the world and cause widespread suffering ana
want
same processes that brought about this change in England are
at work here and public opinion remains similarly Omnoent
and indifferent the danger will be confronted with pohucal
and economic peril and grave that the English now race
Labor organizations themselves and when properly conducted are all
right They capable Of dong great good for wage eanes ana of
society aage But labor which are capable OF removing
the guardians of the peace Of large thus turning It over to the
tender mercies Of the covardy which every sm tying
up the entire transportation system causing thereby deness illness and
hunger and the concomtans Of these millions OF people, are e
dedy wrong and it time there show down thus country
which will enable the general public to know Just where organized labor
sandether it stands for legitimate Of labor unions or Tor
some wild comInunsic or sociaEshc project
Other people have rights well as the members OF the labor organ
zaton, but other people constitute majority
in this country compelled to rely the law and the orderly Pro
esses the courts for protection their rights abor
even the most enlshtened that the strike is legitimate
when the Russian banded together and refused to
send their produce the exchange tor worthless soviet money
the soye broke that strike bonets and poison gas shells may
be assumed that this could happenm the United Du M
a = M admitted that the practical application Of the power organ
lied labor actually has been England ana was gfeanu
this country four square conduct Of the enne roky s9y
Russia That 90
railroad bToshood in The Plumb plan, By the United Mine Workers
in the demands beng considered at Buffalo and IN the o
the leaders Of the one aust as mun case
o strongly managed relatively small faction hacking ITS way
through the social get special o itself at
e expense Of society The stronger labor
have even extreme p9Rt q de1dng me men
Of Their classes and lnoe OF
class from ths4 a I ~ 4, s
hs Whole movement isl opposed to-
ebesf standards of Christianity. from the po
great RePblc
and il must be and better
wreck agovernnen political nights and equal OPP
portnte and substitute for selfish and mdlscpned olgarcy
ia such would be to- behay the noble men who
devoted me their the pbudns OF this
The movement 10 avert this danger should from within the
labor organizations should with those men in the ranks who
retain their sanity proportion at this time OF oment and
htan The radicals who beginning crowd to the wall the leaders
organic labor has made tremendous advances during the
past quarter Of century should be set organized labor ITSELF
But organized unable unwilling to clean k house the re-
forms will have to the outside he public Will have to pe
10 protect itself from the Entertainments Of selfish minority
And the first lesson along line will have to be frank exposition OF
the remarkable change the labor which ne soeal
are permitted to Be made have upon the uorganzed majority and
upon our political system. ,,tH
The radical leader in short made understand that
is government majony fact as well as m theory
and class wanted But order to accomplish this
the public will have 10 shake indifference and stop agreeing with
every atator who the people starving and the country gong
to lie dogs No nation all history as this one
IS now No people since the beginning Of tune was uniformly happy
healthy and comfortable Instead of with every asator who
wants to shove us over precp to general realIza-
ton Of this and then down knees and God for the priv
ese Of living such country at such wonderful e and promise
Him stand by as the men Of and ol and q stood py