The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-11-08

against the government and people
OF the United States" 10 defeat hich
means viii be found to protect the
Interests oil a.. nation"
Tho miners of this country. whose
labor is heavy aud hazardous dee
sciNC liberal treatment iu wages ana
conditions of work. during the Wn
moreover. tho VAST majority of them
were faithful a. their rcspIusihliIt' s
and loyal Co the nation iI D. ull tuv
more rcgrcutahlc that % radical WIu
Ority and leadership hutr opposed
them to public condemnation Those
among them whose minds have not
been poisoned bS hulsheNism must
regret the lost leadership of Juuu
Mitchell. hc brought To Thorn TIE
support OF the ,crum'ut aud tIr
good Will OF tho public while thuHD
who now dominate trrr councils
have ]cHtruugsd tne puuiiU und tHua-
ciously challenged the federal au-
thoutN. Sufrt there never WIS 10
mon, fatal exhibition cot tully Uuu %
course which has relieved tl" opera
tors OF responsibility and placed th,
Infatuated miners bon opposition 90 the
government OF the United States. Vet
this iH not the ~ undertaking. of
the KIND. n lis hut another manifesto
uon Of tho worldwide campaign or
holshcyism- movement supplement
i AANN 10 NNN NNNNNNN NNAN NNNA anu W.
s~yudicul.st steel strike.
In purpose and method iu Tie de-
mands mad and the tactics employ
ed the iustlEaturs Of the btiumIuuuh
strike have made % e. Of ustnund-
ing -urrugunr, uud dostructiN,ucHg
The strike WAS called without Cd tct-
ercudum vote and without PROVIDING
any WAY Tor settlement hA ucgutIt-
I ton. Not "a statement of fact has been
] gFfaFEA ia ~nafHLHNNNIm nH fine WAf.ua
ing demands. which include not uulE
/ an extraordinary increase. but arhI-
trary restricting OF production. The
uNowed design is 90 HssSmc absolute
control Of one Of the ucCessarIrH of
life by pnTul, 1ing industry ana tram
portation ana inflicting untold Huf-
fcrlug upon the people.
But tho assault uuon tho public
Interest is not more reckless than tI'
dishonorinE uf organized lahors re-.
putc for fidelity TO ita agreements.
only % Few days agu the great indus
trial conference was wrecked because
the representative ~ capital main
tanned that collective bargaining with
the labor unions was unsafe. % hero
is evidence Go support thor accualt
tion. Collective bargaining been
the rule b.. tho mining .lduHtrN fut
ycurs' the operators nave r~fcoEnIzui
the system, have made contracts uu-
der it. stood ready tu do 80 ugtlu
Yet the hitdmiuouH miners rejecting
every consideration save belief hl
their own power tear up an agree
mcnt made by collective bargaining.
and proclaim hat thc} Will strange
industry. viii stgrNo aud freeze tht
public. unless their uttrrmOst de-
mnnds are granted. Nor do they Of.
ter the slightest guarantee that "a new
contract. even c~muodNiuE their vN.
trcm, -vAaDuous. would hc % NOR,
sacred GO them than THAI which tho,
r%epudiutc.
Under such circumstance ana ni'
tor extraordinary efforts for settle.
msnt had fuil,d, there was uulS one
course possible Goo NiudtoHtc the Hu'
thority cot the government % th,
rightH OF th, public. Seventeen YEAR
ago % Was 81 shock Co capital to Learn
that control uf the futI al
Oh, nation gave % uu r.rht 90 with.
hold them nom he people. now o.
lvcomrs necessary Co demuurtrtt'
that thr miners cannot Bee allowed Ne
du ru other COM b uu absolute n'.
tDEHity Of existence ana the nation
viii mo- more pctmit u body of rsNu
i%utioUatirH q close the mines than b.
would permit tho operators &C. fIu'
pil me supply, o. b. should tolerate
such q condition. b. would mean th'
end ui order, ul peace eel guNorumcu
itself.