New Britain herald., 1919-09-26
THE STRIKE PROGRESSES?

IFtE SIRlkE PROGRESSES? John Fitzpatrick, leader of the 'teel strikers, did more to hurt the ,ause of those he professes to be helping than he accomplished in ,heir welfare when he appeared before the Congressional investigation on the strike in Washing on yesterday. Many of his utter Ances may be characterized as the Thoughts of one given over to ex- lreme radicalism, rather than of a ban who is trying to meet conditions Is he says they exist and remedy Ihem for the good of mankind. He hade it appear that the steel workers Ire out for the financial scalp of the Universe rather than fair treatment lor themselves. His overdraWn de- 1criptions cannot meet with the ap- royal of the general public, and it is he support of the people that the orkers need to accomplish their Ends.
 His statement that the help in the hills were being treated in a manner bat smacks of slavery and that they ere being held as underpaid work en by some extreme power of the operations might be looked into. is allegati ton that the newspapers mich pretended that the majority of e men in the trade are foreigners d that that was where the trouble iginated are controlled by the Steel rust is not founded on fact The swspapers reflect the sentiment of e people at large-that is the only hy that they can exist-and en- apor at all times to tell the truth present matters in a fair light. ere are a few subsidized news pers, undoubtedly, but organs" mot last today. Most newspapers E inclined, if anything, to favor the Int of collective bargaining" and
 
 as the mechanical departments
 concerned. But the situation in steel strike, following closely upon er troubles that have taken place, awakened the public to the pos |ility that radicalism is running ay with the principles upon which onism is founded, and, for the bd of mankind, the newspapers e what they think the opinion of vspapers. They are not subsidized, ther are they anti-Union, although ny of them are anti-Fitzgerald and i-Foster.
 he display of the photograph of a man "shot in cold ,blood'' may be en as an indication of the lawless- of the corpo ration heads. Con- ss may we'll look into the facts tcerning the taking of the photo ph, and how and where she was
 We do not doubt but that she
 killed in a riot, probably by riffs, but it is often the innocent lander that gets the bullet in- led for another. The allegations &Prussianism'' on the part of most he interests may not be accepted bout reservations. The big fact aims that the Workmen, as indi- ha1s, could have left their jobs Ut
 time, and the right to do so now
 not been questioned.
 there is good faith on the part he Union leaders in this crisis it ime to bring the books of the bns to the Senate, particularly e which have to do with the Is that the men work and the pay
 they receive. The newspapers
 will form it's opinion. After that
 is formed there will be justice Pd out to the side that deserves it.
 fic opinion is great enough for
 But public opinion may not be
 Eed by the incendiary statements
 yesterday, unless there is lore
 f. than has so far been forth
 ng.
 you wish to have the public with
 MT. Fitzpatrick, make the proper
 al to it. Once you have the pub
 he newspapers will have to join