The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-08
ALIEN ENEMIES
The Honest American Laboring
Z Man VS.. the Radical
ssReds"


many personal letters, some Of which
cannot be published over the names of
the writer's. because to do so would at
times involve/then in difficulties in
their own communities or with their
customers. Many men are so stu
ated that their hands are tied and
they cannot sa;- publicly even on vi
tally important questions the things
they would like to say.
One letter of. this kind which has
been received, in hearty colnmenda
ton of the position taken by the ed;
itor Of the Manufacturers Record n.
telegram to Judge Gary urging that
there should be no arbitration with;
the ralicalism which is seeking to
overturn the government, carries the
following interesting statement:
Union labor has nothing to fear
nothing to howl about, when it is
given its just due. In this present
strike it would seem that every rea-
sonable thing is thrown to the winds.
and they are striking for the one pur-
pose of turning the whole thing into
a Soviet machine. although we are
| told that the average American work
man is not doing so much belly
aching. 1t is the Red who is howl
ing, and may the Lord speed the time
when they will all be in the country
where We don't shovel snow. Now,
my .dear sir. it's up: to you and Your
kindred to; fight the good fight of
rightness and righteousness. / do not
for one; moment believe YOU are
against the laborirg man. You know
and all men know that he is the one
thing needful to keep the wheels
turning around. He should have his
due, ard is entitled to it, but he is
not entitled TO dictate the policy Of
the man who is putting up the money.
I get my living from the laborins
man. I am thankful. however, that
the boys down here are not radicals;
they are Americans, and stand for
;decency.
I believe Mr. Gary will win this
strike and that it will be the best
thing that ever happened for capital,
and for organized labor as a whole
as we'll. The average American man
of means and brains. the man who
makes things go, is not a devil; he
is always, or nearly always, a. man and
he wants to do right. The whole
thing now tends to prevent him from
even treating labor as we'll as he
would like to do. due to the hellish
ideas dInbibed from the Red ele-
ment Z am for capital having its
| legitimate rights; the capitalists the
agent. -A3the multitude; when the
time comes for him to pass, God, in
His wisdom, will do away with him,
but until that time he it is who opens
the way and makes the world move.
This is the highest truth.
eve need an educational cam
paign similar to that put forth dur
| ing the war. 1t will bring results:
howling and force will never do it.
# we have to use a club to the Red
we can do it, but for the average
American, he can be led, and not
driven
During the war I was food ad-
ministrator. I did not try to force
anyone ito. do anything; I appealed to
their patriotism, and it worked. g :"
Why not a campaign now, rather than
the Fair, Price bull they are pulling?
We want to give them the truth. and
the truth is that the high cost of liv-
ing will only be reduced by scientific
j efficiency and economy. Let's preach
this from every stump. and the fair
price artists. will not have such a ter
rible amount of work to do. trying to
take from some and give to others.
The average American has sense; he
!, can be appealed to. but the Reds it
would seem, are comparatively hope
less. and the remedy should be ap-
piled that suits the case"