New Ulm review., 1919-12-10
Conservatives and Radicals

C. Conservatives and Radicals
People who have been afraid all along
that labor might become radical have
a good deal to think about in the present
coal situation. The strike is the weapon
of conservative labor. Political action
is the major weapon urged by most of
the so-called dangerous radicals like
Debs, Morris Hilquit and Thomas Van
Lear. The conservative leaders have
preached craft unionism and alliance
with old party leaders, with the strike
as the means of securing better condi-
tions in the trade.
Conservative labor, as represented by
Gompers, Lewis Of the miners and other
federation chiefs, has had to call two big
strikes, the steel strike and the coal
strike, which bring great distress to the
public. Their political friends" have
failed them absolutely. The politicians
have refused to do thing to bring the
trust officials to terms.
If, on the other hand, labor had taken
up independent political action years
ago, it would now have considerable
power in the government. It could
have raised an effective voice against
war prohteering. 1t could have kept
wages up to the cost Of living by regula-
ton, and the country would be immense
ly better off Labor would not now have
to strike to keep the children from going
hungry.
While the conservative labor leaders
were. surrendering their right to lave
a say about things during the war, the
interests were preparing for the war on
labor after the war. 1t is not unlikely
that they nay destroy what we now
know as union labor. Conservatives
are always a brake on the wheel and
almost always handicap sometimes
a fatal handicap. Radicals, on the other
hand, frequently shoot too far, but they
almost always tone down properly in
Office
In the wild ranting about bolshevism,
Americanism, wicked foreigners, red
radicals and what not, we are likely to
forget that mcst of what the general
rtn of sc-called radicals advocate is
needed by the people for continued
prosperity .and happiness.
We have heard in the big papers
how much better the plan Of Governor
Allen of Kansas was than that of Gov
ernor Frazier. The Kansas governor
tried to avoid eradicalism" by Using
court receivers and offering nothing
but threats to labor. The main trouble
with it was that it didn't mine any coal,
whereas Governor Fraizer's plan did.
The Nezt 70 go.
Truth, with her hand-maidens Of
scientific knowledge, education and Tn
selfish service of a trre citizenship, has
stamped out the arch-enemies of man-
kind leprosy, sn allpox, yellow fever
and typhoid fever.
/ Ohicialreports compiled by the Mime
sofa State Beard Of Health for the
Minnesota Public Health Association
showtha not a single death from leprosy
or yellow fever occurred in this state
during 1918. Smallpox claimed but
seven and typhoid fever but eighty
nine Minnesotans, last year. Even ac-
cidents claimed but 1896 victims in our
eighty-six counties with their 2, 500, 600
men, women and children
So, despite the prevalent belief, the
leper's cry Of "pn-clean!' is heard nc
more; the scourge' Of smallpox and ol
yellow fever has passed. Typhoid fever
!. was the last to go.
But $500 Minnesotans were. killed
by tuberculosis last year. Tuberculosis
is preventable and curable.
This afwul, needless sacrifice Of life
must stop. The Great White Plague
MUST be the NEXT To GO!
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