The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-25

supplying it with parts material If these outside shops
be tied up then the great industry may be crippled
and that is what the spectators want.
So strikes fomented in the outside industries Every
attempt made curta the factorys source of sup
plies It is simple game when understood, and
the public has no idea how often it is played.
Now, if the workngmen of the outside shops knew
what the game is they would refuse to play it. but they
don't know they tools designing capitalists
without knowing it, There s point, however that
ought to the suspicious of woringmen engaged in
this kind of strike If the strike get itself settled
matter what either side offers to do, it is almost pos
tive proof that there third party hidden hand
interested in having the strike continue. Thai hidden
influence does not settlement any terms. Its
whole profit is the trouble and in the continuance of
the trouble
If such strike is by the strikers is the lot of
the workngmen improved? After throwing the indus
try into the hands Of outside Spectators are the work
ingmen given any better treatment or wages?
Who is most likely to work with the workingman along
lines of progress and prosperity the manufacturer whose
home is where the plant u.s. whose reputation among his
neghbors is dear to him. whose interest his employees
is born of acquaintance and daily felowship?-or the
outsider the pecuator the proteer who does not know
his from iron spikes and whose only interest in the
industry to squeeze dollars out of until it is dry?
That is the pity of some strikes which nger after
settlements possibe-the deuded strikers fight
ing the battles of cunning spectators and do not know it
Then there is the third kind of strike-he strike that
provoked by the Money Interests for the purpose of
giving Labor bad name. The American Workman has
always had reputation for sound judgment. He has
not allowed himself to be led away by every shouter who
promised to create the millennium out of thin air. He
has had mind of his own and has used it. He has al
ways recognized the fundamental truth that the absence
of made good by the presence of vio
ence
In this way the American Workingman has won a cel
tain prestige with his people and throughout the
world. Public Opinion has been inclined to regard with
respect his opinions and desires.
But there to be determined effort now being
made to fasen the Bolshevk stain American Labor
by melting it to such impossible attitudes and such wholly
VI puDllC
respect to criticism.
1t is quite in keeping with the higher disordery eIe
ments that they should employ the lower dsordery ee
for the purpose of destroying the morale and rep
utation of the American Workngman. All the disorder
does not originate with the workingman. Much of it
comes from higher up.
The American Workingman's valued asset is his
reputation for cooheaded balanced judgment and respect
for law and order If he loses that what does he gain?
Butand here is the pointif he does that the powers
that would exploit him and reduce him to the lowest form
of wagesavery would be the gamers. Losing his good
name the American Workingman loses all; his enemies
the gamers.
1t is time for us to ask questions: If the work
ngman does not make money out of strikes, who does?
1t is time for every striker to ask himself Who stands
make money out of this strike? Who will get the chief
benefit if we break down this industry? Whose game
playing anyway?
The man who makes profit out of strikes be he billion
aire manipulation selfseeking labor lea~er
the nation, traitor to the welbeng of humanity and
the personal assaiant of every workingman,
In the second and third kinds of disorder which have
been described here the concealed specuator orders the
strike the dishonest labor leader plans it; the rovdy
element fans it into volence-and the honest msed
workngman pays for it, and continues to pay!
Anyone who knows the American Workngmap as he
really and naturally is must be convinced that he does
not want to be the tool of evil designers who not his
friends and who cannot build prosperity. Some people
make prosperity other people sap it, the latter devalize
and destroy it.
There ought to be high wages everywhere-as high as
the business will warrant; and any business that is
ing the world and is efficiently managed will warrant it
There ought to be protsharng too that each man may