The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31
PRESIDENT WILSON
IS NOT ENTHUSED
WARTIME ENACTMENTS
ARE STILL IN FORCE
Toledo Labor Leaders Pull Stunt That
is Often Used-P0ssiblity Miners
May Know 1t

| Few of the general public under
stand true conditions in the steel
strike, in the prospective coal strike,
or in the printing trades strike in
New York. In the printing trades
strike it is case of one Union, the
New York local Union, attempting to
dictate to 48S other affiliated Unions,
several of them nearly as large as
the Union in New York. The New
York Union, by its actions, becomes
an outlaw Union, and it's members
stand under the ban so far as the In
ternational is concerned.
So far the steel labor organization
are holding together, but with large
loss of personal" members. Thou
sands have left their former employ
ment and found positions elsewhere
and in many cases these men will not
return to their old jobs, even if the
strike is won.
But in the case of the miners
threatened strike, no actual strike has
yet begun, but it has been determined
on. The outcome is uncertain, for no
one can tell just how much influence
President Wilson will yet WELD
among individual members. In the
course of his analysis of the demands
by the mine workers, President Will
son is reported as saying: "T cannot
believe that any right of any Ameri-
can worker needs for it's protection
the taking of this extraordinary STEP"
Continuing he expressed conviction
that individual members of the mine
union would not vote, upon
full consideration, in favor of such
strike under political conditions.
There are some things which the
President and his Cabinet know in
with this proposed coal
strike, as with other threatened
strikes in the past, that are not being I
discussed publicly for the good reason
hat neither the President or his CO.
wish to add fuel to the pres
mt confagration. But that Sentinel ,
leaders may be informed on this
'hase of the average strike PROPOSE
ion we will tell story of an incident I
hat happened in Toledo.
I1SouCIo III tllC IcdIliSIefS uIllOn
wanted some spot-cash money, and I
hey needed it badly-so they said. a
they, therefore approached the owners
# the three large ice plants in that :
ity. Their demands specified $4,000, 4
r $1100 each. They said early in
he negotiations that they had orig :
nally intended to ask for $4,000, but !
vhen they stopped to consider that :,
he ice men had their price cards =
rinted and scattered for the season, )
Iithout any knowledge of this addi-
lonal expense, they had shown COM
assion and cut the demand to $4,000. :
tut, they told them, "next year you I
1ust pay us $4,000 so fix your price
ards accordingly" .
Threats were made to call strike 4
this amount was not paid by GER .
ain date. The ice men demurred and
oubted the ability of the leaders to -
lake the men strike, who were we'll n
atisfied with conditions-and were not Il
, be bettered by the payment of the
$500. 10 this the leaders laughed, H
nd said they could make the men
5rike any time they wished /
To this the ice men replied: "How
o we know, though, that the men
ont strike even if we pay the $4,000, II
nd what assurance can you give us
lat you can control the men and will Il
oliver the goods? They supposed this
oud be a poser, and they would re- H
eive quibbling answer. Not so, Il
oWever. The leaders told them thev y
light name the figures in the vote,
hich was to be taken the coming
riday night--both for and against
rike. And if this vote was regis Sc
red 1t should convince the men that CO
le leaders were in the saddle and to
ding with no possibility of a fall. nj
The ice men, then, after consulta- ia
on, asked that the vote be 6 for ll'
rlke and "a against. Two men from te
e ice plants were given seats in the ki
Getting to watch the manipulations. in
fter Que preliminaries vote was al
ken and was registered as for and ri
against. There was no bubble and tn
protest of any character. But tic
And here's the glaring fraud.) lei
There We're but SIS, all told, at the ce
eetlng; and to any one with te
ought of the matter it was easv to en-
e that the vote was "made by the er
aders." ou
Reliable data shows that this thing tn
IS been pulled many times, and was nj
vt new conception by the men who he
'ed the ruse in this particular Incl ia
mt. Naturally, the readers of this ia
'ticle will ask themselves the cues W;
On, "Is it possible anything so savor- of
g OF crooked work has been used in ia
with either the steel strike eli
the voted coal strike? The walk sp
g delegate in any Union feels con- ca
rained to "show accomplishment" in We
me form as reason for his con-
1uance on salary. And if he fails tel
can POINT WITH PRIDE" to his to
forts and can generally alibi his dis tn,
al failures. That the President and m;
advisers all know many such in bu
ances IN large measure accounts on
r the lack of enthusiasm they would wa
rely feel if they could be certain thi
at all strike efforts were founded he
right principles and backed bv a his
ited sentiment of those supposed to his
dissatisfied.
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