The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-28
ANY MEANS WILL BE JUSTIFIED.

Nv mean, =, government, find, necessary to stop tn. threatened strike Of
Ath. coal miner, of the United State, November l. will be JUSTIFIED
President Wilson's. appeal Characterized the proposed acton - u"
,u,;G,h,, and illegal. The president, words are mild words III e"'' ""e
,rik. i, lbs, a, dtfen,be as the act Of a htghwayman who fa' a mag over
Nh. head with a piece Of ga, pipe. In the presence o I'M Goa sum \"
,,bIe stand, helpless. waiting to be bacJaeked, The question OF ''""'
,onc.n now il, no. III. extent of the injury to the pubic as inc result " u"
rrike. b, what i, to be done to avert the assault
TIL. miners. Aligned an .gre,men to se effective until the return Of peace
..dsed with , limited date, April 1926, beyond winch GATE Tue "1"e's ~
the, would not work without , %readiu''men' of wages and working 'o"a'
Mons hit
Tn, demand for . nation wide strike come. from . convention "m""
ii, N ,.u.n, ipuea,. in wages. , .xhour day and a live day week
m, ri,,r, :, individuals, never have voted on the question OF the 'u'ke
Holding At the head of the public 4 loaded pistol TN 'n,efuauo"'.
officer, Of the mine worker, say 'mcet our demands " suffer ne m''
..,er, hay. decided what they want They brook no dheu''on i"ey wan
20 arbitration. They think the :peeter OF cold weather win more Eyut
rom IN. cold. with industry paralyrei and the country on the edge OF chaos
4. result of a failure OF the fuel supply, VIII 'oee the 'ep'i" " VIVA
demands. h,
Th.,. :, "a op.,ior bu, that IN. prospect Of national misery and human
entering tia, . coaues, November would bring, is the biggest gun the nine
,nion leaders have. m,,A
y, mad. , ese against them without engaging in controversy mat no"n
result in a resembling OF the strike order We believe the miners 'nou ""'
sr,,.ss.d wage, The percentage OF increase should be determined by a
combined committee Of ddntercs,ed experts meeting with operators anu
ru,,, The miners. should not dictate a specified sum they VIII work ''
With production everywhere curtaled instead OF increase TO NEE "e "V'
NJ III, ,rn.s few other than radicals argue for the slN-hour day NC ut
,..d,, Voc Mining coal i, hard labor. Miners should be protected, but
,xd,v week and a working day comprised Of eight hours from bank to
hank seems necessary and fair to The Times
No greater calamity than a national strike OF a1 miners " "' IL" y"
r.hod OF six weeks. can be imagined.
The public almires the strong hand the government Is showing III inc
crisis, The rub,l will applaud Il it becomes necessary TO ma" W. mines WI"
,ed.,,l, roon, to yet tie coal out. 1t is with considerable satisfaction mat
-, have watched the governors OF the coal mining states such men as ''-
cmor Lovdn Of Illinois, Governor Harding OF Iowa and Governor Robert
., ~ Oklahoma arcmp, TO solve the problem in their own STAGES
The public now is appealing to the patriotism oi inc mUnrfa IS n1,Nu'
To refuse 10 answer the call of international leaders to an mdce'rIDe' ""N"
strike which il It comes TO pass, will set the cause OF ia'ot o''N &c" le"'
and advance the caus, of boshevi,m and soyien'n
Governor RobettSon's conference al McNe'tr wednesday N"S'' "5
operators. the public and the miners will be represented Is an important u''
rs. In term Of West Virginia and Illinois, the strike is far away ho!
Oklahoma In terms Of McNester, lienyetta and CoagMe' the .suke VIII
y. Trough, home 10 Oklahomans Perhaps the patriotism Of the representa-
,iv,s of The miners Of the state will be touched sufficiently to create inc MS
hr.,l among the states in the ranks OF the miners Any miners local i
justified in refusing to participate !, the nation wide strike when propose
10 bring sickness and suffering and death upon the women and babes oil tn
nation if tn. demands of a small class are denied
w. .,.a,--h. propo,l for a national coal miners strike with "inie
u, around the corner, with only a ten DAYS supply Of coal IN the nation
III. ranksa attempt at blaekjcking a nation into submission that any Org"
patton claiming 10 represent American labor ever has submitted 10
ANY means the government, finds necessary to protect the intended N''n
will b. justified. America must not be begged down by a t1na,NaI few