New-York tribune., 1919-06-09

ments, that they spend great sum. !.
useless officials, and that they ara osr..
ally archaic
Mysterious Forces
The forces back of the movement ~.
mysterious-they seem to be aho,t ~
same that are supposed to be bacl;ns
the l. W. W., but that never como -
light. With one or two exceptions ~
agitators and leaders are of Br;t;sh -
American birth. There are ind;cat;oas
that money and other support are cav,
ing from the States
The O. B. U. agitators have =.
working capital the real-and some f.r
! cied-grievances of labor in Canaa.
and even leaders of the conservat;va
type, while opposing their methods
agree with many of the charges thew
make against the business and govern
ment of the country. High prices. IN.
controlled by the government, profiteer.
ing, agreements broken by EMPLOYERS
without redress for the workers. genar.,
neglect on the part of the official world
these are accusations heard from lahor
men of all classes. A large proportion
seem to have lost hope that the gov.
ernment will help. Some of the most
conservative resent it's course in Win
nipeg.
"The workers had won the strike when
the government stepped in," said one
conservative leader eff we can't get
what we are entitled to by lawful means
then revolution. hope it won't have
to come"
Success Surprising
The movement is spreading through
the West like wildfire, if the statements
of its hackers can be trusted, and even
opponents admit that it's success has
been "surprising." Every issue of the
zone Big Union Bulletin" records new
unions that are said to have voted for
the idea. Here are some-the Bulletin
charges that the "capitalistic press" il
afraid to print them:
"April 10000 mine workers in
Alberta, by vote of Ill.
"April 18-Landslide in Calgary.
Endorsement claimed in Port Arthur.
Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver, Vic
toria and other places. Defeats due
to 'trickery' in Edmonton, Nelson and
Camrock.
MAY 2-Edmonton now claimed
and the following: Local 1887 United
Mine workers, voting 1875; Belle
vue miners, 276-14; Wayne Local
U. M. w. Of A, 178-1; Michael Local,
U. M. w. of A., 178-a; Michael Lo-
cal, U. M. W. of A., 322-12; Humber
stone Miners Local, 138-1: Dawson
Local, 100 per cent; Rrule Local.
1885,"
By May 20 Midgely claimed that
$4,000 out of an estimated $4,000 mem
bers Of regular labor unions in the four
Western provinces of Canada had voted
4 to l for the 0. B. U. That
would mean that 35 per cent of all
organized labor in this territory had
come to the new movement. The move
ment is still going strong.
United States Next
The propaganda is along the regular
extreme radical lines There are now
three papers published under O. B.
U. auspices. There are several Sum
day schools, and in Winnipeg Labor
church" A special drive is being made
for the returned soldiers-the Seattle
agitators appeared in New York after
the strike failed and tried to convert
the newly landed men. Of course there
are meetings and parades and speeches
everywhere. The West is swarming
with speechmakers.
This is the One Big Union.
1t has set out to beat the government,
the old labor organizations, and the pub
lie, and it has made progress at all three
aims
Its leaders have the Russian revou-
tion in mind.
They have in mind also the invasion
of the United States.
Change Trains, Not Cows
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