The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-10
PUBLIC MUST BE
UNITED TO FIGHT
BOTH EXTREMES

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i've, albeit t sr.fah u.crpH 30 soc.
| ing tp 10 that tho rules OF labor
/ unions Jld NOT override tho cunEti.
| tuition ~ the United States. parucu-
nrIy whcEN they operated TO in.
| crease costs OF production This
falso should lo beneficial and tend
10 give these classes more respect
for constitutional rights and uUer-
Ties as protection 90 their own
business and AS a principle to- be-
J"aIousIy gupuied and fought for.
anl not lightly substituted by IN,
simple eNpedient of raising pr,cca
Labor Would Benefit.
And what of the attitude uf labor
toward such q movement VIII they
seriously oppose body that rs cut
ting down their cost OF living mere
F ho"hus" o. insists upon allegiance
~ me constitution Of the United
states which every soldier and every
huiurillzcd citizen and every federal.
state and county officer must swear
io support and dcfynd2 VIII tho
5000 luborcrs In west Tulsa who
stand 10 be idle II the railroad strike
continues. and who are, along with
'N.''''N N'AA'f I.''l'|' INH''N w WANT l'l
food In that event will they make
war upon an organization which
seeks 10 prevent one OF the chief
causes OF strikes boy securing equal
Justice 60 all classes before tho law
Note, however. that this does not
mean an equal division Of property
or any change ~ tho fundamental
law of the landS
II this fight must be made, Il viii
be for a good cause and In a holy
war. n the middle classes of this
country and such other classes as
choose To stand by them. 40 not have
the courage or tho foresight 20 fight
n nece sary the foes OF the constitu-
ton Of the United states or those
who would slhvcrt ~ by violence
then we DO not deserve n democratic
government. and we shall be n Rome
ruled by n pr1etorian guard.
The remedies for the present
evils now proposed by congress and
the attorney generals office have
not been fully disclosed, hut thus
far they have been such as have
been repeatedly tried without re-
suits. The unhealthy condition OF
class consciousness which We have
referred to, and class ngrandize-
ment, cannot by their very nature
be reached by antitrust suits or po-
litical evpedieuts which carefully
avoid giving offcnse 10 the princi-
pal offenders
The national government may.
however. aid mo public movement
referred 20 by placing limited
embargo upon the shipment Ot
American products 20 Europe OH
erwise the hoarders OF necessiNcs
may be able 10 escape price regu-
lN'ion9 hy making shipments abroad.
Tho much advertised plan of east
ern capitalists 20 finance gigantic
corporation In tho United States 20
feed and rebuild Europe, though g.
may be charitably planned. Is a
dagger thrust al all attempts al
price reduction IN the United States
because II will use American capt.
tai 10 buy American necessities In
petition with American CON
sumers.
Neither DO fSsdvocate At This
time a new code of laws and the
appointment OF host OF inspectors
The reason is that these laws are
necessarily socialistic IN principle,
expensive In administration. and
subject to be twisted 10 strange
purposes by the organized classes
who already work the puppet strings
OF government without an orgRni-
ration Of public sentiment the new
laws will have no more vitality than
The Old laws which are now ruthless
~ oyerridden. So why not attend
to these matters by direct adminis-
fratlon and collective action az was
done during the war