Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-11-28
DANGEROUS AeiTAToRs

Now you will conclude from the
hove heading that the Journal Is go
ing 10 add a few more lines TO the gen
oral condemnation OF Bili Haywood
Ray McKsig. Townley. Foster, Lewis,
Kate O'fsarc. Emma Goldman and
their crowd. but you viii miss your
guess. There are agitatOrs IN this
country whose work makes the work
II above bunch look like thirty cents
The writer Of this is sitting IA the
rold room wearing overcast and over
shoes because Of the shortage of coal.
The shortage OF coal ~ due 10 the
strike Of the coal miners The coal
miners are striking for an increase OF
pay which amounts 20 NOE Of the
high wages received during the war
As you read this you are suffering
from cold dne 70 this strike. The pub
lic generally understands the strike
situation and public sentiment Is
against miners In this case since the
exaggerated ana impossible conditions
they demand confirm the judgment OF
the public that the real motive Of the |
strike rs not expressed IN the demands |
and ~ not for the redress Of grievances |
II the miners or 10 improve their con-
ditions. hnt that Il is based upon the |
AfUfi1i ftAWft Oh llit UirtNA at anu ANU /
American agitators who have vowed /
to disrupt and overthrow the govern
ment. The Government has taken hold |
~ the strike situation which lmprcsses
the public Of The good faith OF the adj
minlstration IN quelling "a civil war
situation. Now under these conditions
comes one W. c. McAdoo. son I'm law
II Woodrow Wilson ExSecretary OF
the Treasury and Railway administra
tor and half a dozen other Jobs
punched under electra and also cam
iidate for the nomination for president
next year and he McAdoOdlsa about
the criminal and excessive profits Of
the coal operators and dealers. He be-
noana their criminal motiv, in holding
zap thfpublc for excessive profits so
hifh az TO be nothing short of highway
ROBBERY and then McAdoodiea that In
View Of these excessive profits Il ia no
more thu just 90 the coal miners that
ihev receive this enormous increase
ln pas they iemand al of which is
very impoumn NJ TNUN For the
uaW three years Mr. AlcAdoodie end
Aia associates iu the administration
irfer 3Y hw fiSfd thf prices uf coal
fle Government rNs fhf prieo at
aiiieh tte operators mnst seil tbe conl
.i fhe naHc THO Government fixes
ihe nnfa ehHtee4 ls the Railways fer
ffeishf Mediterranean tiSes the
ffes uhich lhe sfial dtaier siau
son lfr al# ~ taa rau Wuer The
fiattfNfaso eHel f'e price ef .Jthor ne
hf Bfna fhff rot ant oi fh
manee rat hy ihr consumer iar coal
ihai Hsa ret heen FIXED f3 THE .
GOVERNMENT ff fntar excessive
profits ta thf ereriar hfvo resulted
The operator Was " the POSITION of bc
iHF fofted esther % ecfpi inc eNreaa
pfrfi or iarn fine ffom De Govern !
ment The same with the retail deal
iH 81 coai dealtr % ihif town has
inade HH excessive profit on caal i has
roe htfu hls fault iie has solid the coai I
Ia fbt afiee uxed by the Goyefnmtnt
Wht then dofs such man ~ Me
Adoo make such q Charge Wen when
ne helped fix the price of coat FOR the
mine owners he woa selling liberty !
0ondA ana vacated 10 please the men ,
vith big money Now b. is cand
date for president and wants 90 eater
20 the big vote. Ills charge of excess
ive profits may or may not be true he 81
Intends 20 leave the impression that
u II is true u IL because the operators
have stunF the public and he. McAdoo-
Ne. Is tho champion OF the votes, II Is
aeFeiy an insinuRted lie, II Is "a form T"
4 agitation. cemlng from the source Il
ioes. that - more dangerous TO Amer
ga than an the Bolshevik and T. W. W. "
bunk preached IN ten years. The mass y
4 the people viii read NcAdoodlngs !"
Ike this and think only ~ the excess
,rofits and the suffering frofn told aud
ne many disagrceahle things connect y
a with the strike. md win forget that =
he price Of coal ana labor aud freight -
ave been fixed hy tie Government OF
which McAdoo WIS a part That sort
4 agitation IL as false "a Mooneyism
y Of 4 W. W. ism. or bolshevism and ,i
{ comts from a man supposed 20 have
aore than ordinnf, good sense ana 81.
Judgement and patriotism That Is 4.
shy De ls more dangerous than tho d.
hole bunch 80 flannel mouths n,
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