South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-23
Three Kinds of Strikes and
Hidden Forces Behind The
Ireland:S Designing Cdbitai


however. that ought 20 rouse tn
suspicious OF worStngmen engage
in this kind Of strike II the st-iE.
cannot get itself settled no matte
what either side offers 20 do. 10 g.
almost positive proof that there 81.
a third party. n hidden hand. inter
ested in having the strike continue.
That hidden influence does not want
a settlement on any terms III
whole proft - in the trouble and in
the continuance OF tho trouble.
II such a strike Is won by che
strikers. is the lot OF the working
men improved After throwing The
Industry into the hands OF outside
spectators. are the workmen given
any better treatment or wages
Who is most likely 20 work with
the workingman along lines OF pro
gress and prosperity: the manufac-
turer whose home is where his plant
Is, whose reputation among his
neighbors Is dear 20 him whose in
terest in his employees is born OF &C
quaintance and daily fellowship
or the outsider. the Spectator. the
profiteer. who does not know his
men from iron spikes and who's.
only interest in the industry Is 90
| squeeze dollars out OF Il until Il is
dry?
That Is the pity OF some strikes
which linger on and on after settle
ments are possible-the deluded
strikers are lighting the battles of
cunning spectators and do not
know It.
Then there is third kind OF
strike-the strike that is provoked
by the money interests for the pur-
pose OF giving labor a bad name
| The American workman has always
| had a reputation for sound Jude
ment. he has not allowed himself
10 be led away by every shouter who
| promised 10 create the millennium
out OF thin aid. He has had a mind
/ Of his own and has used 10. He has
always recognized the fundamental
| truth that the absence OF reason
was never made good by the pro-
sence Of violence.
In this way the American work
| ingman has won a certain prestigs
with his own people and throughoul
| the world. Public opinion has been
inclined 10 regard with respect Ms
| opinions and desires.
Put there seems 10 be deter
mined effort now being made 20
fasten the bolsheyik stain on Amer
lean labor, by melting IL 90 such
| impossible attitudes and such Who'll
/ ~ unheard OF actions as shall chang
public sentiment from respect Io
| criticism.
It is quite in keeping with the
| higher disorderly elements that the
should employ the lower disorder
elements for the purpose OF destroy
ing the morale and reputation VI
the American workingman. All the
disorder does not originate with the
workingman. Much OF it come
from higher up.
The American workiugman's mos
valued asset is his reputation for
cool-headed, balanced judgment ami
respect for Law and order. II hs
loses that what does ne gain
But-and here is the point-if be-
does lose that the powers tna-
would exploit him and reduce h,ul
10 the lowest form OF wage-slaver
would be the gainters. Losing his
good name. the American workln--
man loses all; his enemies are the
gamers.
II is time FOR as 10 ask some que
lions. il the workingman does nos
make money out OF strikes. rho
does
T. is time for every striker 10 ass
himself: Who stands 10 make none
out of this strike who VIII get the
chief benefit If we break down this
industry? Whose game are we pla 81
ing. anyway?
The man who makes profit out at
strikes, be he Millionaire manipulate
or self-seeking labor leader. is g
menace 20 the nation. a traitor POD
the weIl-beinG OF humanity. and th-
| personal assailant Or every working
man.
In the second and third kinds of
disorder which have been described
here. the concealed specuIator order
the strike: the dishonest labor lear.r
plans IL; the rowdy element fans s.
into violenCe-and the honest nisiei
workingman pays for iL and con-
tinues 90 pay.
Anyone who knows the America
workingman as ne really and r--
turally is. must De convinced thar
he does not want 20 be the fool Il