Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-28
Saturday. JGne n 1919.


Rseieaiissw sn6 Capitalism.
Afssr ssx weeks q turmoil, tie
ssnsxa1 s.s1xe and tie syEpstcy
strikes ~ wi1n.peS are called on
without tie unions having been abe
10 viz 4 peg os two. al uey sopet 70
Io,-Ecs.sL 1rarser1rt
EcDs Day q strife which tmpa:rs
tbs pcbitc se-vses AID te.s1upts the
normal business Of the people vii Be
.ooitsd ur1. WITH about - much
favor - 6esertton II the A1my-LoS
Angeles Times.
Ead:cai:szn - tbs most dangerous
ting in sight. HAk-cons.1sre1 IDEAS
are high explosives, One has Just
e1pio1e1 a. Winnipeg. This .1ea was
inspired by selfahress and failed TO
consider the rights Of otherA It
tailed - it should have failed. a
other attempts Of greed to enthTore
might - r:sk., should faN.
Sympathy strikes are insp4sed By
the tame human passton that tn
spass1 Prvss.a1Ism- Thsy are ssif-
eesv5etsd asA sens oay ana some
hsv tbsy are - b aAAs us:Gwfu,
- Z Dubais 0seaes aol pus4sAAsis
q ~ ma3es4ty verdict saau 1ssse&
& y net s1Sts that Industry stsujd
- taJtaA and p3hl3e comfort aAA
osessstty wiped out ~ any S5oun
made powerful BY eombtnatseo. r.
gasd1sss Of r1Sht or wrong. which
rspudiatss . trade contract - .
"scss1 Of paDss." Industry should
not b held responsible IN asrss-
meats while labor escapes ~ re-
sponstbfnty By might Of numbers
!snes1nS right
wbau . small pssesntaSs Of ~
ds1y tbs lawn provided for a11 ef ~.
sad snsae q ~ courts pfov1dsd tor
adjudication Of al our IsCa1 dt@eul-
4!ss, then these radical ana selfish
sIeusats should be met sternIy rath-
e. than toisratsd until they merge
into L ". W"tan. boIsbsvism and
anAxch1Gm.
An Of u recognize ths evil Of nm
fair division Of the dollar between
csodtal and labor. but the evil u not
efaASca4ed or even restrained by
IN -orsauissd" portion Of u at
tamptinx 70 throw the burden upon
the rest Of ~. Rather IN should get
together upon means Of feeding the
golden goose and Of sharing the egEs-
None Of ~ should Wish 70 destroy
the opportunity for genius and en-
tsspriss and energy getting . great
deal out Of life. Tor II W did We
should simply revert 70 the DARK
ares, each for himself and the devil
tr4umphing over aiLsociety made
orderly by uniformed force Of the
mob rather than by law and judicial
Weighing Of evidence. But all Of III
should join In the control Of com
binsd genius. enterprise and energy
that they shall not turn the cppof-
tuntty We grant them into machines
TOR perfectins compulsory ssrvitude.
Strikes DO not correct the evil. only
shift the burden. and sympathy
strikes On the face Of them are evil
dsncs Of disloyalty TO the American
Union for the temporary advantage
Of 4 class union.
Rscent legislative investigation Of
radical activities reveals that union
labor Intelligence now realizes The
folly Of the endless chain plan OF
wage increases which are i'm
ms4iatsly oftest by increase in the
cor Of living. Every increase Of
wages or decrease Of hours secured
by one union Or one branch must be
realized by another and another. be-
cause the Juice in a lemon IL limited
and that secured by one union must
be paid for In part by another union.
and then they. too. must bet more.
Thus unit advantage 10 temporary
ana dssting and the end II always
beyond view and the evil aimed At
fattening proportionally.
The remedy lies In forcing the
radical who does not play fair and
the capitalist ana proAtssr VINO DO
not play fair to submit to the pro-
visions that govern the rest Of VI.
Professional people and persons
working on salary are the goats Of
economic conditions that already I'm
psr1l civilization.
Labor unions must not forget the
biggest ana best Union Of ali or that
those Of ~ who are "unorganized"
are brother members Of the big Union
and entitled to rsspsct and con-
sidsration. even II We do not pay
duas 70 their little locals. II all Of us
were "unionized" what good would II
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