The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-22
MINORITY MUST NOT RULE


MINORITY MUST NOT RULE
The government is planning to use
drastic measures in case the threaten
ed strike of bituminous coal miners
actually occurs on November /. These
men are demanding six hour day
with five day week, and an increase
of 60 per cent in wages over the pres
mt secale for six days of eight hours
each. Their demands are so unreas
enable, unjust and revolutionary that
they will be rejected by the mine op-
orators who will be backed by the
American people who will never con-
sent to, allowing 100000 miners, 80
per cent of whom are foreigners, to
control this government.
The strike is called at the begin
ming of winter and if it should be eff
. fective would mean untold suffering
for millions of men, women and child
rem. because these non-Americans
who have been permitted to come here
fdIiQ cal IL bCttCl Wo6S'o th@Ai ehSy 49,
had, want to overthrow our govern
ment and establish soviet anarchy
ike that in Russia. The American
people, more than 100,000,000 strong
will not permit half million men to
lictate the policy of our government,
which has been a success because it
vas founded on the rule of the ma
ority.
A recent report of union labor
baders claimed there are 100000
MON men in the United States. Add
mother million for good measure and
Re have 100000 union men debating
100000 unorganized Americans
no are supporting them, and
reatening all kinds of disaster to
95,000,0O0 If they refuse to let
e five million rule. In other words
be per cent insist upon absolute and
tocratic dictation to 95 per cent
are mistaken in Americanism if
American people will stand for
bit.
The people of the United States
confronted with a peculiar con-
on. They are threatened with |
pority rule, in direct contradiction
the constitution and the funda-
htal principals of the government.
Fe than 100,000,000 American men
nen and children are being told
half million coal miners,
rter of a million steel workers..
BOO railroad laborers, that the
titution and rights of the Ameri-
people are as naught when COM
ID to the demands of these organi-
MS. They are an infintismal
Prity but they purpose to rule this
try.
minority of the United States
te, the smaller house of our gov
ent, are holding up the ratifica-
of the treaty and keeping the
ID States out of the union of ma
They cannot pass any of their
dments, but the constitutional
zion that two-thidrs must
the treaty, gives a chance for
ity rule there.
enever Americans yield the
principal Of majority rule and
lutte the word minority for ma
then will the American nation
to crumble and decline. The
BIT, the safest principal Of our
y government. is the one pro-
that the. majority must rule.
II never surrender that right
lave to deport every one of the
poo unnaturalized foreigners
the United States.
n ~ ~
|ssor Lewis thinks high priced
has stopped Diversified farm
he Palouse country to a great
and he is right. But the
e was only temporary. Farm
ID not resist the temptation
as much wheat as possible 9
i WAS selling for twice
est price they ever expected
They were going on the
Sam Weller when he said
pty while you're gittin' and
d to raise every bushel Of
ssible during the high prices
will get back into diversifi-
pg now. 1t is not likely that 3
ever again get 81 per busheb