The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-05
INJUNCTION Was.
GRAVE MISTAKE
Samuel Gompers Declares.
Leaves Miners every
Man for HimiSeIt."
UNREST IS LABoR'S HOPE
(By AucusTiN LARpyo

Samuel Gompers declared today that
Industrial unrest is the hope of the
laboring class as we'll as the race, ano
that the proceedings tying the hands
of the miners officials" was a grave
mistake, "creatins situation in
which IL is every man for himself and
the devil take the hindmost," he said
"Hhe solution of the strike question
| ls for both sides to enter into con-
ference. dete rn,ined to put aside class
prejudice, class hatred, and strive
earnestly to find the balance of JUS
tice.
| when the proceedings were issued
the miners strike call was already
out. The proceedings have made a
condition in which striking miners
are without leadership in their battle
for justice, decent working hours and
fair wages. From now on 1t Is every
man for himself and the devil take
the hindmost. II was a grave mistake
"a grave mistake.
l. "And yet l am looking for a speedy
termination of the struggle. So wei
have the men been trained by theli
former skirmishes with capital that
now in decisive battle, / feel the
workers will come forth victorious
even though their leaders have beer
shackled by the proceedings to cripple
strike action.
Folly to Accuse I. w. W.'ism.
ut Is follv to declare the I. w. w
element in the So called red wing oi
the federation has any serious infiu-
ence upon the federation's move
ments. When Senator Poindexter
| whose beaver Is in the ring for re-
publican nomination for the presi-
dency. says the widest anarchy will
be the result of industrial unrest and
turbulcncy, the senator and other men
Of his ilk, are ignorant of their sub
ject.
"Ole Hanson, Seatt1e's mayor, who
has been taking altogether too much
credit to himself for the way indus.
trial complications in his city have
ended, Is another loud talker who has
little acquaintance with labor af-
fairs. Ole Hanson talks too much
Extreme radicals are not and
never have been in control OF the
American Federation of Labor
Proof? Look at the June convention
of the federation. The vote was ther
$4,000 against 400 red votes.
mot even per cent, Is 1t? VIII
liam H. Foster, head Of the steel strik-
ers, has repudiated the charges o.
syndicalsm against him. The public
has wong Impressions Of the fed,
tcration and remains blind to the jun.
tice OF the miners demands-exceed
ingIv conservative demands they are
too.
One Way Open to Operators.
"When operators realize the only
way they can deal with labor Is tt
seek confidence and adopt fair.
minded measures, then, and then only
the coal strike and other strikes will
be settled. Peace at the point of tn,
bayonet is not peace. 1t means tenn
porary cessation of hostilities merely
Should capitalists COW strikers will
the flash of steel or power and au
thority, it will be only a little tim
until another uprising is started
Should workers club owners into III
agreement, it means but a littl
while until the owners. their strength
restored, resume the fray with fresl
fury.
II believe in Industrial unrest. I'm
rest is movement and under prope
guidance it means progress. RE ST.
spells stagnation. The injunction pro
ceeding business does nothing NOR
than deprive of guidance, this heav
ing movement of the worker A trail
speeding along a track is a fine thing
1t is progress toward some goal. Blu
take the guiding hands from th
throttle and what is the result? Col
lison and wreckage.
Evolution His Motto.
Evolution and net revolution, il
my motto. Unrest, properly guided
is evolution; unrest, blindly surging
sweeping away everything like a I'll
dal wave, is revolution.
II foresee the day when there viii
be an international federation of la
Dor. How long away that da yis,
cannot foretell. But it is coming-i
is inevitable.
Workers Never Had Justice.
"There has never been civiIiza
ton, never government under whicl
workers have had justice, freedom
happiness. Mind you, | believe il
the American government and tina
it is fully capable in the last analyst
Of coping with any conditions. Blu
before the workers can obtain thei
que tReTe must De uHTSet pTOPS'i.
guided, and there will be always un
rest.
THE Industrial conference wa
mere child's play. Wait until tn
employers are willing to confer wit
u.s. meeting us with the desire TO
Justice and fair play strong in thei
hearts. Then there will be happy re
suits.
"The miners in asking fer a thirty
hour week are not making radica
demands at all. The six-hour da
and the five-day week are the min
ers' right. considering the intermit
tent nature of coal mining in tn
past.
Naturalization of industries
No. / refuse to discuss that questio
just now. Think what the operator
are asking for a ton of coal. Tn
workers are demanding and are go
ing to get wages for fair living con
ditions. In the meanwhile they fac
a cost of living"
Samuel Gompers threw up hi
hands to express what he thinks o
ballooning prices.
IElying Parsons Machine