The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-19

J Ignorance OF the foreign born ele
iuent as means 90 thu end OF their
own enrichment and incrcaBod
power, deserves the sincere thanks
( Of the puslic.
Mr.. Emery further states that the
methods OF the steel trust In the pas,
| 10 years SAVIOR OF the terroriaic
methods OF the ROmancffs in that
among other things n broke up the
union organizers Granting that the
F'eel trust did prevent outside aRita
tors from coming in and disturbing
their laborers. ! am sure IL would
bo well Il others would follow the
example thus set. Ir these pre-.
Ncntivc tactics had been employed
ugainAt the labor leader who came
all The way from IT Louis to Drum
right with the avowed purpose OF
melting riot ana who, OF necessity,
could have had no knowledge OF nor
sympathy with the working condi-
tions of the telephone girls (nor
could have those who sent him) we
would have been spared the dis
Eustins exhibition OF lawlessness
which took place.
We could 80 on and say that surely
Mr. Emery must be seriously mis'n-
formed Rs 10 incidents OF the steel
strike, particularly In regard 10 the
situation at Gary where. I'm reality.
pamphlets are distributed calling on
the strikers 20 overthrow the govern
ment ns represented by the federal
troops. also In Various other luci-
dents where strikers and their
sympath!zers have shot ana beaten
Wnikmen and destroyed property.
but what is :hc use Of proving or
d!sp owing the lawlo sVncss OF the
strikers or the over zea OF usness Of
the law enfOrccrs. In turbulent
Times mems omutlUn8 often overcome
their reason bur the point that Mr..
latta 80 ably deals with Is whether
there can DE any Justification for the
bringing on OF these turbulent times
II | interpret Mr Emory's stand
correctly II is that he does not ap-
prove OF all The acts OF the strikers.
but that the end Juatifies the means
Even adnStting that any good end
could possibly be the outgrUwth Of
such means, | do not believe that
this end no matter how good. could
be a justification Of a reign Of muir
der, rnpine. arson. sabotage. pesti-
lence and famine, as Nj. Latta has
80 fSrclbly described the strike OF
today
| only hope that more OF our pub
lie men will take the stand Mr.. Intta
has and condemn all that is revolu-
uonary In this country We have
number Of publications openly
preaching sabotage ana anarchism.
and the strikers In many instances
seem 10 take their cue from these
publications ] can not believe that
they really want the nIlfilmcnt OF
their teachings, for II their professcd
desires could suddenly come true. all
external authority be removed. the
rights OF others forgotten md each
person be concerned only with the
dictates of his own inclinationE. am
sure that the 10000. 900 or l0d 600
900 sane-minded Americans would
make short work OF these bolsheylkl
and all their kindred tribes but as
~ is the syndicalist. tho bolshevlst
and the anarchist as expressed Su
publications and strikes. go merrlly
along and are able TO flourish only
through the protection afforded
them by the "autocratic" govern
mcnt which they profess to desplse
and wish to destroy.
yours very truly
EDGAR +. SMITH. y
SApulpa, Okla.