The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-01
UNION LARoR,s TRIALS.

the united states OF holder
anti-Amercan labor leaders have come out openly in
support of the bolshev of Russia These labor leaders
affiliated with the international agitators who have
no regard for nations free bound and who think
they in the red revolution of Russia the overthrow
of society The statesmanke and patriotic leaders,
like Samuel GOmpers have their faces sterny against
this bolshevst tendency The question about to be
answered is whether the American boshevst spirit is
to sway organized labor and define its policies and ac-
tons.
This is question that humates and Anglers the bulk
of American organized labor 1t is reflection upon
their Americansm-an Americansm that they know to
be pure. The evil counsel that has been spread through
the labor unions is abhorred by Americans in these unions
even than by Americans outside They are doing
their best to counteract this foreign disease and they
deserve all confidence and encouragement in their fight
The anti-Americanism that has attacked labor unions
in this country durable 1t has not rotted the flesh
or struck into the BONE similar disease seems to- have
done in England What would be thought if Mr. Comp
ers should send message to labor in England telling
it to stand firm for boshevism and giving the
ing news that American organized labor had paralyzed
the hand of the government in its fight against Lenine
and Trotzky? Yet that is the purpor of the
by English labor leaders of the highest standing to
their friends in the United States and spread broadcast
through the red sheet called the Liberator
Thus it will be that American union labor is very
far from the depths into which British labor leaders have
sunk their organizations. Of course the conditions in
Britain and America are quite different and allowance
must be made for the terrible mental shock that has
been suffered by Engishmen 1t not surprising that
some of them have collapsed and permitted Others to
inject into British unonism the devish decoction of
boshevsm Yet the British character is not easily worn
down by adversely and the common sense of the many
is sure to have its way in the end
How can Americans best help their fellow Americans
the labor unions to keep he organizations safely and
'ody patriotic? One obvious course to adopt to avoid
wholesale denuncahon of labor unions radical trou-
Dleseeking boshevstc organizations They are not Or
ganzed labor suffering from the same hardship that has
overcome all the people because of the impairment of
value in money Prices are in double figures because
money is only one-half as good as was Wages are
paid in figures that formerly meant certain value now
hey mean about half that value Hence wages must be
increased or money must be made more valuable.
The calling of strikes adjust difficult matter of
his kind is the climax of stupidity 1t really con-
esslon that there is not intelligence enough to master
ne problem and therefore that brute force must be tried
an effort to destroy the problem itself The employers
re Just as much to blame as the employees in many strikes
or those strikes would have come if the EMPLOYERS
oud have laid solution of the problem before their
employees.
Are strikes to now notwithstanding the willing
less of employers to work faithfully for solution of
ne wage and cost of living problems? Are the workers
Tar misguided by anAmerican leaders, and so soaked
With bolshevism that they no longer aiming at relief
nd readJustment, but seeking the downfall of the
United States and the system of society which
he government safeguards? There is good reason to
oubt that organized labor in this country has become
faltor to America and ally of bolshevism The anti
american leaders aremot so blatant they were Pres
ent wilson's warning did much to cool their revolution
ry ardor These agitators and Adventures while ex
ert IN Stimulating passion and eloquent in painting them
ewes as defenders of downtrodden workers are ALWAYS
airy in saving their own skins There is NOTHING urse,
'h or sef-sacrifcia in their philosophy fhe moment
icy ma that union labor does not follow them toward
'archy they will abandon their present efforts and seek
w ways OF making an easy living by working the
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