White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11


held in the court house Friday night
the subject of the "strike-breaking'
nropaganda which is being projected
was met by a barrage Of discussion
which should annihilate this in
famous attack on Americas most
loyal body of supporters.
Speeches we're made by men from
tbe ranks of the laboring men who
two wears ago were in the ranks of
Americas defenders, deploring the
action of some OF the unions in the
east which had listened to this propa-
ganda and as consequence had TAX
IN an attitude hostile To the Legion
James 5. Bennett called attention
10 the attitude of the Legion in the
Industrial upheaval of the steel
strike and referred 20 the reports
of William Slavens MeNutt who as
newspaper correspondent was an
aye witness to the events during that
critical period Mr.. Bennett spoke
Of the article written by Mr.. MeNutt
that appeared in an issue of Golfers
magazine entitled The Valley of
Fear" in which the writer told of the
work OF the Pennsylvania state cor
stabuiary and the work of the Amer
ican Legion. How the first prod uced
A state Of indescribable fear and the
other a condition of perfect conf
dence. He described the trip of the
correspondent through parts OF thte
strike districts where terror and fear
predominated and then the trip to
Youngstown. Ohio. where the Legion
was using its efforts.
The steel mills In this city of
100, 600 people were shut tight and
vet the observer in passing through
the city would never b. aware that
strike existed The city had th.
appearance of celebrating holiday
rather than enduring a rigid strike.
Here 400 ex-servioc men had been
sworn in as special policemen and
Hserving under the officers In the le-
gion, aud this Arrangement was un-
der the Endorsement of the labor
congress. The captain of the local
post had his =. c. In the city and the
men were undes his direction
When the resolution was first
passed by the legion To assist the Law
considerable opposition was offered
by union men in the post who declar-
ed they were being enlisted as strike.
breakers.
The matter was then taken up with
the labor congress and the legion
side OF the story was told The rep
resentatlyes of the legion declared
the organization was not going 70
act as strike breakers, but was go-
ing 10 help preserve the law, stating
that Its members had seen enough of
bloodshed and violence in France and
did not want to see II In their own
homes.
Al the close OF the argument by
the legion representatives the mem
bers OF the labor congress declared
law and order and accepted the Of
Ter of the legion, indorsing the ac-
ton of the legion with practically
unanimous vote. After this decision
athe secretary of the labor congress
vas In daily conference.-the the COM
mander of the legion and the result
was that with 39.99e men out of
work, and most of them foreigners.
there was not a single fight In the
city.
This was possible. said Mr.. Den
nett. because an organization hon
estly representative of the American
people had taken firm. fair hand
IN the situation. fearing no faction
ana fayoring no minority. THE
strikers recognized the honesty OF the
proposition and were not afraid to
meet 1t honestly"
other speakers at the meeting told
VI local criticism that had erept into
This district relative to the legion.
rms matter was spoken of with re
sret as the members OF Quentin
roosevelt Post did not understand
now It's friends and associates could
ever lay such titles as strike reakers
at its door.
nevada members of the American
Legion took the stand at the con-
'ehtion neld in Reno for the laboring
man when the organization declared
'nat the men of the legion had been
'ra"n from the fields OF honest la
oor 10 fight for the cause of human
ny A resolution adopted at this
Invention declared the legion heart
ny endorsed and encouraged Ameri-
oah labor whenever organized and
working for the best interest, the
progress and development of tho