Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-30

Keep your chin up
Help U. to Set Our House in Order

Help Us to Set Our House IN Order
Vow that Mr.. Gomperg has been
shown that any at;smp. on his part
10 cater 70 the reds" within the lab
or organic ton ava.is notk1n2-fsis
defeat ar a delegate FROM his local
union nus. lave been iiluna mating
we may expect faire- presentation
of his opinions than we have been
getting. His article against boisile-
visrl illustrates this. = very strong
argument bit cunningiy made 20 liz
Guide sofne premises which, later he
may find useful for his purposes.
Wien ne declares il isn't necessary
TO know exac: conditions II Russia in
order 20 arrive al ta!- conclusion re-
gpectinz bo,shevis.-l he well supports
the contention III reference 70 Ger
MAN. during tho war: it want nee
aasa-? 20 kzo@ exzr, conditions Il
that country 10 knox that German
nilita..s.n vas deadly menace.
That IL fair comparison One
doesn't haEe u rcd the meter in
oder 10 determine whether there BE-
. gas lsai;-
We Enow tAe sIioc-at;c co1cs,t
tat u1de-..eG the minority dictator
snip" declares Mr., Gorpe-s. No.
Gcon- Of 1t. Russia never suffered
tcder z-orse tryaan than bolsaeri=-a:
minority dictatorship Is the purpose
'ehird every attempt At eL&SE con-
i.o.. We would have hin keep this
- mind. for re apprehend Re 10 70
sJ:ae out stronger than eyer aga:ns-
= ny legislation designed 20 put !. out
Il Enc poweE # such q -l..no-1t-. 2
comparatively tev rsi!ro4. employees.
- s.arye The s-@a- n 5o,fty into
.e-anting terms.
Ore fnds FsiIt- - ,i.s- =, t1.s ar
'.ci. against t.ols,sezisrn, H. dveliG
Ec-icesb,y Or the !dea itat 1t is coz
-EaEy 10 the f1ndarecta, principles
% cur SovernM eat ~ force com pui
syFy labor On reopi@. OF COURSE this
mist D. done ~ la@ in the cage Of
men drafted for WAY. OF IF -hoEe who
lave entered Into legal contract,
rot 20 mention the tart MoE- IF us
ars compelled 70 7so-k in order 70 live.
wheneve, II appears ~ be the duty
81 nan 70 labor public sentimen.
rlay 20. Compel nin II; moreover
-.a, type Of fellow doesn'- heed pub
lie sentiment over1nUch and in s-ch
1926 5uS.ice is a sior process. Bu.
here nen entsr into agreement
here shouic be pnEer % compel OBJ
tervance o. that agreement. Men
may not De compelled By Law 70 sors
oa cur railroads but il seems well
-:.h.n public rights TO ins.s. that
'ooSe. who 90. shall. in the inter
sig Of public safet~. agree to the
faithful performance Of their duty
I'D keep the agreement. As to that
outy. mea yho are granted fran
sses 10 run railroads should be
compelled 20 operate those public ia
c,!ities and 70 Jess should it be out Of
the power o. the trainmen to disre-
gard the public rights
Honorable distinction goes with
.Ich employment. which by It's IA :
tJre Is a public service and the re-
fponsibiiitT should be recognized and
rewarded. but. Mr.. Gompers. it should
he insisted On. We believe your habi,
OF thinking would, unrestricted, lead
%ou to the same conclusion: you have
temporized With the red" element in
the labor organization and il is Dust
ing YOU. II the country temporizes
w!th those who are trying to fasten
the shackles of class Of minority con-
troll on this country. that autocratic
regime described and recognized by
YOU, Mr.. Gompers. it will wake up
some fine morning to find its place
occupied by something else, some
thing. perhaps. with the label OF
Plumb. anything but the word Amer
ican." securely affixed. White is
white and black is black, Mr.. Com
pers, and YOU are not color blind and
at heart are a good American. Help
Us to wake up and set our house in