Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-22

and their efforts will still be in vain.
Kings and Emperors and pariiane.l.s
have been trying Just such experlHle.ISs
at intervals for more than "n
and have not succeeded. The MS
fundamental fact to be grasped Is thas
the labor organizations are with Us. ana
will be with US and we may olsSusS
league of nations, peace treaties. I.e
visibility Of running for third term
etc, etc, and after these have beeh Us
posed OF. the labor question, Inc c,Ie
grea. question upon when cepehos S.e
peace, prosperity and happiness % ~.
ture generations. must be settled ana
settled right. for there never VIII oe
peace until the working people are ac
corded a full measure OF justice N
everything that goes toward H'<AA!iis
life worth living"
In regard 10 your other questions l
will say ,his-I believe that if there was
a substitution of principle for poIitiSS ~
the administration OF Or PUBIC aHaifS
there would be less need Of strikes iiiiG
irrolerab!e high prices. pronteerins i.!,9
other forms OF highway ROBBERY cour'
be put in the same beat with rumSeu,
ing. sheep stealing. etc and lnele w..
'oe ushered in a much deSLred auratiSe
in American civilization. l trust ihaI
j have not given the impression tnal l
think that the labor unions are Wi1nou'
fault. Ii ] have. such was not my m
tent!on. l know their fatIngs ana am
same time | honestly believe that they
are the only barrier that protects thc
laDoring people against the gCaSp!nS
greed Of the modern shyiockS In sap
Pert OF my claims that just:cs Is no.
dispensed equ.tably. l call your at'en-
ton 20 this fact. In the prosecutions OF
the great meat packing firms for siots-
ton of the antitrust laws. L. 5. Attor-
ney General Palmer made this state
ynent. The history 'ot all the govern
years does not show single indivifua!
ever serving a ia! sentence for a viola
ton Comment is unnecessary. sta
si-tics gathered from returns made IN
connection with the income tax show
that there are 2ons1 persons il the
Unite. States rated as mllionaires.
During the four war years more than
Ie.,ti rev Tr!!liCnaires were created. We
miners among them. IN fares The land
TO fastening Ills a prey. where wealth
acc-Culates and men decay. Another
charge that is made against organized
politics. This charge certainly does
rot apply 10 Maine where the voice OF
organized labor has not been heard in
the upper branch OF the legislature for
nearly 81 years. and where the legisla-
tive labor committee is usually made up
Of bankers, doctors. lawyers rlanufac-
turers. etc. The reason for this and
WHY labor has not taken q NOR" active
part in dominating the politics Of the
state may re presented il another arti-
Gle. Now Mr.. Editor. l frd that.I have
written 10 some extent. perhaps beyond
the limited free space Of your yaper and
Yet l have not expressed myself as
fully as l would Ike. NJ article l an
aware. is not so sensational or Perhaps
interesting as report Of sonnet ing Ike
the Burke trial and yet ! can assGre
YOU that there are many OF your read
ers both here and elsewhere who would
enjoy reading once in awhile little
/ something along this line.
THOS. j. LYONS
Columbia St. Augusta Maine.