Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-12
From Other Viewpoints
sweat I" Soak on AZ Invisible Empire.
Bf ALFRED u. WILLIAMS

i:etSs@n now aad oefoher wnsn The snse
mns NnGTo" I9,Sr f VII s hs
1nd solid thinking VIII be done in this coun-
departments a. WASHINGTON and changin. of
Of q T II GS ana pAr e
ployets a. IN" capital have acquired The idea
copper fastened union. In Difference the
so.ne%hat deTisIve hey INCLUDE i IN h1r t ran
atlint!oa a provision forhidding them from
nubic hnsincss; but thcy. are AFFILIATED vii,
ne American ted"ration Of labor. contrihut.
political backing
~ in other Unions The active politicians
ne o!iiclal positions. Practically they manage
Sin@s na1 m ns al i"" for
,nose Who rrfuse to join their organization.
oaHe" 70 rnisn i:5io rings are formed In
pro'noiions and al.o,:ucnts OF iavors. TIL.
Indirectly. o. the F"dera,ion Of i.4bnr. d!c,atc
:" s"";t" ana House on matter. concerning
rould be ,.H, III, ron, " ,yn,, MhS neeacS
keprcstn'a:iNc BorIrmd. Of Missouri pat
io"+ss 10 do s hnns ds% nsead 81 ih
- , w; 'h.E i."G been DONG Capiiol and Waite
1sa!nast .ugh e'nei and grndns slavery. The
aitno9sh Nv m"mils before. ore in M" the case 81
,he railway brotncrhoods he had declared.
rI.,y" An tne power nf the Employers and
y: labor were concentrated against Nj. HOr-
ana IL wIs defeated. The employees union
h.n,"d foHgs Of juhilation. triumph and
Grai,iicd vengeance. Ever since. they have
becn dangling the scalp OF BorIand before
he a1fishtod eyes of the representatives. OF
"ho dare offend the government employees.
with kin ana influence and affiliated labDr
vote n every Congress dist.ic, The founder rs
Q! IN" rcpnbHc tried &" guard against this
very condition by dcpriving tho seat or gov
eminent of representation and vote. but they
'onld not fore3cc the compiled lions Of today.
put before MIN by candidates. with his wet
sh!r, sticking to h!S skin chatting il with
wheat cnaf. dust ycr"is of fodder and hey
tnd otn"r hcasorahl" ';r!tnnts, Sitting undo
nis collar, he VIII ihinE OF the 10000 PERSONS
| ~ a being taxed 10 pay To do the work OF
$1,000 an IA pleasant offices. passing seven
every known scicniinc device for convenience
and .ase Rorlt!nE. itching. sma r;ing. With
| niuaHi.s gore and strained. burned By sun ana
waited by sweat and rain. remembering that
after feeding and cleaning his stock he must
ne N he held IN br"ilins heat W A. NJ Tor
! an eleven hours stretch, he will reflect OH
| 30 the employees. the thirty days sick leave
and the thirty days vacation. all at fun pay
| lie VIII say some things 10 himself and 10 the
| candidates.
| Ills thinking is very slow and sometime
| awkward. but IL * very deadly and il leads to
| trfnly fixed conclusions. o! these will be
| that good paC. To begin 10 meet the In hoi
| shortage ana TO cut down.rost OF government
| taxes and cost OF living is IN Washington FIX
| day and insiSirnCc on having II earned 30
J 900 persons could lee separated from the gov
| trnment pay roll giving uS that much NOR
and saving o: $50 100000 - year. Al least.
The farmer aud those IN The cities AM
towns sympnthiztrs with him and dependen
| backing OF many thousands OF workers ant
taxpayers who want the government en-