The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-06
LABOR Chief
TAKES A RAP
At PALMER
Accuses Department Of
'DespicabIe Propaganda
Against Labor

WASHINGTON. MAY s.-AssailInr
what he Described AZ "a "despicabic
propaganda against labor" Timothy
Healy, president OF the brotherhood
of Stationary Firemcn and OiIcrs.
charged before the railroad labor
board today that "a hirh official OF
the government has bapn used TO
more thoroughly deceive the people
into believing that II a man works
for wHges he Is an enemy of our gov
Orumunf"
Mr. Hcaly did not name the offic-
bal to whom he referred but much OF
hiH long prepared statement to the
board had to DO with the announce-
mcnt By the department OF Justice
concerning Threatened demonstrations
and violence on last May day.
Objects to Criticism.
Chairman barton, OF the board.
protested against criticism Of other
government departments being intro
duced into arguments before the
board on thr demands % railway
workers for increased wages hut Mr..
Hoaly said the men he represented
were wrought UP over attacks on la
hor hy government officials and that
he had bosn instructed To lay before
tho board statement on the loyalty
0f the railroad men.
Mr.. Healy told the board that the
propaganda against labor began In
leHs than "A hours AFTER the signing
OF the armisticc. Labor WAS accused.
he declared. ~ being responsible for
the high cost Of living.
Attacks Scdiion nils
MANY honest and sincere. people
have listened TO the poisoned tongues
and read the output OF poisoned pens
until they hclieye that labor Is dis
loyal" continued MIR Hcaly. The
crusade OF this high government Of
fetal is undoubtedly for the purpose
of aiding In the campaign OF certain
employers uf the country to secure
laws establishing involuntary servi-
tudc.
"sedition laws were suggested that
would Tie labor hand and foot"
Mr.. Heaiy declared that May day
b had been selected as day Tor
/ Imaginary terrible things 10 happen
because contracts 81 some unions
[ customarily expired on april 50
''ThcYc h one peculiar thing about
"a Newspaper EDITOR Mr. Healy said.
He believes everything ne reads IN
everybody else's paper and he never
changes his mind with the changes
la procedure OF tie labor movement.
May Day History.
Trade unions as they grew older
he added. had discovered that May
first was not always "a good time rof
their agreements To begin, ncvcrthe-
less. be declared nrwapapcr editors
continued 90 speak Of May day strikes
This made them fail Tor the pro
pagtnda sent out uf great strikes
siaying Of high officials. and public
mon on SHAY first last continued the
labor spok kcsman. Representatives
Of ain thc newspapers in the United
States located in Washington wer'
called into conference and told o.
the great danger TO the American
10 fsa IA !
government May b'g Was ~
day Of slaughter. e. rcd letter day %
tho annals OF government over
throwcrs But MAY day came ans
passed. 70 was as pohcctul "a daS al
amy other In the year, outside %
new spa per columns and the MINDS
. certain government officials. an WA
cuntcntmont. ,t
gators ~ the conspiracy TO place
moro vicious stigma on organized "a
bor than any yet used Even IN
editors woke up tu the fact That the
had been derived and now thcy a.
! printing editorials saying hht IN
! country is laughing at the govern
, mont officials.
/ Nothing Contemplated.
what did these government on
10 ciuls do They had expected MA
Day s'r.kes and nndcr cover of then
gOulh more lnhlhAhNtA WIN 'NN ~.
v propagandn plans against labor. Ihe
!, held "a hurried conference ana He
cidcd something should be done L
= suunrc themselves with the peopl
and 10 word went forth that thcr
were no strikes or no trouble OF an
Kind ON May Day and not even "A SIG
Z, of u murder because u the preptl'
- tons made to meet the situation. ih
= fact is that nothing was prevented
nothing was contemplated
, Rcforring 10 the high cost OF Twin
II Mr Hcaly declared the public vi
p easily misled.
3, AT one time tlcy Wcrc told tn q
2, fish aud the cost OF living would
/, reduced" said hc. They bought
D. many fish that priCc- doubled ai
II tripIed. IhcN were told 10 eat cheF
D. cuts OF meat. They did ~ aud no
they pay a. much Tor them a. IN
IN lid fur tcndcrloiu anal porterlsou-c
"Govcrnmcnt officials who a
y seeking 10 discrcdit labor by concot
= ing oonspiracies made it appear ia
!, the wage workers ARE band
murderers and government dg'tro
crs. u the government oiiicials al
- congress had given Az much auentl'
10 limiting the profits ~ thc Woi
ecr- us they did % pounding al
bounding the wage oarncrs, the c'
y OF living would have boon dccrchs
to figures within reason, lint 'h
are with the protitcors aud In ord
p to hide that fact they direct all IN
energy iu attacking any one "
works fur wages