Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-12-10
COMMON RIGHTS
Standards of Rights Set Up By So
Called Leaders" Demands Not
Sanctioned by the Majority De-
cline of The Spirit of Sovietism in
America.
By j. E. Jones
Washington. ID C.

Everyone knows that the great
Wlge-earnIng class of America want
just wages and a chance to play
their part in the game of life in a
manner that will give to them all the
necessities and their just proportion
OF comforts and luXuries. This Is
he same demand that is made bv
| every class of human beings, no mat
ter what their station may be in life.
But there are so-called leaders,
both of the capital and laboring
classes, who set up standards Of
rights, which when analyzed usual
ly give to their favored followers all
| advantage over the rest of society.
1t is disapproval against this sma |
autocratic class, who speak more for
their leadership" than they do for
their constituents, that has brought
the reproach upon Wall Street. For
Wall Street, is simply a great money
center for the nation and it is as
necessary as are the money centers"
of the small and large towns of the
countuF. These money centers are
called banks, no matter whether they
exist in Wall Street or at Smiths
Crossing.
Labor Leaders Demands
The labor leaders make their head
quarters in Washington, and the
American Federation of Labor and
the Elilroad Brotherhoods speak
right out in meeting regarding their
demands. Mr.. GOmpers and two of
his associates attempted to tell the
American workers how to vote. The
way in which the advice was accept
ed is pretty well known. These labor
teaders, in session In Washington
have set forth the untenable PROPOSE
7 ton that they are Numerically op-
posed to existing laws and proposed
laws that furnish arbitration for in
dustrial disputes. On the other hand
the voice of individual American lab
oring men and women have time and
again been raised for peaceful meth
DDS in industrial disputes as opposed
to strikes and lockouts. The Fedora
ton has also declared it's opposition
to laws restricting the rights of work
ers to quit work. This is simply
another way of defending strikes.
TIE Secretary of Labor, when he
served on the Presidents Industrial
J Commission early in the year, joined
! in report with other labor leaders
capitalists and private citizens, in
cluding Herbert Hoover, demandin 2
the establishment of a Federal Indus
trial Board, with agencies through
out the country empowered to solve
labor troubles in a way that accounts
to arbitration. The Secy. of Labor
is union labor man, and he did his
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He believes, as do all others, who
view the question with open minds,
that the industrial situation cannot
be separated from the rights of the
public, as represented by the Govern
ment, in preference to class leader
ship of either labor or capital.
Herbert Hoover, Counselor
Herbert Hoover is a very rich man
] but his opinions are taken so serious
ly that the American Federation Of
Labor invited him to become their
counselor at the gathering of labor
leaders. There is no question but
that he. took the position that peace
full methods should rule in place of
strikes and lockouts. His acceptance
as an advisor, by labor leaders, is a
big step in the right direction, be-
cause it is evidenced that among some
of these leaders there is a determine
ton that has not heretofore been very
clearly voiced, favoring closer CO.
operation with the public, and fuller
recognition of the rights of the whole
public. We have had altogether too
much in the way of demands of labor
leaders as we'll as capitalists, for the
furtherance of their individual in
terests. The spirit of sivietsm, re-
presented in this manner, seems to be
, on the downhill slide. This is en-
couraging, since it strengthens the