Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-19
RIGHTS AND WRONGSD IN
THE "OUTLAW" STRIKE


The needle on the guage of
American press opinion Is far from
stationary In indicating the funda
mental causes OF the railway strike.
From registering in the Philadel-
phia North American (Pr3g.I that
1t is ian attempt 20 launch -. a
revolution against organized society
and the foundation principles of the
republic" II swings round the circle
Ito the New York Calls (Soc.) as
sSertion that this spontaneous strike
Is the most natural and logical ex-
preston OF the material conditions
hiatt surround the strikers.
And betwee these poles of
thought are opinions from number
OF papers that the walkout is pure.
ly internal affair of the labor I'M
ions. in no small part an act of re-
belli0l against the relatively con-
seryatiTe leadership of the Brother
hoods" as the Manchester Union
tRep.D expresses it, but a movement
which. { the outlaws have their
va, world mean the overthrow of
collective Bargaining by orderly pro
oee5es and Of industrial stability
Many PAL rs deny that the move
ment is tiuead with red but feel
that economic conditions aud the
governments del4. in handling rail-
way legislation are to blame. while
others attribute it to all these fac.
tors. Although it started with the
purpose OF securing recognition for
an outlaw union. admits the Chicago
Daily News (iud) it Las been fos.
tered by the fact that for "too long
have promises TO the railroad men
led to nothing.
Alert to the menace OF Bolshe,
vism, the Cincinnati 'Times-Star
(Rep.) declares that there is "a
strange and ugly look about the rail,
road strike" and that "a concealed
and powerful influence is driving it
along" and the Minneapolis Tribune
(Rep.) scents "One Big Union" back
OF the idea. The Knoxville Senti-
strikers purpose Is Gin consonance
with the Bolshevik or Soviet idea -
and the Los Angeles Times Qnd,
Rap declares that it ''savors OF the
/ ". w. or the bolshevists," imply
ing that the unions themselves are
rot g1liltless, for 1T is difficult to
believe It says, that the chiefs
ore, so little in touch with their
,9en."
Sympathy for the unions is evil
denced in the Milwaukee Journal
Ond.) which fears for the sanctity
of the contract in revolt against
the tried and true leadership of the
regular Union organization but the
Reno Gazette (&ea.) insists that
the nation should not suffer because
of "a quarrel with which the public
has no concern third point OF
view appears in the Detroit Free
Press CInd.) which says
The issue is distinctly drawn be
tween Mr.. GOmpers aud Mr.. Hay
wood. One wants industrial order
and constrU ri. ness. The other
wants industr.-i order and con
structiveness. The other wants in
dustrial chaos and destruction. The
railroad men who are now on strike
are not Reds nor l. W. VS., but il
effect they are rlaying into tbs
ands of the radical element.
Washington comes in for its fu.
snze OF biaae Tor conditions th
ltaacDt about the strike from 4.
Detroit News tInd. which SAYS
las STRUCK hammer blow at III
diiatoiY tactics eli the federal GJs
ornment The Akro. Beacon.Joua
usl lEop1 ald the Pittsburgh DIS
f4ta tIsd. echo the same idea
and tic Springfield Republican
d. gfr-r. IrT