The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-29

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greater in 'ho cnsc Of some other countries
while tho dsproportiou In the printing trade is
1n average Of the d,sproportion IN an other
trades.
Now, with the FREQ and unrcsrictcd flow Of
trade and commerce called for under the league,
either the Iisproporuon between Iaborors In
other countries aud those In the United statcs
would result iu flooding tho United Statos labor
market with European workmcn or tho com.
modify market with products of European
workmon or the disproporuon would have to
Ice removed
How could It hc removed Certainly not by
forcing on country economically uupt'paod
for IL tho American standard. That would be
impossible. Then how There would Doe such
cause for war; or such condition threat
ouing the peace ~ the world" I'm this ucqual-
,ty hat the league would bo compelled tu act
through its international labor commission.
And the only posslblc way would be- TO arbi-
trar,ly lower the American standard Of both
wage and living to such point os would enable
other countries to par with It,
This is not argument; tt Is q statement Of cold
facts and logic. It * putting the league in i,s
bald nspcct squarcly up to the labofiug man
who has nothing but his American standards
and laws to protect him from tho undcrpaid,
ovorworkcd laborcr OF other nations laws
written by American nauonalists who glory In
their sclfishnoss IL sclfshucss It be.
And II there should be resistance on the part
OF the American workman against such decision
by the International labor commission he would
bc forced into acquicsccnco by the Inflow of
his opportunity for cmployment For the stand
ards Of America such both with respect to
labor and manufacture that neither have ever
been able TO compete In the American market
with foreign manufactured goods. are not able
to do now. and will never be able to do 40
until that black hour In American history when
the American people deliberately vote to elect
an administration hell-bent on donating to
Europe the American market and the American
industrial system.
But" says the laboring man mir. Gompcrs
is for the election OF Cox and the ratification OF
the league Ho is tho head OF the American
labor system"
And like Woodrow Wilson. the lure of world
imperialism has proven too much for him. lie
sees In the prospect OF becoming head OF the
international labor commission under the league
a prospect that has completely won him. VIII
son, thirsing for world dominion, is In no sense
different from William Hohenzollcrn thlrsting
for world dominion And Gompers, yisioning
himself az the head of q labor dynasty under the
league Is no different from Wilson.
Gompers. in his political advice and his de-
cison concerning governmental affairs has
more often been wrong than right throughout
his entire stewardship OF the American Fedora
ton of Labor. The World runs for no office
and It dares to follow the truth to any concu-
sion. That is precise statement Of fact.
We do not write this for the purpose of get
ting votes for Harding or any other candidate.
wo are concerned in stating the facts. Gompers
has always told the aboring mon whose inter
csts he pretended to serve that the republican
party their worst enemy that democracy
their friend, 1t is not true 1t has never
been true.
The facts that had It not been FOR the
republican party's policy OF protection for Amer
lean industry; its intense nationalsm and con-
ttnual practice OF the great doctrine of America
first In all things, there would not be today an
American industry; American commerce would
have been America winning the war for
there would have been America to win the
war; the nations would not be moving heaven
and earth to get the Industrial and commercial
giant OF the west into their league web hut
would long ago have dictated terms to it, and
labor In America would be NOW precisely where
European labor is and has been and will be a
hundred years from now.
1t is true the republican party has MADE the
American labor system and created the Amcri-
can standard OF living in spite otthe political
leaders Of labor like Gompcrs. And It has done
It as a part OF its magnificent policy of being
national in all things OF mcasuring everything
against the welfare and interests OF the nation
instead Of against the wishes Of class the
prcIudiccs OF geographical section or as a bait
for political support
1t has never pampered labor as such. It has
never fleXed the knee OF government to labor
as such and in disregard Of the rights and in
teresss OF the uuorganizcd so per cent II has
constantly said TO labor Won stand aa rityeps and