The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-11

 f meetlng Loud applause foliowedD l There, is something deeper than the trouble of the union miner involved in tnls Their troubles, like the autumn leaves, VIII soon blow away but the risht of people to assemble will live TOT ever If you are brave men, you VIII not bear this. You will throw it off. The right of every citizen in Ala nama Is being imposed upon in this trouble That which strikes the la Dor.
 Lincoln said, This country cannot re- i man half-free and half-slave,' and I say to you that this country cannot be half union and half-open shop
 ACTION OF CONVENTIONS
 WI hen the republican convention met n wrote unionism into it's platform by the rlght of collective bargaining. The democrats, who selected a candidate for the presidency that refused to call out the militia to nut down strike in Ohio. dld the same thing. The coal operators ot Alabama have taken this out of both parties For enc time they are in the middle of the road They deny the right of collective bargaining to the people of Alabama, yet they want the public to think them saints and believe they should be carried to heaven in q chariot of fire
 
 of fire to d land of fire
 What are you union men going to do about it? Will you fold your arms and say. Let the miners fight it out? It does not hit me I will wait until my organization strikes and then call for sympathy.
 When Your forefathers were fighting the revolution. there were not as many people in the United states as there are now in the state of Alabama Lafayette saw the vision from across the sea- and at his own expense armed an army and equipped navy to come to Anerica's s aid Don't you think that you had be+- ter emulate the spirit of Lafayette and Lot let the light of the miners go down?
 Tn conclusion. let me say that progress is never marked by bloodshed or lawless- ness. but onlv by being obedient to law and order. Miners your hope of success denends upon your good behavior If yoTI oan be eoeed on to commit deeds Of violence the nl1bic will be asainst you Re natient. Bear much Educate your children. Cultivation of the mind and heart ard of the religion of the Lord Tesus Christ will help VOL The Saviour who said The noor We have with you 'lways is on voHr side. You get on His. Nothing is better for the toiliug masses tha" to he educated and en- 'iehtened. Yon cannot ensave an en- liehtened people, Ignorance is slavery If the worst type God bless you and preserve you and your right to as- semble :"
 R. H. WHITE SPEAKS
 R. ". White. president of the Birming- ham Tvpocraphical Union opened his ad- dress by reading a portion of the tenth amendment to the United States consti- tuition, regarding free speech. Tt is ,the purpose of the open shop to put men into slavery" the speaker declared. Organ ized labor has for it's membership men who are just as loyal citizens as members of the open shop policy. Organized labor bought Liberty Bonds to the limit dur ing the war, and were praised for what they did to help along the cause. Its members have ne ger been called into court for profiteerng.
 Do away with organized labor and worlingmen would be forced to put in fl om twelve to fourteen hours a day. and be subjected to every kind of indignity. Organized labor fought for frec textbooks for schools, for workmans compensation law, and the child labor law. The open shop promoters have never advocated any of this constructive legislation. It