The daily morning oasis., 1920-04-10

starvation but a. few days farther away
The peculiar part Of this great strike is that the
strikers have taken the bits in their teeth Ito bor
row homely simile) and are running away with
their leaders. Hebberly, the head of the National
Switchmens Union is in Chicago and he denounces
the strike as unauthorized and "outlaw" Thousands
OF members OF the union have cut loose from the
organization, formed new independent unions in all
parts OF the country and acting as unit with
out regard to the national officers of their organiza
tion
The men aver that the cause of their action is
that they find the national organization hot re-
sponsive to the will of the majority within the unior
They have demanded better hours, with better pay
sending the representatives Of their order to Wash
ington to represent them and they charge that their
chosen representatives have been tricked or have
thrown down their own membership In any event
the national organization is repudated as non rep
resentative and out of sympathy with the rank and
file of their own organization.
reuent writer on the labor situation has point
ed out how the national officers of the various labor
unions have succeeded in perpetuation of their own
power by successive reflections, in manipulation of
election returns; or in the same way have put over
strikes that had been voted down. in some cases,
with declarations that strikes had been ordered re-
jected by the organization vote when the majority
had been in favor OF strike. In the way described
labor leaders were charged with having created an
impregnable machine that they can hold against all
opposition
The article cited laid the responsibility for this
condition described upon the system of elections 1t
stated that elections were conducted in local unions,
and transmitted by mail to national headquarters,
which constituted returning boards to canvass re-
turns and declare results. An election is spread
usually several days, or several weeks. Returns
flow into headquarters as made and reported, with
result that the most interested have inside in
formation constantly of what is going on; and can
resort to cooking up returns, or bring to bear pres
sure upon later unions to vote so an ninical ballot
can be changed before it is all in.
What the method in the SWitchmen's Union does
not appear in the news coming the wires but it
is very plain that thousands of members Of the
ganzation have cut loose are outlawed" their
tona officers alege; and are proceeding upon their
initiative
When Ike FRAZIER returns from the Hot Springs
National Good Roads Convention with the Bank
head Highway brought around by the Line City, all
energies should be bent toward giving the Santa
Cruz stretch Of that great national thoroughfare one
OF the best sections of roadway traversed
Senator Johnson's expose of lavish use of money
by Republican asprant to the presidency is very
annoying in certain quarters.
One of the jokes is the way the Pipe Dream as
to speak for business men in Nogales before
every election to be repudiated on election day.
-O
Where does the Daily Pipe Dream pick up 20
many of it's fool notions.
-O
Presidential primaries pretty warm affairs
in some states.
And still, we firmly conviced that the dawn
OF universal peace is still in the realm of the dawns
Cheer up! smile is no more expensive than
frown.
This year every citizen should vote-vote right
but not often.
.----O-
Some people, we suspect are keen on discover
ing the faults of others in order to cover up their own
Sunshine is an aid to health-until it becomes so
hot it is an aid to the doctor
lime waits for no man-but it just hangs on like
the devil for woman before mirror
The Fusion Freak died borning
A DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR East 1nd;os m 4; 49,:
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