Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-09-22

WASHINGTON D. C.-News from
early returns that. the Nonpart!san
state primaries in Colorado is the
fourth distinct shock politicians OF
both old parties have received in the
last three weeks.
First there was a similar landslide
for League and labor on the Democra'
tic ticket in Montana.
Then came the overwhelming ~pri'
mary victory of Tom Watson terri.
bic Bolshevik the politicians would
call him for United States senator in
Georgia. His Democratic nomination
there means election.
Last week the League and labor
Joined with the La Toilette forces and
purged the Republican party in Wis
consin. Only Senator Lenroot got by
and he was able to do so because the
gang put in third candidate to mop
up that part of the wet vote which
would have stood for fundamental de.
mocracy except for the immediate
question of thirst. These thirsty souls
didn't realize that they had no chance
and were being used as suckers.
What is troubling the politicians of
both parties is that they can't protect
Wall street in the above states with
out combining against the League and
labor and they can't combine without
raising the dickens with their respec.
tive national campaigns.
WHAT PRIMARIES SHOW
This years primaries also are Civ
ing. great object lesson to friends of
American institutions. In practically
every part of the country where the
formers, those anxious to give big bust
for political action the worst reaction.
aries are running away with every,
thing. So-called moderates or mild re-
formers those anxious to give big bust
ness few slaps on the wrist, do not
have a chance. Tammany is back
stronger than ever in New York state
It looks as if the people have to organ.
ize themselves for, political action,
with the great farmer and worker
groups as the basis, if they are going
to escape complete rule by a small
class of financiers and their political
dunkies.
In Nebraska, South Dakota, Min.
nesota, Idaho and Washington, where
for different reasons the League and
labor are running independent candi
dates, there are strong prospects for
victory Eight states for real democ:
racy this fall will mean three times
that many by 1924.
CHURCHES VERSUS TRUST
The Interchurch World movement
undisnayed by the assaults of big bust.
ness, intends to continue it's fight for
better conditions for workers in the
steel industry. Open letters have been
addressed to the public and the stee
trust directing attention to the latter's
failure to make logical Dply to dis
closures of the trust methods, and call
ing upon the public to coop crate with
the federal authorities In defending
the struggle that is inevitable unless
the trust leaders change their labor
policy
The public Is informed that there
have been three important develop
ments since the churchmen made thei,
report:
l. President Wilson has referred
the reportto Secretary Of Labor Viii
son, who has taken up the matter with
the 1nterchurch World movement.
e. The American Federation of La
Dor has announced that it will make
new drive to organize the steel in
dugtry.
J. An organization of steel manu-
facturers has been formed for the pur
pose of meeting the attack of thu
union"
I'VE hold, says the letter to the pub
lie, that these events punctuate thu
reports questions: Can not a democ
| racy govern itself? Must the public
foreWarned, rest inert while a basic
industry prepares trouble for all, JUS
because the strike is in some way of
or because the national campaigns t.
allocate our political government ar,
on, is the great democracy to let eco
nomic goverance 60 by sheer default
The 12-hour day, involving hun
dreds of thousands, the seven-day weel
wages hat-nake for unhealthy com
munities and an underbred race, arbi
| trary management which penalties tn,
American spirit and corrupts it's insti
tutions-is the reform of all this to b.
left simply to the hazard of a strike 2
!
sWlTcHMEN RETURN
| Railroad switchmen who began tn
vacation strike on April contrary t,
the orders of the chiefs of their inter
national union, are reported to hav'
agreed to return to work. The deci
sion involves about 100000 men. an,
should do much toward relieving rail
road congestion
John .Gruneau, leader of the insu1
gents, says regarding the return t
railroad work: \
''The men have been wanting to &
back to. work for some time becaus
of Industrial conditions. Recently IL
Dor has slumped and they can not &c
work in other lines" -.
It appears that for long time tn
striking switchmen were able to oil
tain the! same or better wages in 6t1
er iemp1tbyments for which they had n