The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-26
Never Worse Time for Strike

a general strike of railroad employees
president of the Brotherhood Railroad Train
men. if it lit will be fight to the finish for
the life or death of our organization But if it must
come. there a time when business was
better prepared o meet situation of that kind than
IT is right now Nor there worse time
Gal Constitution.
Stupid as II Is Foohardy'
The strike is stupid it is foolhardy. The
railroad workers, having been successful in the
gences of the war needs the nation force
their will upon in the passage of the Adam
son Law, seem possessed of the deuson that their
will must be law for the of time. They bound
10 discover their mistake when they put their delusion
to the test in such a strike as they have called.
In vital issue between the American people and
any segment of the American people the American
people will wn-From the Louisville Ky) Courier.
Journal.
Strike Vote Used as a Club
The brotherhood chiefs fully of the diff
fculties under which the railroads are laborng and
they foresaw that wagereducton the only
remedy. In order to forestall action the part
of the managers, the union leaders ordered strike
the employers. We have means of knowing
what action will be taken by the executives, but we
his colleagues will precpitate strike which may have
far.reaching consequences. There can only be one
the people of the United States.-From the Salt
Lake City Tribune
Must Not and Win Not he Tolerated
The simple fact in regards to such strike as is
proposed is that it is ntoerable it ought 10
be unthnkable. To take the food out of the babies
mouths, To starVe and freeze the public, bring
stark ruin crashing down upon millions Of helpless
and innocent people is something that cannot and must
not be tolerated
The public has special objection to the railroad
getting higher wages 1t has paid whatever
has been asked Of it, in order carry whatever bur
dens involved in providing it with its necessary
transportation, but the public has very special re-
pugnance having its throat cut. From the Albany
\. ~ Observation-Disclosures
Dominant Millions Can't be- Bulied'
course the union leaders realize they must
offer some form of argument make the millions
of acquisce in their proposal that endure
crucifiNon their behalf. The railroads may be Try
ing to trick US. The unions most certainly de-
tcrnned to bully us. II astute Bismarck who
perceived clearly that with the impounderables lie
the real force. The dominant millions be ricked
for time, but they never be bulled when they
discern the bullying and The buly.-From the Wor:
ceser Ala.'sD Telegram.
Strikers Can't Count the Public
a strike by the railroad brotherhood and unions
will be a very serious thing for the United States
if it is allowed to take place 1t will be blow AZ the
returning prosperity Of the country, and incident
ally it's recoil will iniurc the strikers fully much
MS will njurc anybody else. The railway men can
have assurance of support and sympathy from the
other branches of trade unonsnl. People
at large satisfied that transportation workers
have grievances justifying extreme action and are
likely have small patience Without sympathy and
support of the nation the railroad workers cannot
count winning a strike.-From the Detroit MchO
Free Press