The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-22
LABoR's WORST FOES

In some circles anybody who prsumcs to dappove any
thing that any union any labor leader does Immediately
ponnced upon aud branded enemy oi organized labor !"
those whose misfortune is to be minded that they
adopt this nioeant attitude makes difference how strongly
one may believe IN the principles o the labor how
much he may smpaihse with the just aspirations Of the work
ngman II he endorse everything that Is done ~ the name
OF organized labor he IS foe to the wokngnan II " interest
ing however that this attitude not 50 prevalent among
The big the labor who well aarc OF the fact
that labor leaders aud aborng men are just as ey to err as
any class Of people and that constructive criticism far from
being detrimental. IS calculated 10 help their cause
II was less n parsonage than John l. Lewis president o
United Mnc Workers Of America who IN his report At the
opening o the international convention OF the organization IN In
dnapos this week took occasion To strongly condemn Alexander
owa and the actions Of the latter head o the Kansas miners
pointed by Mir Lewis that the strikes called by lowat,
violation OF the agreement between the miners and the
operators and that owa had refused TO heed the order o the
international board put the men back 10 work In the course
az his report Mr. Lewis said union is being charged in
many quarters with violation oi It's obligations forth
wage agreements and therefore becomes incumbent upon us ~
such plain and obvious these decline justify such
criticism and TO make every effort TO effect proper and harmon
II Is very evident that Mr. Lewis doesn't entertain the notion
nfay OF labor leaders that many OF the adherens OF
organized labor hold Having found Howat to be clearly the
wrong he doesn't hesitate to condemn him and to urge that the
wrong which the Kansas miners leader has been done be ghted
The enemies OF organized labor those most capable of
thwarting its purposes and doing real injury not those
commonly cased its foes but the radicals
like Howatt its ranks The idea that labor union
pull any OF rough sfueh owat has tried entirely
and Mr. Lewis his well when he
such tactics Particularly at time when organized labor
under fire everywhere it for unonisn 70 be
by putting ammunition into the hands of its foes When any
union takes which does appeal TO the OF
fairness OF the public is laying the foundation for its down
fall No how auabe the purposes and principles of
organization may be it, in defiance of the plain dictates OF
goes contrary to the basic ideas OF right
Justice held by the public digging its grave Rad
Gals who rely ought stuff rather than can hurt
organized labor than all the open shoppers the country
Organized labor like organized capital have public
support order continue effect its purposes Neither cap
ta labor ignore public sentiment without suffering the
consequences True either may win temporary trumPhs by the
of brute force but the end such victories dis
for the that this method of settling industrial
approved by public sentiment If organized labor
would wage winning fight it should weed out radicals of the
owat stripe who to ride roughshod right justice and
The test which the public applies every policy of both
labor and capital whether any body of has the
power it but is this Is right it fair it just?
policy Of action which doesn't this test going
TO bring permanent benefit to any organization