The Washington times., 1921-04-17
LABOR SUREOF
FINAL VICTORY
Morrison, Federation Secretary,
Sees Workers Triumph Over
Money Interests.
By MILDRED MORRIS.
international News Service.


Waterloo in the war between
capital and labor is near, Frank
Morrison. secretary of the American
Federation Of Labor, declared to-
day.
Four million workers are out of
employment, according to late re-
ports received by the federation and
based on surveys made in moro than
300 out of 900 cities, the labor leader
announced.
Organized labor has no fear Of the
outcome Of the gigantic struggle now
going on, he said.
RULE OR RUIN POLICY.
Tho money interests are in the
saddle. They control Congress. they
control the legislatures. They are
in . gigantic conspiracy to keep labor
: tied to its job and to rife the pockets
of both the workers and the public.
Their policy IL rule or ruin An iron
and blood policy that seeks to crush
labor even II they have to starve the
public to do It," Morrison declared.
NATIONWIDE suits to seize anion
funds are being planned by big"
employers in anticipation of a decision
of the United States Supreme Court
In q $4,000 damage suit brought
against the United Mine Workers OF
America, other labor officials charged
tonight.
The League Of Industrial RightA
which IL said to be the successor of
the Anti-Boycott Association, is be-
hind the movement. 1t Is claimed.
Tho suit against the coal miners
involves the liability of labor union
for damages imposed on an employer
or the public during strike.
HEAVY BLOW IMPENDs.
II the contentious against the mine
workers in this suit are sustained. any
effort to organize non-union workers
or to support strike activities will
constitute q conspiracy on the part
lof labor union, and all its funds
will be held available for damages
to the injured party. A decision
! against the mine workers will give or
, ganiEed labor the heaviest blow In
its history. 1t will cripple the United
Mine Workers, the most powerful sin
gle labor organization in the world.
and will open the way to suits TO
seize the treasures Of the big inter-
national unions in the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor. 1t will enable anti
union employees to drive a large per-
centage of labor unions into bank
ruptcy, labor leaders declare.
Notwithstanding the movement to
reduce wages, the extent of unem-
ployment. and nationwide Injunction
nights being waged AGAINST the unions.
organized labor is holding its own dur
ing the present business depression.
Morrison declared.
LABOR SEES VICTORY.
"There must be an end Of present
conditions soon. Labor will come out
of the struggle, not crushed, but
stronger than ever" he said.
'In my opinion 1t is not fair 70
charge the majority of business men
with reducing their forces of workers
or closing down their places In order
to starve the workers until they sub
nit to low wages or to drive the
unions out of business.
''The money interests have forced
hard times on the average business
man and are alone responsible for
conditions of unemployment.
"The public complains when or
Ganized labor. strikes. and declares
it has no right to impose inconven-
fence on the majority. II there was a
railroad strike we would hear the
cry that babies were being deprived
of milk. If the public has a right 10
say that IT shall not be Inconvenience
by strikes Of workers to better their
condition then 1t has. duty to per-
form when 100000 workers are
thrown out of employment. There
has not been single protest from the
public over conditions which compel
babies of these 100000 unemployed
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