Evening star., 1921-06-12
Lesson for Loose Thinkers
In Unmasking of, Haywood


fict between labor and capital.
and = thoughtful mind must con-
clude that while there have been
grievances upon both sides. labor
has suffered the more. Right
thinking men. whether they be-
longed to the capitalistic or labor
ing class. have been trying to do
what they could to reach a fair
and reasonable adjustment of con-
troversies as they arose. but two
clasres always have hindered.
One class is represented by the
parlor bolshevist-the useless
rich fellow who dreams that what
ever is is wrong; as he is too lazy
to take any hand in the real work
Of the world. he utters foolish ad-
vice to show his hatred of wealth
and to help restore mankind to
barbarism. If he would confine
his talk to his fellow fools he
might be eliminated from the
equation. but he talks publicly and
publishes as well. Like Haywood.
he remains faithful until put to
the test. and then he calls for
soldiers to preserve his property
and to shoot down the men con-
verted by his speeches and writ
ings.
The other class includes the oc-
casional working man. who proves
his liberty by laying off on Satur-
day and working on Sunday, be-
cause it is double pay day; by
refusing to do an honest days
work for an honest days wage:
by intimidating his fellow-work-
man. who chooses to work in free
America. This man has listened
too much to the wrongs and griev-
ances of labor: he has. no doubt.
suffered himself. and when he
beat quickens. his brain whirls.
1t is but a step until he becomes
a slave, not in the sense that any
one owns his body, but in the
sense that he is no longer master
of his own mind or his own judg-
ment or his own conscience. He
absorbs the famboyant talk of
men like Haywood: he sees what
he believes to be inequalities and
what. indeed, may be inequalities:
he is easily led because his own
grievances and passions are point
ing the way.
Innocent and harmless mono
mania are to be humored and
laughed at in America, but when
insanity becomes dangerous to life
and property it must be looked
after. Every man who knows
himself knows full well that he
can. if he will. control the current
of his own thoughts. Those un-
fortunate men who listened to the
foolish talk of Haywood and did
not control their own thoughts
have now discovered that whether
there is a God in Israel, there is
yet left in America the strong arm
Of the law.
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II those who dream that ever
there is going to be a soviet gov
eminent in America will Just
stand on the street corners and
observe thoughtfully the passers-
by they will soon detect a. differ
: ent current to their dream. They
cannot but be convinced. IL their
minds are open, that the pillars Of
constructive labor in this country
are not to be torn down. Too many
men have little homes sheltering
wives and children who are dear.
Orators in parlors and on soap
boxes will have a difficult task to
convince them that the laws Of
the country should be defied for
these home owners, who are hus-
bands and fathers, who know they
J.. can, II they viii. take hand in
7law-making; the orators may ad-
wise them to destroy life and
property. but these home owners
constitute most Of the 80 per cent
Of the people Of this country who
regard life and property as sacred
from assault.
A. half hour on a busy street
corner should cause a dreamer to
quit brooding over his grievances,
to cast or the shackles of class
prejudice which is binding him and
to Join the millions of self-re-
specting. hard-working, small
property owners Of America.
Copyright. 1921, BY Thomas B. Marshau.,