The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-09-15


the civil war conditions in West Vir
ginia is as yet in sight On the ont
side there are large struggling bands
of miners armed and furious at the
vicious conduct of the gunman army
employed by the coal operators and
on the other, state militia and posses
Of citizens drafted to protect the gun.
men.
President Harding or the governor
could settle the matter easily if they
were willing to assume a neutral atti-
tude and give assurance that justice
would be done. But the only solution
they are willing to offer is Of strictly
class lines.
The president has issued a formal
decree declaring the miners in a state
of instruction and ordering them to
dispense by certain date This places
the whole guilt on the working men
and gives them no protection from
the gunner once they have dispersed.
He has also, had long conference
with 'business men" and politicians of
Charlestown, West Va, but he can
find no time to hear delegation from
the workingmen.
A elimination Of Violence.
A long series Of outrages by gunner
reached elimination two weeks ago
when two unarmed local leaders of
the miners were shot down on the
court house steps as they were enter.
ing to take part in trial. 1ndigna.
ton passed all bounds when the muir
derers we're given their freedom on
small bonds.
Since the rally to clean out the gun.
men started, union leaders have done
their best to head off the attempt.
They know how foolish and wasteful
of life it will be because the govern.
ment of the state and nation will sup.
port the gunner. But the simple noun.
tain folk have strong ideas of fair
play and justice, and a childlike faith
in the federal government. They can
not imagine why the whole country
cannot see the justice of their cause,
or what machine guns, poison gas, and
aeroplanes can do against rifles and
shot guns which survived our civil
war days.
News dispatches speak of serious
loss of life already, and these may or
may not be considerably exaggerated.
Perhaps it is necessary that many of
these simple minded folks die that
our public may realize the Industrial |
conditions on the other side Of coal !
which cost the farmer SIS to $40 a |
ton.
X X X
UNEMPLOYED REACH 5,735,ooo
Secretary Of Labor Davis has in
formed the Senate that the number of
in the United States now
reaches 5,735,0o0 land that the month
of July showed an increase.
These figures do not take into &C.
count the equivalent of unemployment
on the farms. AS, for instance, wide
sections Of the South are in famine
and diseases from undernourishment,
because the prices received for non
eatable crops raised, like cotton, do
not enable the farmer to buy enough
food for his family. 49, .s.:
We would not be surprised il the
number of unemployed here were near.
~ equal to the drouth. sufferers of
Russia about which the press has so
much to say. Charity, aid from unions,
savings made in the past, odd jobs
have made the suffering of our unem.
ployed less acute. But these things
Ire well nigh exhausted or will be by
winter time. The famine in the South
s a market famine rather than
physical famine; so most of the farm
IFS have been able to raise some food.
And so far those who are forever {
Urging labor to sacrifice and boasting
# their great talents, have not been
lble to do anything important to re-
ieve our home sufferers. The theory ,
$ that nothing can be done for the s
'oor until the rich become more pros
Representative Meyer London, the t
ocialist, from New York City, has
Introduced a resolution to appropriate q
500,000,000 in the relief of unemploy. q
nent, the same amount as that voted (
or the railroads. more to put con. j
ressmen on record than in the hope
hat anything will Of it.
COTTON CROP POOR.
Reports of the Department of Agri. n
ulture show the cotton crop as the r
oorest in Sc years. Ravages of the b
oil weevil are credited with the loss v
over 100000 bales. A large per- C.
entage of the farmers did not have n
1e means to plant as heavily as usual Il
lis year, and there was considerable is
9ntiment in many sections to reduce Il
creage so as to bring cotton back to
fair price. .. ..
Higher prices are expected to result +,
ut they will benefit those middle men +,
no have been holding cotton rather n
ian the farmers who have made a +,
oor crop. r. -, s.5.I .'...s - h.
81 - .-a "
ANsELL FRAMED UP.
Efforts of certain congressman to e,
.volve General Ansell in the Berg b,