Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-10-06
SENATOR NELSON
DECLARES UNIONS
DELAY PROSPERITY
Minnesota Scion in Unusual
Address Before United
States Senate Declares
Strike Now Would Kill I'm
ionism- Blames Labor For
Present Period Of Industrial
Depression.

the building trades, today was char
ged in the Senate by Senator Mel.
son, of Minnesota with chief respon-
sibility for the depressed condition
of industry and unemployment thru
out the country.
Senator Nelson's attack on union
labor came out of clear sky during
discussion of the building and loan
section of the tax bill. He began by
paying his respects to the building
trades and then turned to the threat
of the railroad brotherhoods to
strike: He predicted that if the rail-
road workers do attempt to starve
can people will rise in their might
and wipe them off the face of the
earth.''
''Tine to Teach q LessiOn"
f.. A railroad strike, Senator Nelson
suggested, might be good thing
for the country. In conclusion he
declared:
''It is time that we taught these
men (the railroad unions) a lesson;
that they are not bigger than the
government of the United States. /"
and continued:
am aware that I may be step
ping on the toes of some of these
gentlemen, the leaders Of these la
bor organizations, but am getting
to be an old man. I do not expect
to be with you very long and for
that reason, if for nothing else, feel
at liberty on this occasion to ex-
press my honest convictions. /
trust that union labor all over the
country will take heed and listen
to it.
Tells of Strife in Norway
We are now threatened with a
railroad strike. They have taken a
vote and they are. posing as ready
to take the whole country by the
throat again, as they were at the
time the Adamson law prevailed. Let
me tell you a little incident.
''You all know that l was born in
that little mountain country of Nor
way. 1t is poor country and nearly
all the railroads in the country are
ated by it. Last winter the men con-
cluded to have railroad strike
there. What happened? The bust
ness man in the cities and the high
officials of the railroads managed
to operate enough trains in the coun-
try to carry the mails and bring sup
plies and provisions to the cities 80
that there was no suffering and then
they let the strike go on.
.'Gctting Tired of Threats"
''The strikers were all the time
al 1.-The time desiring to
negotiate with the government. The
government said: "We will not nego-
tiate with you until you quit strik-
ing, and at the end of fourteen days
they were. glad to lay down their
arms and glad to come back to work
and glad to resume their duties, as
they did.
II venture to say that that expert
son to them that they will lneyer re-
peat strike again. am getting
tired of these strike threats. do
not know but that it, would be
good thing for the country If these
railroad men should start on a strike
Let the tpeople of this country once
for all understand what these men
mean by their striking. Let the peo
pie realize that they will be depriy
ed Of their food supply, their fuel
and everything else. .;5y
''Will Be Wiped Off Earth
"If they ever embark on such
strike that leads to such results, ]
the prediction that the A
merican people will Il rise in their
might and wipe them from the face
Of the earth.
I'VE cannot tolerate in this cOun-,
try a government or a rule stronger
than the people of the United States.
We cannot afford a government with
IN a government !; 81 Is
We cannot afford to have any
people take our country by the
;hroat andssay You must do as we
want, or we will destroy everything
n this country. We will hold up the
sntireS transportation system of the
country deprive the cities and the
owns Of their fuel their food sup
sly and everything else, unless You
10 as we want s'' II. e II S
Cause OF Depression
Until wages are lowered and more
Affective service isS given by labor II |
8 shopeless to see q complete and fair
'eyival Of Industries, Senator Nell
ION declared.
& s.sslfy opinion is';;, the senator con-
inued that there 10 othing thar
q retards ndustrial revival II this
:auntry today sasS the attitude Of Or
Iahized labor n refusing ito: come
loWn to- reasonable No kess ana q rss.i
lonsble g! g basis aof emplo loyment NH