Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-19
BIC BUSINESS
HIRES MEN To
KILL WORKERS,
REPORT STATES
President of Mining Depart
ment of the A., F. Of l.
Asserts That Mine Oper-
atorS Employ Gunmen'
WILL FIGHT ATTEMPT
TO CUT WAGE SCALE
Immediate Development OF.
the Mississippi System as.
a Deep Waterway By the
Government Urged,
(By The Associated Press.)

Denver, Colo, June 1s (by the
Associated Press. )-Immediate de-
yelopment Of the Mississippi sys-
TEN as O. deep waterway by the
government in order to provide
work for the millions of unem-
ployed. was urged by James Lord,
president Of the mining depart
ment or the American Federation
of Labor in his annual report made
public today.
Besides relieving unemployment,
Mr.. Lord said this gigantic enter
prise, which would provide for es-
tablishment of ship canals. would
"also prevent floods forever, would
reclaim millions of acres of the
richest land in the world, and
would do away with yellowjack
and malaria" ...
''This would automatically do
many other things" said Mr.. Lord,
ebesides making seaports of some
Of our inland cities. believe II
this system were started, building
from the eadwaters of the Missis-
sippi and the Missouri, and to some
extent the Illinois and Ohio rivers,
down to New Orleans, La, it would
give an outlet by water for the
produce DIST. Louis, Chicago, Kan
sas City, Pittsburgh and other cit
les.
Would Put Unemployed at Work.
"It would require many years
to do this job right, In the mean
time, while the rest of the world
is writhing in agony and uncertain
ty, this gigantic enterprise would
boom every line in human endeav-
or in our country; our unemployed
would be put TO useful and profit"
able work, they would require
clothing, food, housing, pay rolls,
eteo,, conc etc and machinery and
in tho mean ime we would have an
open 9iell Tor a thorough and COM
rieta ocEa nization." e,
Reclamation of desert and
swamp lend and the building OF
eooe roads was also urged by the
mining department head to give
Efafz h Ln I've 'ittlHpiOy6Qa
f'inaHcirS. OF Projects
Speaking of he fiuanMae of
saoh projects, Mr. lord SAID
rye do 0t hesitate TO pIadge
the credit NJ generations TO come
for tl0 purpose of war and oaf-
mage, and iu pledging the credit
of our successors to this constrdC-
tive work we would also be giving
them a legacy that they would all
participate in with comfort and
profit for all time"
Referring to employment OF
''gun men" by employers, Mr.. Lord
said:
'There Is no country in the world
where the owners and directors of
business are allowed to have and
control armies of privately hired
killers, as they are now with I'M
punity doing in some parts Of our
country"
at is doubtful II. in any other
country" he added, "men whose
sole recommendation are that they
will commit murder or any other
crime for pay are allow 4 by gov
ernment, and win its SUI KNOW
7 edge from it's bWr inyes CATION. TO
supersede and dlsplace constitu-
tional government,
Governluent Toiera les 1t.
"True, our government does not
advocate his ins.itdtion but,
strangely, tolersGes t end in effect
says it cannot help ilsslf."
sDeclarin that tha government
Knew OF 'lhese occasional mur-
derers" by it's investigation in "the
upper peninsula in Michigan, the
Paint and Cabin Rock outrages
in West Virginia and the Colorado
horror" Mr.. Lord declared mot
one man, hired killer, coal opera
tor, or corrupt government official
had been brought to trial and con-
victed to this good day."
He urged the workers to unite
to their fullest capacity politicall!
and economically and abolish "thi!
problem of shame"
Federal Legislation.
I'VE should initiate" he con
tinued, land fight for passage o
federal legislation competent u
deal with this evil. either IN lis IN
terstate features, or the apoltioi
of the charters Of these PROBES
sional murder enterprises
Referring to the coal mining IN
dustry, Mr.. Lord said:
"The industrial reaction whici
has set in has hit the mining in
dustry possibly harder than an!
4 other Industry. Thousands O
miners are unemployed and the!
who can get three days week ar
better off than the average. I'M
question of unemployment ais
manifests itself in affairs or TN
international union financially, al