The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-28
The Coal Strike Impending

letter says:
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 The question fair one, and shall be answered fairly. though in extreme sometimes done, especially in the political in which newspapers too
 the first duty newspaper give they and in it's editorial column which is to aid the readers the the interpretation the explain scientifically possible.
 true that this is bad time for the coal miners to strike and that the be their early disinegraon of their unon then the information useful to them as it is to the world
 body of about engage in srkefor higher wages deeply concerned with their fortunes usually many surrounding circumstances which ought strictly by conte- plate great industrial battle.
 good general go battle he can help it, except at time chosen by himself conditions favorable to victory for his side
 But the coal miners contemplating time when the employers fully ready to meet ing that it will and feel fully competent
 Even the novces in social that good times times periods in which organizations should be held together discipline next battle.
 To wage strike country of unen- poyed when has destroyed the and when the mills have the smallest demand for has existed for to defy ignore influential circumstances which directly against pension of work in the mines.
 The whole country andi whole world is on the ragged edge. The great necessity is stop ped everywhere and nobody blame particular institutions associations.
 The followed by unexpected enormously rapid defaon simply has dsocated the organization and there nobody knows begin this statement, who know how to begin again. necessary authority and to make their knowledge effective in action
 Whatever dislocates work simply sary increases the total amount of unemployment misery hunger, unhappiness and suicide.
 will be disaster; disaster that most of all will be reflected against the and the unfor nate those who have first been thrown out unemployment and who have been longest without work.
 These words true and the facts behind them of such knowledge should the minds of those who
 any responsible unemployment who could be coerced institution government ogarchy what able world busy but unwilling do it. then strike might operate it might compel the correction of evils
 Governments not know how to put the world to
 government Russia, government Italy France, England, of the United States.
 There no men, captains industry in countries how put the people there are in this country.
 Industry being once broken needs for it's in the absence organized intelligence equal accomplishment of task me those convaescing from sickness
 little while back it popular theory that if try intelligent working class leaders certain everybody would busy fed happy and comfortable
 condition Russia where working class gov into being the first in the world The result misery amin rapne, and lingering death
 Millions have died and are dying unmely. Hundreds of orphaned children wander the that land and not since medieval times has such su fering been known in the world
 True at period fifteen twenty thirty years hence good things of these bad things may be living sacrifice to the unborn; that men and swarming that that unconscious which them lay down their work happiness the advantage of their postery
 It may be men, truly the bees, mpeed to actions the they do and the purpose of which they understand by herd instinct cosic i'm pulse whatever is that moves life and man toward goals they know not of
 N It is mans him supreme It is possible for him to substitute instinct and make himself Happy without diminishing the opportunity of poserity
 coal strike with it's certain dmnuion of employment will operate beat down the purchasing community will beat down comfort prosperity hap ness will delay and perhaps much delay the restoration