The Arvada enterprise., 1922-03-23


land to discover q way to wreck this
nation. They .found-and 1t was easy
to find-that our remarkable growth
and success was due to the harm0ni-
GUS working agreement between that
which 10 called "labor" and that which
In called capital" Then. II we were
to be wrecked a. a nation, clearly to
dissolve this harmonious working
agreement in such way that both
parties would be found bitter and an
tasonistic toward each other, was the
system.
Now with this well In mind the cam.
paigM to dissolve the old friendly re-
latiors between these two partners.
absolutely necessary in the progress
and prosperity Of any nation. any COM
munity or any line Of endeavOr, was
inaugul sted.
Take the time off to run over In
your mind the events OF the past
twenty-five or thirty years, and you
can bring before your minds eye a
moving picture of what has happened
and to what extent those who inaug'
urated this plan have been successful.
And after you have noted this mental
picture then turn to things that are
occurring today.
During the past six years one can
not recall day during which his At
tentiOn was not called to some strike.
Striking seems to be the fashion. Out
Of the total called. not 1 per cent was
called because thereby some real griev-
ance OF wage earners could be
rcmedied, nor did those forcing these
strikes have any thought Of aiding or
benefiting the actual wage-earners.
They were called to lnjure the indus
try affected, to make the industry
greater costs. for it is clear to any one
that every dollar added cost for the
production Of an article, no matter
how that added cost comes, Is passed
on to the consumer. And 1t Is furth-
er clear to any one that when this
added cost Ia passed on to the con-
suIncr, he does not seek the reasOn-
he merely assumes II is added profit
foe the person with whom he deals.
The government. after carefully COM
plling the figures Of wages lost In this
country during 1920, find they amount
to the stupend0us sum Of e4J0OO. .OOO,.
600, while the loss to the industries
involved would amount to something
Ike the same figure, or a total. II you
please, Of more than enough to run
this government even In these times
Of high taxes and heavy expenses.
Now all that has bsen lost has been
passed ON to the consumers. The con.
sumers have been eompeiied TO take
up the slack. They have. In conse-
quence. become bitter. They have
been ready to accept any excuse for
their condition. Then It was that
clever individuals engaged In the work
Of seeking to destroy this nation. po-
litically and industrially, came among
them and told them the reason for all
the added cost to them was the
avarice Of the "capital class" that It
was this "class" that was pounding
down the average man to. make him
SLAVE. And the consumers have been
ready to believe this false propaganda.
Now We are promised Q national.
wide strike Of coal miners on April l..
II this strike to prevent "exploItation"
Of the workmeni 1t 10 not. 1t 10 .
part Of the well directed scheme to
''nationalise" the coal mines; that 10.
take them out Of the hands Of the
present owners and put the coal min.
Ing industry wholly In the hands Of
the wOrkmen, to be operated In their
interest and for their benefit. The
coal miners as whole In the nation.
do not want to strike. True. II may
be said. they are voting for a strike.
but the vote is taken under the
directions Of the well paid organi.
GERS who threatened and abuse all
who oppose their wishes. Forty per
gent Of the -bituminOus coal in the ma.
ton today IL mined by non.union min
ers. Millions Of dollars have been
spent In inducing strikes. with their
resultant disorder. to force these min
ers to cease work and taIn the union.
and the union is not union built on
the principles Of unionlsm which for
~ long held swny. and rishtfully held
sway In this land-honoret, respected
and aided-but this union, like many
others. is In the control Of ultraradI.
Gals who have their hearts set on Civ.
Ing US v form Of government similar
10 the present form In Russin.
We find fault with the coni dealer
and the coal operator: we find fault
with the railroads and the merchants,
but how many OF us ~ to the trouble
to get the facts and place the blame
where II hel0nRs II the man WIN