Evening journal., 1922-07-13
Has the La1U Broken DOlUn?

Southern Illinois mine. working ac-
cording TO the law and the Consti-
tuition. Those are inferior sanctions.
Were they lawfully employed ar
cording to union law, the supreme
authority? State Senator Sneed. as
President of the Herrin District Of
the United Mine Workers. consulted
that supreme authority in this case,
President Lewis The suspected
miners were members of the Steam
Shoveimen's Union. They claimed
that an agreement by the American
Federation of Labor gave them the
right to work the shovels and strip
and load coal. The supreme author
fly replied that the Steam Shovel
mems Union had been suspended
from the American Federation of
Labor. Representatives of our or
ganizations are justified in treating
this crowd as an outlaw organiza-
ton and in viewing its members in
the same light as they would view
any other common strike-breakers.'
Apache Massacre-"The vindica-
tors of the higher law, sure of that
law, proceeded TO enforce It,. An
armed mob assembled. At the first
attack the 'outlaws' surrendered.
The mob, composed mainly of Amer
leans, proceeded to punish the out
laws witha gracious inven1iveness
worthy of Apache artists of cruelty
in their prime.
They were tied up in con-
venient patches of from three to
half a dozen and killed like rats.
They ran the gauntlet while the new
Apaches shot them down. They
were cut and chopped with knives,
beaten to death with bludgeons.
Some of them were hanged, doubt
less by conservative or humorous
massacrers, parodying the methods
of the superseded lower law. To
men wounded TO death the last aims
of a drink Of water was denied.
The dying and the dead were iDs
suited The dynamiting of the coal
property finished the
glorious mornings work.
County Officials owe Allegiance
to Union-"The sheriff and other
county officials owe allegiance to
the United Mine Workers. The AS
ISOLATED Press tells us that many |
persons in the county uphold the |
slaughter as a rigtful act of judg-
ment.' Why not? What right has /
a 'scab, a 'strikebreaker'? He IS |
an outlaw Kill himl Some citi- !
zens Of Herrin. bubbling over with |
laughter at the rightful act of judg- |
ment, say that some OF these days
people will realize that It doesn't
pay to try to break a strike in Will
hanson county
TITS for Americans outside of
county and outside the
'acred supra-legal circle of the
inion to ponder this arch-deed Of
'avagery. Is the law of the statute
books or tunultuary violence, exc
,uting the will of the labor union,
% prevail? At the moment when
/ strike to paralyze the communica-
Ions of the country is blithely pro-
noted. consideration of the rights of
III as against the usurpations of a
lass. OF law for all against the law
breaking OF a class, is especially
leeded. Ordered freedom under the
aw-what a fine. snOrous phrase! In
county and, from time TO
lme, in Macy other parts of coun-
ry it is nothing but a phrase, an
rony. a cruel joke. It was fortunate
hat the United States didn't accept
mandate for Armenia. Our own
viii keep us more than
,usy."
Is Prosperity to be Halted?-We
lave a coal strike, a partial railroad
trike. and a number Of other strikes
;oing on throughout the country.
Every union leader has apparently
made up his mind to do everything
possible 10 interfere with a return TO
formal conditions The basis of all
lnion activity is only the promotion
# the financial affairs of the leaders.
Neither the miners nor the railroad
workers wanted to strike. But every
Inion miner and railroad worker
that If he voted against the
trike he would be blacklisted and ]
punished for his action. Unionism
oday represents the lowest kind OF
Malignant autocracy, and the cOun-
ry Is at the mercy of a-leadership
which is selfish, vicious, unintelli-
ent and unpatriotic. Why mince {
lords concerning a situation which {
S palpable to every one? The situa- !