Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-18
VOTE TOGETHER.
FIGHT TOCE Their
APPEAL Of DEBS
Socialist Issues a Statement
to Striking Railroad Men;
Unity and Solidarity Nee
eSSary.

Chicago, July 17.-Eugene V.
Debs, leader of the ltmeric1n Rail-
way union strike ioi 1889 to-day
issued a statement to the striking
railroad men and other unions
that the time has come for the
rank and file to unite and Strike
together, vote together and fight
together"
There has been some slight dis
order and a few scabs have been
hurt" Mr.. Debs said. This has
been the extent of the violence but
it has been sufficient to bring to
the strikers what they fought for
in the late world war. The feder-
al government announces through
the department of justice, that it
will stand no trifling on the part
of the strikers and that II neces-
sary armed force will be employed
at once for their suppression.
1.-THE governors of seven states
have simultaneously announced
that they have the national guard
modified and ready to move at
command when the eXigencies of
the situation demand action.
you will have no trouble in
guessing what kind of action is
thus meant on the part Of the ma
tional and state governments
which you have shouted for, voted
for, invested your last dollar for.
and crossed the Atlantic to fight
and be gassed and die for in the
war to make the world in general
and America IN particular safe for
democracy and liberty.
"And now that the war IS over
and kaiserism is dead and democ-
racy at liberty are on top this
same crowd to a man, to whom
you rallied in such frenzy of en-
thusiasm, to compensate you for
your noble patriotism, is now lined
up against you in battle array and
ready to shoot you down like dogs.
1T is true, Mr.. Union Man, that
your craft union leaders with
scarcely an exception stood with
the Wall street profiteers in howl
ing for war and rushing you, the
common herd, into the trenches to
be gassed,, mutilated and murdered
while they remained in the rear to
receive the plaudits of the pluto
cratic press for their patriotism,
But that does not excuse you, for
you chose those leaders and were
responsible for them, and after all,
the leaders are about as fit or 9TH
erwise as the rank and file that
elects them.
IF In the light of this situation
you do not realize the crying need
for unity, for solidarity on every
foundation, regardless of creed or
| color, you are indeed in pathetic
plight and your case is all but
hopeless. Your weak craft unions
have got to be converted into a
powerful industrial union, and you
have got to cut loose once and for
all from the rotten parties of your
masters. Your interests
as workers and producers are alb
solutely identical and there is nc
earthly reason why those who are
| employed in the same industry
should belong to different unions
+! or give their votes to different po-
litical parties.
THE struggle is entering upon
its critical stage and whether the
toiling hosts shall emerge in tri.
umph and establish industrial and
social democracy in the world OF
go down in humiliating defeat fol
another historical period Of econ
omic bondage, depends entirely
upon the capacity Of the workers tc
muster their forces and stand to-
gether, strike together, vote to-
gether and fight together all along
the line"