The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-18
PRESENT GRAF IS
SIDE Of STRIKE
Of RA|LR0ADERS
Union Labor Hail Packed to Ca.
pacIty; Says "strlke 10 Continue
Thousand Years Before IndI.
vlduals Co Back"
GRANVILLE JONES IN
TALK GIVES HIS VIEW
Says Would Be Union Man II Wage
Earner, Declares Any Man Has
Right to Work unmolested,
However; Roach Speaks.

The shop crafts side OF the pres
ont controversy with the Rock
Island and other railroads In the
United States was explained last
night at the rally held In Labor Hall
In the acknowledgements build.
Ing on Chlckasha avenue.
Union Labor hall was packed TO
capacity and the large crowd lis
tened attentiyely to four speeches.
Many unable TO find standing room.
were turned away. The audience
did not consist entirely OF members
OF unions There were many bust
ness and professional men in the
house.
Speeches were made by Rev. w.
a. Roach, pastor OF the First Pres
byterIan church; Dr. Granville
Jones, who tonight in the court
house will complete his series of
Americanism lectures here; II. Il.
Hart, boilermaker connected with
the Rock Island shops in III Reno
before the strike four months ago
and w. +. Holloman. one of the III
Reno shopmen out on strike.
DR.. Jones discussed organized la
Dor in general, while the two men
from El Reno, both of whom are
fluent speakers, presented the strik-
ers' side of the controversy in
very impressive manner.
In their overland trip to Chick.
asha, the two principal speakers of
the evening were delayed and did
not arrive until $3.50 o'clock. Rev.
Mr.. Roach and DR.. Jones were asked
to talk to the large assembly until
the El Reno men arrived.
Urging the strikers to abide by
the teachings of Jesus Christ and
to live clean, upright lives regard
less of the outcome of the strike
constituted the keynote of the short
address by Rev. Mr.. Roach.
Organized Labor Discussed.
"Workingmen have the right to
organize" DR.. Granville Jones de-
clared in his speech last night.
Capitalists first organized and the
organizing Of workingmen was the
natural result" he said. Dr. Jones
refrained from discussing the causes
of the present strike, confining his
remarks to organized labor in gen
eral.
''Eager to pay big dividends, cap
ital sought to get as much labor as
possible for the amount of money
it expended" DR.. Jones asserted.
"When workingmen organized and
brought about conditions which en-
abled them to live comfortably and
educate their children, capital reach
ed across the seas into Europe and
brought to the United States ship
loads and trainloads of foreigners
into competition with American
labor. There are 100000 of these
in the United States today"
Mistakes Are Discussed.
"Just as organized capital has
made mistakes and abused its pow
er, SO has organized labor made
mistakes" DR.. Jones said. When
the speaker asked his hearers If
they desired him to outline mis-
takes which, in his opinion, organ
lied labor has made, there came
shouts of eyes, let's hear them"
DIR. Jones then told of the discov
cry of the plan of the bolshevists
from across the sea to enter Amer
lea, creep into the ranks of organ
lied labor and cause dissatisfaction
and turmoil in the ranks of the Ia
boring man. This plan was revealed
in letters and communications taken
from the persons of bolshevists who
found their way into the United
States.
In my opinion" DR.. Jones stated,
"organized labor has permitted too
many radicals to break into its
ranks. So my advice to organized
labor would be to clean house and
rid itself of these radicals, keeping
only those who respect and revere
the American flag.
"The charge has often been made
that organized labor places no value
on character and ambition of its
men," he continued. In discussing
this, he recommended that the
unions classify their men and place
organized labor's guarantee behind
their work. Examinations" he
said, could. be conducted as often
as necessary and when workman
passes the examination for higher
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