The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-07
Barometer of Public Opinion
Scratching the Editor.

Editor World; whiie II seems to be the pop
ular pestimo to 'scratch the editor will try
and get In my little whack at same. for | have
had 1t on my mind to take fling at you for
some time. owing to your continuous abuse OF
unions. and the suffering" you term II, that
they Impose on the public:
First, | want to inform you as a boy OF II
years ! started to sell papers to the PUBLIC
and for four years | don't remember of same
public ever giving me an extra nickel any
thing that never hustled for. Then getting up
a little older in the world. out of a job for
awhile. and though | went hungry on several
occasions. cannot remember OF the public giving
me "A meal Finally / was able to join a labor
union, and through the help and work OF same
union have had a job ever since. and have never
had to ask the dear public to do anything for
me, nor do expect to.
Now you may think I am another radical.
but there is whore you're off. as have fought
radcallsm and viii continue to do So but at the
same time want what think am entitled to.
and IL II seems to inconvenience the public tits
no more than they would do or have done to
me. for gave up a good job and went with the
rest of the boys over to France. did for the
reason that II was the right and proper thing
to do. But when returned home do you think
the public did anything for me? Nothing but
to charge me $50 for $40 suit OF clothes $40
Tor a 81 pair OF shoes, and so on down the line
until the little $50 the government gave me had
to be augmented by n loan from a friend until
| could get another Job, which was at that time
hard to got. and harder to hold owing TO my
nervous condition. for what with sleeping in
the mud, going as long as six days without warm
food, and being In continuous shell fire, It was
enough to make even you, editor, have the
Jumps. JHeD 10 ledFn tne government, OF winch
you and are part, paid large bonuses to the
railroads, the steel mills, shlpyard workers, etc,
well, I'll Just say this that II the public IL hurt
by a strike that Will help me or mine, or IL
can help some other union man who Is trying to
better himself by striking, VIII sure do SO. and
II congress ever does pass a soldiers bonus be-
iieve me. I'll take It for have earned anything
they give me. and so have every one OF the boys
| ever saw I'm uniform even though 1t hurts
the public at the time.
Another thing where / think you off Is
your continuous harpng about the klan for
though don't belong and don't expect TO, stl
will give them credit for keeping white suprc-
macy uppermost throughout the country. fcT *
you had seen what did while In the Army OF
Occupation In Germany and France, you could
not help but agree that extreme measures would
have to be taken IL was ever started in
this country, and even II It has its drawbacks.
that alone is enough to Justify 1t even in the
eyes OF Its enemies.
And now, editor, viii Just say one thing more.
even though man be union man, a democrat
or kansman, don't think he la trying to dis
rupt the government or trying TO steal all the
money In the state treasury, for am there
are Just as good men In them as you or J. editor.
Very truly yours
Tulsa. Aug. 81. r. c. New.