New Britain herald., 1922-07-18
AND NOW.

AND NOW.
 A bloody raid has been made or property by men belonging to an or ganizaton, because men who were mol members of that organization dared tc work on that property This, in the state of West Virginia, one of the political divisions of the free" United States The sheriff of the county ir which this property lay has been kill ed. others, trying to repulse the rad and perhaps some of the raiders have been killed and wounded.
 There is but one question before the President of the United states, the authorities who have power, and the people of the United States. That question is shall an independent body of men dictate who shall work in this country, where they shall work and when they shall work? Shall Gn in dependent body of men be allowed to hamper the liberty of others, even 10 the point of bloodshed, or shall the au- thorities, named by the people to protect them, the people, put stop to the activities of this independent body of men who seek to have their way in the country?
 Confer" "Arbitrate" The words offend the senses under conditions such as these Weak, poor express sions of those who have the power to cry Stop it." and to back up the or der with the armed forces of the states and the nation.
 Physically brave men are moral towards at times. The worst form of moral cowardice is political cowardice. The inspiration of inaction or weak action at this time will be that despica- ble, political cowardice, display of which should forever damn a public man in the eyes of the people no mat 
 be expected of a government which will not act in this emergency How long would a government wait to or der mobilizatin of the American army against a threatening foreign invader, If that government hestates now to stop the 'bloodshed, the practical inn prisonment of free men, because of fear of offending the labor vote"
 The President, having received the Unions refusal to accept his plan for arbitration. and having regretted" that the operators, in their quasi acceptance of that plan were not unanimous, invites" the operators to return to their properties and begin operations. He does not promise pro- lection in this latest announcement He has said, generally, that the gov ernment will protect the right of men to work when and where they will But the operators are invited" now to begin work. There is lacking in the Presidents statement an definite, strong promise that their workers will be protected there is lacking ap- parently any action on his part which will result in sending forces to the mining properties which will give that protection
 And out in Chicago a man just freed from prison after confinement therein for radical utterances, is cry ing to the men Fight Together" Debs denounces labor leaders; he ad- dresses the men There is justice in his characterization of some of the leaders as being out of patty with the men, but his reasoning is un- sound. He is allowed to inAame the men even beyond the point already reached. His words resemble those of the labor leader whose messag ge, Treat the workers as common strike breakers just before the Herrin out rage egged them on to that crime.
 Thus men are allowed to talk while those who hear them act-and brave sheriff dies and the President of the United States invites" operators to resume opera tions but refrains from asserting T will see to it that your workers are protected"
 Today the people want an answer to their question Who is going to rule this country?"