The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-14

which win Gas past experience has
taught us) tend to create that broth
erly love and feeling of respect for one
another, and which will be the means
of bringing industrial peace, harmony
and good will to one another, where we
have strife, discomfort and confusion
today. Let us consider a few of the
battles that have been and are being
waged today by some of our capital
istic organizations for the purpose of
robbing the public, depriving the peo-
pie in general of certain rights and
privileges that should be enjoyed for
the best interest of our commonwealth
And last, but not least, please take
thoughts of the laboring man, the pro.
Queer the man who tolls in our shops.
he who tolls in the broiling sun and
blasting winter winds and rain and
through whose efforts and labor every
dollar that flows into the Golfers of the
parasite or idling class is produced,
and who produces every dollar that
goes to make up and maintain every
industry, enterprise and institution in
the great country of ours, and on
whom the most bitter fight is being
made to ensalve and enforce him to
submit to the win and bidding of Il
heartless employer
There is absolutely no doubt had Mr.
Ford been willing to join Wall street
in their ruthless undermining methods
of exploiting and robbing the people,
he would have long since been in
charge of Muscles Shoals. But, as Mr.
Ford has always proved himself to be
an honest, progressive business man,
working and operating his business at
all times on a basis of fair and square
dealing with his employees, and at the
same time not losing sight of the inter-
est of his customer and the public in
general, he did not break faith with
the common people by being drawn in
to the net of the combine or capitals
tic organization, for the purpose Of
gaining favor with Wall street or any
other part of their organization.
Can any fair thinking man for one
time imagine this fight against Mr..
Ford for the best interest of the peo-
pie? No. indeed not, but instead it is
being waged by certain monied inter-
ests for the sole purpose of blocking
Mr.. F'ord's proposition for fear their
own monopolized interests might sur
fer should the Muscles Shoals be OBJ
tanned by Mr.. Ford and put in opera
ton for the interests of the people.
I venture to say that the Alabama
Power Co. or other company being
controlled by Wall street, have neve4
given the people one thought as far al
their interests are concerned, but ard
fighting Mr.. Ford for the sole purpose
of protecting and advancing their own
interests. It seems strangA
that our law making bodies who werd
chosen through the confidence of ting
people to make laws for the interest %
the people, and who have the poweIS
to see that the people get justice, wilE
sit By and see the rights Of the people
sacrificed. The question of the Mus
cles Shoals is one of the most vital In,
terest and Importance to the people o.
our country at large, and especially to
the people of the south.
If Mr.. Ford should be allowed to OPP
crate this wonderful plant, there can
be no doubt but that the unemployed
question would be settled in the south
in very short time. The farmers
would realize great benefits in the way
of cheap fertilizers and the whole
country would be greatly benfited
thereby.
What is the matter with the coal in
dustry today? Nothing, except the
coal barons who operate one of the
greatest industries Of our country.
which is composed of nothing more or !
less than a God-given natural deposit !
are trying TO reap all the profits by.
q bolishtng all rules and agreements
heretofore enjoyed By the miners. and
by trying 70 reduce the wages below a
starvation level for a large per cent o.