Evening star., 1922-07-13
DEMANDS JUSTICE
IN HERR|N MURDERS
Doctrine Abroad Which Led
to Fall of Other Nations,
Roosevelt Tells EIks.

Roosevelt Tells EIks.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.. July 1s.-
Justice must be done in the case
of those responsible for the recent
massacre OF coal miners at Herrin.
Ill. regardless of Affiliations" II
the United States is to continue as
a nation, Assistant Secretary Roose-
welt of the Navy Department de-
clarod today in an address to the
Elks national convention. A blot"
sIoh as that at Herrin. he asserted.
can be wired out in only one way
by process Of law
We are in the midst of trouble
some times" Mr.. Roosevelt said. land
happenings day after day which Illus
trate exactly what 1 mean.
False Doctrines Abroad.
There are doctrines abroad in the
land which. II not controverted and
overcome. may lead to the fall OF
this great country as countries of
tho past have fallen.
"Eut few short weeks ago. in
nouthern Illinois. as atrocious a mas.
:acre occurred es fs contained in our
annals. Men were killed. not cleanly
killed. but brutally killed. and up to
the time In which l speak there Is
no shadow of conviction OF the
n:urdcrers I'm right. I knew not who
wac to blame. whether employer or
emlloye..perhal@ both-but. II our
CO.. oHantry ,r,,,G y, to stand ts We must mete
Ct the affiliations. Before the law
the man with q million and the man
with A dollar stand the same. The
0nendti of great wealth must be
brought TO task for his iniquities.
be brought to tack also.
Inv Must Stand.
"A blot of this kind on our escutcheon
can be wiped out in one manner and
one manner only-and that is by due
process OF law. IL we are to exist as a
nation. We must be law-abidins. On the
law depends our society. Destroy law
and the country reverts to barbarism
overnight. Destroy law and we will be
back in the days Of slavery. rapine ana
piilage. when the strong oppress the
weak. when interert triumphs over hon
or. Without law our civilization crum-
oies. Our government is arranged in
such fashion that 1t provides a method
whereby We who compose 1t can change
II. Our laws can be changed IN like
manner. There is, therefore. no ex.
cuse for breaking laws. Nevertheless
we seem to be increasingly iawiess. we
seem bent on destroying the structure
we have buIlded
A Ghastly 1nstaAce. =
Illinois is but an instance, thoush a
ghastly one, Of our reckless disregard
for our own laws. made by ourselves.
If we love our country. II we believe in
It IL our solemn duty now,
as never before. to throw our weight
behind the law and the law enforcing
bodies.
Grave as this tendency toward
law.breaking IL, 1t is but one of the
dangerous tendencies Of the present.
There is doctrine abroad in the land
which is just as destructive. This
doctrine II that our function in life
is to get by with as little work as
be now IL our ancestors had refused
to work over and beyond . time suf.
fcient TO give them the bare neces-
Eities of life? We would be lfvipe in
huts and novels. and prancing about
dressed In animal skins. =
In order to meet this situation we
must reorsanise. in many respects.
deavor TO adjust 1t to the needs Of
this problem. We must work toward
the condition OF affairs whereby va
may correctly allude to those en-
gagged In industry rather than to EN-.
ployer and employe.' We must en-.
deavor to create conditions wherein
the self-evident interest of all Is the
success of the business in which they
are engaged. We must work out,
wherever possible, some type of part.
ncrship relationship. This may be by
profit sharing or some form OF group
work OF something Of a like nature"
atlanta Next Meeting Place.
Atlanta was selected as the next
meeting place for the Grand Lodge Of
Elks at yesterdays session of the
annual reunion OF the organisation.
Atlanta and Boston. the southern city
finally winning out In close vote.
Other features were the arrival OF
q congressional delegation from
Washington, the prize drill competi-
ton participated In BY tho various
Elk lodges, ana adoption OF the Elke
memorial commission.
The prize drill competition was held
at the Airport First honofs went to
the "wtthfngton Zouaves," from
Lodge No. 2s5. Jackson, Mich.
Milwaukee won second place, and the
Bultaio team third.
The sixty-five senators and repre-
sentatives in the Washington deiegA.
tion will take part n the big pageant
today. Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy Theodore Roosevelt came in 4
Navy plane. The party is under the
direction OF Representative Isaac
BAcharach of Atlantic City.
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