New-York tribune., 1922-06-21

mon crisis. u Is onlv natural thai these
workers should decide 10 do everything
necessary 90 protect their separate IN.
tercsts.
"Thev have no alternative hut 10
strike. Relentless and wholly selfish
.eeonomic forces must now be opposed.
The present crisis and ihe impending
struggle is not ono which the workers
in the mines or on the railroads can
with honor avoid without being recre-
ant 70 their manhood and 20 those
principles which all men who love lib
erty and humanity must carry forward
inviola,e and risk all 10 maintain. II
involves the fundamentals of economic
and social life All workers will be
affected by the extent 10 which the
force seeking 10 crush these workers
in the railroad and mining industries
are successfully resisted.
"The people OF this country do not
wish the members Of our organization
20 accept wages which are not adequate
for the susienance of their families.
Neither do they wish the lawful organ
izAtions Of those who work for 'he
mining and transportation industries
70 be destroyed ard their individual
members 10 b. subjected 10 tho selfish
exploitation 81 large corporate and
financial interests When the public is
enlightened as 70 the truth ~ will not
deal lightly with those who have
striven FOR two year, 10 bring about
this condition % chaos and degrade
tion among industrial workers. Pend
ing the time when the public comes 10
realization Of the actual facts. OIL
though We deplore the necessity o. in-
dustrial warfare. we have no other
recourse but 20 strike
Say Strike Inevitable
Another important development ~
the day were declarations by heads n
the rail unions. made on tho convention
foor. that = strike is inevitable and
that government ownership ~ me rail
roads will not he permitted 70 become
On issue % a. The speaker declared
themselves a. continuing 70 favor gov
eminent ownership a. basic prin-
cip'o, however.
The hottest feht thus FAR staged in
inc convention came when the friends
81 Alexander HowAt. leader Of tho
Kansas miners. endeavored unsucccss-
fully 10 open ihs entire issue between
him and Mr Lewis before the dele
gates. l. reached Us climax when Mr.
Lewis, in snSVering an attack on him
by Joseph Lyral. an Illinois miner,
observed that The gentleman Is q
liar"
j, was declared by :he friends OF SIR
Lewis That the fight was instituted by
Frank Harrington. head of the Illinois
miners. and the chief rival of Mr
Lewis for the leadership a. the mine
workers international organization.
other action and features ~ the day
in the convention may be summarized
a. follows:
indorsemcnt of resolution Of the
railroad groups demanding tho sboli-
ton Of The United states Railroad Ia
bor Board and the repesl of the Eseh-
Cummins law
Adoption Of report of the commit
tee on resolutions turning over reso-
luton supporting Alexander Howats
industrial court fght 70 the United
Mine Workers Tor any action that or
gsnization may care 70 take on a.
Big -Four" Not AZ Parley
Announcement that the Big Four"
brotherhoods mad declined the invita-
ticn 10 send representatives. % to-
ght's meeting of rail and mine wors-
ers At least officially.
This does not alter the fact. as was
pointed out IN The Tribune yesterday.
that the Big -Four" are placed in a
favorable position FOR trading pur-
poses IN connection with the threat.
encd strike. inAsmuch a. they can give
or withhold cooperation with the other
railroad unions though not on strike
themselves.
A special committee ~ Federation
leaders and union attorneys arc placing
the finishing touches on report an
Alyzing the recent labor decisions Of
the Supreme Court. which rs expected
not only % sustain the suggestion Of
Senator La Toilette that Congress be
given the veto power over Supreme
Court decisions. but that this be eX-
tended 20 the legislatures over the
state courts
Passage OF resolutions denouncing
the Ku-Klux Klsn without naming u.
asking for new trial for Sacco and
Nanzetti. seeking the release from
prison Of Tom Mooney. advocating a
reduction Of the National Guard and
the state consiabularies and their
srmaments. confirming tho iurisdic-
tional autonomy of the unions. urging
the lease OF Muscle Shoals % Henry
Ford declaring that Lincoln's Birth
DAY should Dc made legal holiday IN
the District Of Columbia and approving
the executive council plan for causing
the Withdrawal of union funds from
banks held unfriendly % organized
labor
Another feature was the appearance
on the convention foor - an onlookeT
Of William Z Foster. leader of the
radical element which - charged with
working 20 seize control - the Feder-
alton through boring from within"
Declarations a. 10 the inevitabiiiiy
of a railroad strike and upon the sub
jet Of government ownership we're
brought forth by the calling up Of the
resolutions on the railroad labor board
and the Eseh-Cummins law. When
the resolutions were read. with 70
port recommending that they be-
adopted. Joseph A. Franklin. president
Of the boilermAkers and the railroad
groups candidate for the Executive
Council job % Daniel J Tobin. urged
their passage He declared that the
decision Of the railroad workers 20
strike will be overwhelming "ard this
will be carried into effect"
Max Hayes. OF the international
typographical Union. declared he
mad noted that a demand FOR govern
ment ownership had not been included.
that il should have been. and that hc
wanted 20 know the Why and where
fore Of the omission.
Nr. Gompers. who vas IN the chair
ard who. incidentally. is backing Mr..
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