Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-07-02
What The People Say
THE HERRIN NINE WAR.

Editor The News;
A. reader ot The News" for a per
iod ~ several years. wish to say that
IA my opinion you are always too ready
10 take rap at organized labor and
seize upon almost any Kind OF an incl
dent a. O basis for your attack. For
instance. In n recent issue 81 the News
there appeared nm editorial in regard Ia
the min, war l- " vicinity ~ Herrin.
Illinois. In whtn conveyed To those
who are not In POSITION Co obtain the
facts tho IMPRESSION that the whole
trouble vas that a number Of union men
coneregstcd and deliberately formed an
attack upon a few honest and hw'abid'
inf American ctZens who merely want
ed 70 earn livelihood FOR themselves
and families But II you have familiariz-
ed yourself with what Is purported 10 he
the facts "a they have later transpred
tou will have 20 admit Mr.. Editor.
that You did In your editorial convey m
impression that would be misleading TO
the public
III NV w ~ IidAf " Nar NNAA'N ~
fore anv attempt was made 10 establish
the guilt or innocence OF anyone and
vou vere so anxious 10 take a slam at
organized isbor that YOU jus, let loose
rhether YOU had any justification or
mol, You did not tell your readers Mr..
Editor. al about this frishttul md mos,
unfortunate happening near Hcrrin. Ill,
Il ~as induced and promoted bv much
more than a gesture. Two union men
were murdered by imported and armed
thugs and Who had been brought In by
the coal company. An aroused and in
flriated population was driven 20 un'
controllsble frenzy. An otherwise peace.
flil and hw-abldng citizenship became
a mass of thoughtless fury which could
not and did not respond 10 reason. This
IL an old trick well known 10 those who
are familiar With the tactics OF those
~ho seek 10 discredit organized labor. II
Il appears that there II not going 10 be-
any trouble thugs are imported 10 see
that trouble Ii created. To do this men
are selected who are not worthy 10 be
Ar,h. there Is no crime 10 which they
will not resort They are not those who
merely want employment but are hired
for the special purpose o. strike break.
ina and In many instances are paid a
much higher rate OF pay than that de-
ma nded by the strikers.
You did moi tell your readers Mr Ed
tor. that over one thousand rounds OF
rife cartridges we're found In the pos.
session % those Innocent ~ men who
merely wanted to earn a living. II these
dear beloved scabs were only exercising
their cc-r' 'utional rights, why did they
have In their possession machine gun
Why we're they pouring a constant
stream az tre into the puzzle highway
before there had been any trouble. Why
ala th.v murder an innocent union min
er who vas unarmed and who was trav'
cling on the public highway where all
have a perfect right to 70? Why did
thNs. scahs hold ~ tn" sheriff and his
deputies who came Ia investigate the
rr''rdcr II they did not want trouble
Whom vs are confronted With the facts
-s''hry exist ve find that the mine op'
orators sro guilty ~ tho very thing tina,
yon ,at,rihutc 10 tho miners l. Il any
~ondsr that the coroners fury found the
nina ov nors responsible tor the whole
thlnf,
knoo that ,on dii not directly &c
,uss organized lihor of cumnlttinr the
',fnc hu, The 80, In hich .ou related
hN af'i'r would b'y = tendency n
r'n't" reoplc hrli.re TINT that IS the
80 ~ the striker. YoI ,np' Nj i.d
tnr that org, nized lah.r do,s not 90.
~ omrlish n. purp"se W ,uch tar
t,s "a vo' hlyr ind "a 'hor ~hN
-, Z. ,'Eu il -ith i'cid ne q this
= 'pe
10 sou are ftml go Nth recent he or
,ua might recall that organized libol
hsa in sC'eral instances been suhicCtr,
ga ~ -tul nd warranted attacks
END m a. Of u m nhcr have suffer-,
every p,N'tion AMI ,r,p death at th'
hands ~ thnS" who have the power 4
lnf1lC' IT, A. LUDLOW 'sen women ant
children suffered dcl.h. ~ Dishcc mci
sore forced from their hu'ncs IN IN
stiil 1T night when r,sist,n.s mean
duh AMI d,portcl tu the barren sn'
burning defar Ana more .,,u.iv Il
tn site e. West Virginia union hei
~ been subjected TO ,rerv 'inc "
~ tcs'iu that on could igil- NJ, Ma,
'"h " n assembled ,or u Be own Irc
lection stt'l u he'd, been denied then
prl,r poHor ~ h si'tc 7hiyh -
90 ROLLED -, tn hired dftc,ti,as ct IN
a." .'or, "a. H,c mil'd n'p rorr' o
n ~ o. .uc,s'n TIL" ,.I tos ~ Tins
he miners "a west Nuaina viii In N
iur' wears fum tn' dark 81 pas q
or history
In = prison IN one 90 "l.. v.. ..i'
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