The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-05
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support new railroad contr bill,
| In which ottiCt "a OF tho railrt 1d
will be subject TO control In tho same
mcaadrc ns union lnbor.
There is no Justice In tho present
.t.ih. tration OF the railroad labor
| board" hc said. "'rho lrcsidpl uud
h T. railroad officials should b
/ suhscryiont to tho law OF such "a
| boar, as IS the engine wiper. or any
/ of the unskirrd railroad wor' ors'
The speaking was lcraldcd 10y the
approach of a parade of dnukcys and
/ Lorses. most of them ridden by men
/ In cowboy costumes on each AMI
/ NAL was muslin sign settling forth
| the virtues ~ some democratic num-
/ incc for state ftcc.
Attacks Fields bitterly.
Most Of Ruth's speech was a bit
| ter and sweeping deuuu,atlou ~
| those responsible Tor the federal IN
/ Junction against striking shupmon.
! However. he did not overlook John
/ Fields. tho republican Euborultorinl
. uomiucN declaring Ficldg is NOT "a
| taxpayer In oklahoma and that he
! lives in the Skrvin hotel.
II have looked up Fields record In
| oklahoma city, where no has lived
/ tor years" Ruth advised. He does
| not pay ono cent ~ taxes In tklH.
/ honn, and an the livpgtock ne owns
/ is n dof SO far ns | know his
/ homo, located I'm wichita Kan.
was loft to him BY relative"
II is one of IN" planks OF wal
tons platform. Ruth pointed out
. that the power 20 grant inluuctions
| should be Curtailcd. "You union men
/ win know what that means the
speaker added.
u believe II ls the duty OF every
Imam out on n strike TO obtain Job
at some other employment until he
gets his Job hack. I believe also
that man out on n striko should
reduce his living expenses 90 the
minimum.
"Fnr 20 years ] waB q member OF
n labor organl2ntion---tha was prior
to my admittauco To the bar. I have
cleared up several difficult situa-
tlous FOR the international order OF
which | was a member; | found that
strikes c0n be settled without Nio-
lcnCe.
In Chicago the other day there
was granted what lawyers call an
omnibus injunction II states that
striking shopmcn shall not confer
about tho strike. and that no man
shall give money TO striker In this
strike.
This means that II any OF the
strikers wanted to go back 10 work
the could not go to their union hall
and vote 10 end the strike, for meet
ings are forbidden. They must 90
back one BY one and humbly ask for
their old places,
No L. g.A ta Ia
talk about industrial slavery--great
God. work men. you are today work
Ing under worse sorfdOm than any
poor Russian ever worked under"
This remark brought forth brief
round OF applause from the audience
and a few masculine shouts OF you
tell EN-" that's right" and "give
Il 10 'em."
Against Lawiessncss.
I'm against iawlcssncss by union
men. and by God. I'm against law
lossness by the courts. When q
union man violates the criminal lawi
OF "A state he should be punished
when Judges violate the constitu
tional laws OF this country the!
should be dragged from thel
81 want to say that II I were presl
dent OF the United states or Cover
nor OF tho state OF Oklahoma and
any OF it's courts violated the conHtl
tuition and incarcerate you workmer
from assembling and talking over
union affairs. by the eternal God ia
pardon you faster than you would
get in--l would have n printed form
of pardon ready for you.
John Fields has attacks the par
donlng power OF this state and TIA,
manner In which II has been exc
Cuted IN this state. He wouldn't
honor pardon unless II were signed
by the Judge who pronounced hl'
sentence. If a union labor mar
went 20 Jail Fields would let you
stay there until you rotted."
In generous circulation n the
meeting we're petitions asking for q
referendum TO vote t50,00O,000 for
soldiers bonus In oklahoma. Ruth
explained this move was started b.
Walton, mot to get votes but "a
give Oklahomh's soldiers what they
deserve, Walton proposes the bonus
shall be provided by a state bond
issue.
III this proposition carries. every
dollar % the bonus shall be paid by
tax -dodging corporations and wal
profiteers and not by farmers" hc
advised.
The Daily Oklahoman. published
at oklahoma city. did not escape a
tongue lashing by Ruth, who char
: actorized IL as zone Of the nastiest
sheets that ever went through q