The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-29
WY WORRY Anour I1,norr?


lures aud tho daily prescntment Of cortoonlsts
Europe and ~ problems. In tho meantime N,
political ojrarchy Of labor has just concluded
a national convention wherein tho government
was directly assaulted the judicial system al.
tackled directly. and the impudent demand
made that labor, professional. organized labor
be made exempt from the orderly processes Of
government such as every other interest and
faction in tho republic has long surrendered TO
aud accepted willingly.
In tho meantime murder mnsrncrs has been
successfully conducted IN one OF the greatest
commonwealth Of the republic and the local
agencies OF government, completely dominated
by the professional organized element OF labor
have completed their "offciaI Investigation"
and found the massacre according to law and
therefore regular IN every way and Just. In
the meantime the professional. organized ele-
ment OF labor. through lts accredited leaders.
has had the tomcrl,y to serve notice on govern
ment that It "muat not do 80 and so" because
"vo will not tolerate any coercion nt tho hands
Of government In the meantime the
credited representatives OF the lnbor-polltlcal
ollEarchy. in conference with the executive
head Of this republic. have deflnntly said TO
legislation which seeks to require organized
labor to arhrato its differences with capital.
such legislation will he opposed and resisted"
why should folk in the republic of the
United States worry over Europe's affairs7 Why
should we go far ateld to find something
to do? Here at home Is situation calling for
the best there is in mon and government which
has too long been evaded. and which now must
solved
The issue is not between labor and employer
per Sc; not by long and very substantial dis
tance. That was proven at Herrin, whore
score OF !ahor!ng men ware massacred by other
laboring men. The issue is between an olIgarchy
which seeks to dictate which seeks to place IT.
self above all law save that OF It's own making
and enforcement through intimidation. force
and murder II need he.
The real issue Is, rs have recently stated.
whether an American citizen may enjoy his
rights as such without first consulting the labor
oligarchy. Can a work in the United
States II the American Federation of Labor and
It's subordinate organizations sny no? Must
the child born in America, first consult tho
. hc- o!!garchy after he has attained the wears
Of manhood before he can either accept a Job
or give employment to another Must those
privileges accorded by the constitution look to
the labor ollgarchy for the protection OF that
party instead OF TO the goyernInent7
These are the basic issues and they tran
scend IN Importance any issues which have con-
troutcd American citizenship abroad in the en-
tire history OF the republic. why bother about
Europe and its problems? For II existing gov
ernmcnt Is not sufficiently powerful to bring
the labor olgarchy into the same subordina-
ton 10 its orderly processes is required OF all
other factions and interests then It follows that
the labor olgarchy and not government IS su-
rreme in America. We will have made some
progress at least when we have asccrtained
that fact II it Is fact; FOR then an entirely new
Issue or set OF issues will confront the so per
cc,t ~ American cIflzcns ubo 10 not bclorg N