Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-08-04
LARGE AUDIENCE
II HEARS Mr.. SCHWARTZ
At MASS MEETING

Schwartz. OF HasnSilie, Aehh-i
- ~ the second of the summer
public mass meetings OF the
- Federation Of Labor, given
- 5szgsfal Lake park Sunday after
a I'D the attention of his aud
no. 10 - one of the best all-around
ie5s - sesr presented on the labor
.ss.lsstien in the Twin Cities.
- ak vas of a general nature,
.l..s unen several vital questions,
-. aro6abIy more than anything else,
- PARTICULAR emphasis upon the
lss,sfsgosness of labor's cause
u schwartz is member OF the
N.sianal Association of Letter Car
- and as a prelude to his ad-
- tald of some of the great bene-
a. fhese public servants had derived
.esa,,eh their organization. The
~ abo accepts any occupation he
- takes upon himself the. hard
sI;as and burdens connected with the
sslfernanee of his duties in that oc-
ff,nafIon. He does not, however, as
~ 10 bear the unnecessary hard
ssips that may be imposed BY capi-
tai The letter carriers task Is
not altogether a path of roses. In
his daily rounds, through rain and
snow. blizzard and sunshine, heat and
eald. he must carry great loads Of
mail mile after mile.
In speaking of strikes, he said 4
xas the right and duty of every work.
ing man to say that every wrong be
,isbted and to back up this right
with the strike If this was necessary
10 secure the desired result. The
sfrike. he said, is the workers weap-
an of last resort, and is used only
after all other means have failed. In
% eases out of every 100 workers do
NOT strike because they want to, but
because there is no other recourse.
While the workers are the greatest
sufferers from strikes, he said, great
deal of the progress made by the
human race has been made through
refusal of workers to produce under
mbearable conditions, and, he said,
We must keep the right to strike.
Mr.. Schwartz compared the strike
breaker to the one apostle who be-
trayed the Master; but, he said, he
didn't believe the ratio of traitors
in the unions is as great as 1t was
among the disciples. !.
Mr.. Schwartz characterized much OF
the press talk about organized labor
as pure bunk, and said that while the
papers were prating about the high
salaried labor leaders as a trouble
maker who would throw thousands of
people out of work through strikes
and lockouts, the fact is these men are
labor leaders because they are the
best men in the organizations they
Il knx, x.s n
strikes without first referring the
matter to vote of the membership.
The coal strike, said the speaker,
was brought about by the uneconomlc
manner Of conducting the mines. He.
expressed the hope that out OF the
xtruggie better organization OF the
coal industry will come, through which
#asteful methods will be eliminated,
and conditions brought about that will
insure at all times plentiful supply
Of coal at reasonable prices, and
provide steady work at decent rate
Of pay to the miners.
The public as the third party in dis
putes between capital and labor re-
ceiyes much attention by the kept
press, said Mr.. Schwartz. IF there
are any rights that should be ccnsid-
cred when settling disputes between
capital and labor, it Is the right that
rests upon the public to see that JUS
tice be done those who produce for the
public
Mr.. Schwartz complimented the
workers generally for the orderlness
In which the modern strike is conduct
ed. While at times there appears to
be great provocation to use violence,
still there is no provocation great
enough to justify violence.
The most despicable man to Mr..
Schwartz's way of thinking is the man
who accepts the benefits secured by
organized labor and then at the first
opportunity takes the job of striker.
because others may break the law
and by their wealth get away with 1t,
Is no reason why workers should
cease to become law-abiding citizens.
The workers, said Mr.. Schwartz, are
not going to cast over our present I'M
perfect civilization, but will endeavor
70 build a new and better civiliza-
non In which the workers will receive
full reeompense for their toll. he
thought every worker is entitled to a.
home, education for his children, a
comfortable living, wage sufficient
70 prepare for old age, and-a Ford.
Rev. Pitch, who opened the meeting
ny invoking the blessing of the Divine
Father upon the meeting, also spoke
following the close of Mr.. Schwartz's
address. He said he could not under
stand why an organization so aggres-
ave as is the American Federation OF
Labor has no representatives in the
United States Senate. Mr.. Pilch
spent several years in the British
unions, and, he said, the workers OF
nat country decided about half a
century ago that in order to secure
any lasting benefits they must have
representatives in the House of COM
mons. Accordingly they started the
Dal a-rolling, and II years ago,
Nhen ne emigrated to America, there
were ~ labor union representatives
N that branch of the government,
Snlle at the present time about 10
workers take an active part in franz
ng the laws of the British empire.
many laws beneficial to the workers
nave been enacted through the in
hlenee of labor's representatives
!, are there not workers in America
VINO are qualified for the congress and
senate :" he said. 81 think there are"
Ihe speaker said if there were
ministers union, he would join it.
Preceding the speaking, the Asso-
STATED Musicians band played an
aOuf 5 concert that was highly appre-
aalea by those who came to hear the
peaAers, as well as by the large num-
oef OF those who came TO the mark