The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-14
DECLARES JUSTICE
MUST Be DONE IN
=. HERRIN MASSACRE

Atlantic City. n. j.. July 13.-Justice
must be done In the cases or tnose re-
sponsible for the recent massacre OF
coal miners at Herrin. Illinois, reSara,
less Of affiliations" II the Unitea
statss "a 10 continue as nation. AS
sistant Secretary Roosevelt, OF tue
navy department, declared today IN
an address TO the Elks' nationaI con-
vention.
"A blot such as that at Herr1n,
he asserted. can be wiped out In only
one way-by process OF law.
we are in the midst OF trouble.
some times" Mr.. Roosevelt said. ana
there are more ahead. There are nap
peninF, day after day which illustrate
exactly what ! mean.
There are doctrines abroad IN the
land which. Il not controverted and
overcome may lead to the rail- OF ms
great country as countries OF tae past
have fallen. l.,
PINT few short weeks ago. In
Southern Illinois. as atroc'ous
v,rre occurred, as IL contained In our
a.n,,,, Men we're killed mot Clearly
kn,sd hut brutally killed, and up 10
shadow Of a conviction OF the murder
I, .Ivht T know not who was 10
blam.. whether employer or emploSe-
, nersaps both-but. II our country Is 10
stand, we must mete out justice IN
.bfs care regardless OF the Affiliations
Rsfor. the law, tho man with a million
ana the man with q dollar stand tho
.ams. The offender OF great wealth
Ipst be brought 20 task for his IN
Iouities and the offender OF small
wealth must be brought 10 task also'
Law must Re Preserved
"a blot Of this kind on our CO.
.ptoheon can be wiped out N one man
n.r and one manner only, and that IS
By due process OF law. II we are 10
pxist as nation, we must be law
abiding. On the law depends our so
ciety. Destroy law and the country
revnrts TO barbarism overnight. De-
stroy law and we will be back IN the
days OF slavery, rapine and piitase'
when the strong Cypress the weak
when interest triumphs over honor.
Without law our civilization crumoles.
Our government Is arranged In such
fashion that !, provides a method
whereby we who compose II can cnahse
n Our laws can os changed in like
manner. There -. therefore. no excuse
For breaking laws. Nevertheless We
s.em to be increasingly lawless we seem
bent on destroying the structure we
have builded.
Illinois Is but an instance, though
chastity one. OF our reckless disregard
FOR our own laws. made by ourselves II
,rs love our country; IL we believe In
ciytltxatlon. il Is our solemn duty now,
a. MAYER before 70 throw our weight be-
hind the law and the law enforcing
WORK MUST Ne spseded.
Grave as this tendency toward law
nreakinr Ia II - but one OF the danger
Gus tendencies OF the present. There IS
q doctrine abroad in the last which Is
inst an destructive This doctrine IL that
our function IN life is to get by with a.
little work as possible. "nere
would we be now II our ancestors han
refused 10 work over and beyond time
ties OF life? We would be living In huts
and novels. and prancing about dressed
in animal skins. < < (
I'm order 70 meet this situation, we
must raorganixe, IN many respects. our
theory OF business We must endearor
10 adjust II TO the needs OF this problem
we must work toward the condition OF
rffairs whereby We may correctly aiuda
10 those engaged IN industry rather
must endeayor 10 create conditions
wherein the self-evident interest OF all
is the success Of the business in which
thew are engaged. We must work out.
wherever possible. some type OF partner
ship relationship. This may be by
oft-sharing. or some form OF group
work or something OF like nature"