Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-23
"HELL-MARIA"
DAWES TRIMMED
By ]. w. HAYS

indianapolis Ind Gen. Charles G..
Dawes of Chicago was characterized
as the leading expenent of the "fadi-
cahsm Of greed in an interview given
out here by j. w. Hays, secretary
treasurer OF the International Typo.
graphical Union, in reply To Gen..
Dawes's Washington's birthday speech
before the Union League Club Of Ghi-
cago.
"The linking of union labor with
Bolshevism, the ku kluN Khan and
other organized minonties,' by Gen.
Dawes constitutes deliberate distof-
ton Of the truth, an old trick Of the
propagandsit to marshal irrelevant
prejudices against a foe,' SAID Mr..
Hays. Organized labor bears no re-
lationship whatever to either group,
but ON the contrary is the strongest
opponent of radicalism.
"The rule of minofities,. among
them the labor minority is assailed
as the menace which must arouse the
American people to tremendous. ac-
ton. In the same breath, Gen Dawes
attacks the primary election law and
the principle Of initiative and reieren-
dunn as having made towards OF legis-
latOrs. Such inconsistency is typical
of the general. Surely minorities do
not find the primary serves their pun
pose. Ii is not surprising that Gen.
Dawes neglected to touch upon the
minority which holds the bulk Of
Americas wealth, the bankers min
onty which has never yet failed TO
obtain anything ii has desired OF
government, the stock dividend in
come tax dodgers who have deffaud-
ed the United States government of
hundreds of millions in the last year,
the open shop minority. Strangely
enough, too, the doughty general secs
no menace in the activities Of uplift
minorities. They touch not the
wealth amassing special privileges of
the Union League Club type of pa
triot.
"Gen. Dawes would not be and could
not be classified with any group IN
America constituting so large min
ority' as the workers of the land.
That little discrepancy in numbers,
however. is overcome by the simple
process of claiming the entire Amen-
can public on his side. The general
as dialectician falls into the alb
surdity, so common among orators OF
the open shop type, Of postulating
conclusions and then waving the
American flag. He has told the world
that the American public is strong
for the open shop. He hasn't proved
it. He doesn't have to prove 1t. tie
admits it.
Furthermore Gen. Dawes has
changed Americas mind concerning
democracy. He says: That form Of
government which history has proved
most futile and disastrous for the
proper protection of the people from
the mob is free democracy. That Is
Illuminating. Only those who belong
to country clubs and can afford we'll
stocked cellars are people. All the
rest constitute the mob-di scordant
voices offstage, necessary but annoy
ing. This demonstrates the practical
value of free speech. II free speech
were denied to Gen. Dawes many
might think him intelligent.
According to press dispatches Gen.
Dawes said: The American citizen,
at this time, is aroused as seldom be
fore because he has embodied in his
conscience the conviction that he Is
in danger Of losing to these minority
organizations that eternal inalienabie
bill of individual rights for which
mankind has bathed itself in blood
throughout the ages, and which the
constitution Of the United States
guarantees to him.
"Union labor will agree in general
with the generals statement, making,
however, two reservations. Labor
will view the minorities as the eX-
plotting groups who desire mainten-
ance of millions In poverty that hun
dreds may luxuriate, and labor viii
also fake exception to the implication
concerning blooa Union labor Is too
patriotic TO advocate violence IN cur
rent political contests. The unjust
ness Of such frebrands as Dawes is on
It's face too silly 70 enrage thinking
men.
at is regrettable however, that
such advocates as Dawes, bent On
serving greedy ends should desecrate
the day sacred to the memory Of
Washington. champion Of freedom,
Justice and equality, by calling on
patriotic Americans to arise in the
interests Of exploiters who aim at en-
Shaving the American people. Any
man who uses the ravished and de-
graded term 'un-American' is deserv-
ing Of intellectual ostracism."