Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-26

Violence In connection with the
strike at Gastcnia. N. c., has awakened
the conviction that efforts to control the
situation were too long delayed. There
il little sympathy for those who took il
legal measures to conquer the labor
men.
"Lawless acts have been committed
on both sides in this labor struggle"
saws the Asheville Times. But the So
called Communists, 1nheritors OF
the North Carolina tradition, are band
ing themselves in mobs. Selling men
and furnishing them for their opinions.
Mob terrorism. inflicted either for crimes
or to crush out opinions. is the same
sort of terrorism that harries the UNI
fortunates within the power OF the So
Wet or Mussolini. Fortunately Tor North
Carolina. the law itself still STANDS. a
stern and impartial guardian OF the
rights of men. Only minority, goaoeo
into fanaticism by untoward incidents
encouraged by their betters TO violence
in vain assails the bulwarks OF constl-
tuticnal government But the minority
must be taught its lesson" =,
AS to the general situation, the AL
toonA Mirror expresses the opinion that
lit is great misfortune that employers
and workmen in divers sections OF the
country still undertake to settle dlfier-
ences OF opinion concerning conolIlonS
OF work. or daily hours OF labor, or com
pensation. by strikes and violence. Inc
evil things transpiring invariaoly IN
crease the difficulties OF the sltuaClon'
making harmonious agreement mucn
less easily brought about and leaving
evil thoughts in the minds OF all con-
cerned thoughts which are seldom pan
ished for many years." concluoeS tne
NORTH Carolina has permitted the
Gastor1ia wounds to fester,' ACCORDING
to the Chattanooga News. the Stae,
we fear, was indifferent Tor many
months while hatreds were accumulat-
ing in the strike region. and there was
no central body Of disinterested citizens
tn help bring about settlement. They
are now attempting to suppress the feel-
inc of bitterness and hysteria. Tney are
doing commendable work. 1t Is regret
table, however that the situation got SO
badly out of hand before the State DC
came aroused to the necessity OF an al
iustment."
"The chief hope" in the Judgment OF
the Raleigh News and Observer. Ines n
an appeal to the people OF Gastonda .
who have made that community What
II is. and who will continue to live there
and who at heart wish to restore peace
and order, They have permitted them-
selves to be obsessed with fears OF Com
munists until they have temporarily lest
their direction. The Communist aims
are enough to arouse condemnation, put
the mistake Gastonia leadership makes
is that it has caused 1t to lose It's pose,
its mastery and to do nothing: while
mobs have been as guilty OF murder ana
assault and destruction of property as
has been practiced by the National Tex
tile Unicn and its Communists. The
time has now come for the responsible
leadership of Gastonia to regain 1tS
po;ss and judgment, to compel Its of1l-
Gals to ferret out and punish lawleSs-
ness, no matter by whom committed,
and tn have it understood that MODS are
anarchists and not entitled to any more
consideration than lawless Communists
The attitude of the workers employed
in the mills is a subject of comment by
the Charlotte News, which points out
that "even those to whom the Com
munists appealed the more Immediately
are now ranked among the bittereSt en-
en1ies of these self-invited redeemers.
The textile laborers of this section, !"
continues the News, ARE American ana
the Communists are not. Sensing the
purpose of the coming of these mischief
makers among them, the operatives IN
the mills are releasing against them the
full reaction of their distrust and their
anger The Communists are dying from
the heart out and not from the outside
in-they are perishing at the point
where they are the rottenest."
North Carolina must learn" advises
the youngstown Vindicator, 1.-THE les
sons that the industrial regions of the
Northern States learned long ago, and
often at heavy cost in blood and money.
But it will not learn them from persons
ghon 1t considers advocates Of the devil.