The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-08-06
The Devil in the C.I.0-

railroad tracks
Meanwhile another municipal body the city commission
srs Of Mvskegon Mch showed their contempt for law by
passing resolution asking the Grand Trunk railroad not TO
send destined for koher Mvegon for transfer
there 10 Lake Michigan ferries.
The action taken the request Of Walter Sowes,
city commissioner who regional representative OF
workers union He urged the commissioners that
keeons port should break strike" Bust
of Muskegon, speaking through their chamber Of
promptly rePvdsfed the action OF the commits
soner and s railroads vice president rebved them with
the that the bound by law transport frafe
and expects protection in Mvskegon
Sowes argument however. is typical Of the twisted logic
by which the eoons Of the Clio attempt justify their awess
conduct strike broken by the delivery Of materials
struck plant which has every lawful right 10 receive them
broken by wormen who take the place Of the strikers
The kohIer strike is already pretty we'll broken partly by
residents Of the who replaced strikers and partly by for
strikers who returned TO their Jobs.
What Sowles is arguing is that whenever union
fails win his demands from employer that employer
should be made social and economic pssh denied protse
ton of the law and subjected every violent that
violent organization devise That is Of contrary
he law II invention Of the parallel government that
labor establish suppsnf lawful govern
ment.
The rule Of law appears TO have been reestsbished in
Wisconsin. Gov. Koher has reminded the strikers that the
right picket right riot
will the national guard If necessary suppress dis
orders Likewise, Mayor Zeder Of Milwaukee vetoed
luton declaring that the city would guarantee protect
unloading Of esrgoes for Kohe and this has been
sustained bv the council
THE PRINCIPAL RESULT OF THE FAILING STRIKE
HAS BEEN THE UNMASKlNc OF WALTER REUTHER,
PRESIDENT OF BOTH THE Clio AND THE AUTO WORKERS
UNION. AS SOMETHING BESIDE A LABOR BOSS. THE
koHLER STRIKE HAS DISCLOSED REUTER- AS THE MAS
TER OF AN ARMY or cooNs WHO WILL STOP AT NO
VIOLENT ACT IN THE EFFORT TO WIN THEIR DEMANDS.
The strike has been in progress than Is months
The striking employees have lost al least that many millions of
dollars in wages. And wages not major issue in the
at their last conference What is at Revhers demand
which the Koher company has refused TO grant that bind
its employees in form Of compulsory membership in the
union.
To win that power the kohler workers the union
has staged continuous reign Of in the neghbohood
The locomotive fireman who refused ahead after pcefs
had been cleared from track Sheboygan Tuesday knew
what he talking about when he said I've got babies
I've been reading the stories about all this and I'm scared
DOZENS OF ASSAULTS HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE
HOME OF WORKING EMPLOYEES. A NUMBER OF THEM
HAVE BEEN WAYLAiD AND BEATEN SOME so SEVERELY
THAT THEY ALMOST DIED. THE VIOLENCE WAS NOT
CONFINED TO MEMBERS OF THE STRIKING LOCAL. THEY
WERE REINFORCED BY GooNS ASSIGNED FROM DE.
TRoT, HEADQUARTERS OF THE UNION. GOV. "SoAPY"
WILLIAMS OF MICHIGAN A Clio STooGE. HAS EvADED
EXTRACTION OF SOME OF THESE SLUG AND RUN Eel.
LOWS.
law of the land and will continue to do until streer laws
and seer enforcement Of those the books smash this
conspiracy against public order