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...American Federation of Labor will claim credit with the conservative citizen for refusing to "endorse" Russian Bolshevism, but it adopts Sovietism in principle when it pledges its moral support to the striking Boston policemen, puts upon Commissioner Curtis the responsibility for the crimes which that strike precipitated, and in remarkably vapid words declares that the righteous public rebuke of the strike "is but one more sacrifice in the human struggle against autocracy, injustice and wrong, out of which had grown a better and a brighter day for their successors and fellow-workers." Whether or not the Federation "endorses" Lenine...
...repudiating and denouncing it. He failed in the test; he attempted to put the blame on a governor and a police commissioner who had acted promptly to save the public service from guardians who refused to guard. Mr. Gompers had his chance and lost it. His Federation of Labor, of which he has shown himself to be the dictator at Montreal, has indorsed this dangerous and detrimental judgment. It has by this choice deprived itself of the credit which it might gain by its present repudiation of Sovietism. --Boston Transcript...
...itself to be outdone by the Republicans in interpreting the overmastering desire of the great masses of the people. This is to rebuild the fabric of industry and commerce as rapidly as possible, to assure all sound business of its opportunity and all workingmen of the fruits of their labor. --New York Times...
...What we need at the present time is more production, in accord with the inexorable law of supply and demand. Our great need now is for more of everything for everybody. It is not money that the nation or the world needs today, but the products of labor. All of us must work and in that work there should be no interruption. Talents and opportunity exist in abundance...
...view of the dearth of farm labor and the other difficulties which are expected to cut the output of the farms this season, not only in this state but to some extent in every section of the country, the appeal of the state agricultural officials deserves particular attention and an active response to its eminently practical suggestions. Among these, the one which nearly every one can comply with is that which calls for the growing of home gardens. It is not too late even yet to start a bit of backyard cultivation that will bring good food at a cost...