Observer, La Grande, Ore., Wed., Aug. 13, 1958 Pag 7
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Holered a Second Claaa Matter' at the Poat Office of
la Grande, Oregon Under the Act of Maroh I, 1117
Force And Viciousness
Whpn a horribly burned union official staggers into
a hospital, as happened in Pontiac,' Mich., you see the
ugly f ace. of America's second or gangster government.
Both this man and his uncle had appeared before the
Senate Rackets Committee, though neither had said
anything worth recording. They have been serving as
officials of the disreputable Teamsters union. A torture
by fire, said the victim, was connected with "union busi
' ness."
His story was disputed by the police who set out to
trace the burns to an equally sordid source an acci
dent in the torch-bombing of a business establishment.
In any event, the incident is drenched in force and'
lawlessness. . ' ; ,
Not long before, we heard the dismal tale of women
witnesses before the committee being threatened by
Chicago restaui'ant union officials if they dared to talk.
And if a bombing was involved, there have been a
dozen such forays in the past year. . . . .
Obviously these acts and threats are committed or
directed by men who recognize only, the authority of
force force which they feel free to apply in pursuit
of their criminal goals.
Meh of this character have spread their network not
merely through 'some labor unions: but' into countless
businesses. They have built a truly vast empire of law
lessness, and given a considerable, part of it the thin
veneer of legitimacy. They have so entangled the legiti
mate and the criminal that law enforcement officers
and legitimate competitors are hard' pressed to. sep
arate the two.
By every deyice from bold stealing 'and. racketeering
to subtle pressures and shady bookkeeping, these ruf
fians exact tribute from the American people. One way
or another we all pay this gangster tax.
Unfortunately this supergovernment is' either feared
or tolerated in such degree that no measures of last
ing effectiveness are taken against it. The gangster tax
is one levy we could do something about, but do not.
Most of us who live in the shadow of criminal gov
ernment do not end up burned to a crisp. We do not
seem to suffer at all. The levy we pay is indirect, and
we ignore it or pretend we do not know it exists.
But this freedom from force or the threat of it is
something not enjoyed by those who dare to tangle
with our "other" governors. Ask any who have tried,
or even indicated they might try. , '
For them, the proud distinctions we make between
our government of liberty under law and the Russian
communistic rule of force must seem quite imaginary.
X Marks The Spot- ...
It was ballots rather than bullets that downed James
W. (Wyatt) Earp in the five-man Democratic race for
sheriff of Sedgwick County, Kan. Denver Bland, a cap
lain in the sheriff's patrol, wbn the race. Earp, who
claims to be a cousin of famous frontier marshall Wyatt
Earp, can console himself with this thought: ballots
are equally effective as bullets in politics, but they're
far less final. Earp can get up to shoot again for the
office. i-
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