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Someone has mentioned dissarmament so I would suggest that the armament of the industrial overlords be considered as an overt act, move of hostillity and practice of the low estate. 'Twould be unreasonable to think tear gas bombs, automatics and machine guns in the industries are intended for anything other than to gas and shoot down workers, citizens of a great republic. 'Twould be unreasonable to think such armor is intended for show or for to repel foreign invasion. In this connection I would gladly point out that the working class does not maintain instruments of exter- mination against the boss - they are wholly unarmed. It would be well than to consider our industrial over- lords an armed force and begin the dissarment right here at home before we could jump across borders. Parents should be discouraged in the arming of their children with toy pistols in the mistaken thought that they will become successful highwaymen or gangsters and in as much as these both the children and overlairds are equally irresponcible, it would be well for responcible parties to shake them down for the hardware before the dance begins Pistols are no part democracy. It might be argued that employers are armed in self de- fense and that this is there for they need all that heavy artillery, but it seems to me that such a condition is altogether one sided and calls for a distribution of gas masks and bulletproof vests so as to save as many as possible of the breadwinners. I would not go so far as to suggest that the United States government should open her arsenals to the working class altho I cannot help but realize in such an event the self-defense would be

more equally balanced and the results might prove to be of great

interest to the gaping public and much good might re- sult therefrom.