The governor] asked me what we would do if the companies did not yield to our demands. I told him we would call everyman out of the mines. Then he said that if we did, that he would place them under Federal control. I laughed and told him we would call out every worker in the country, agriculture workers, lumbermen, munitions workers, miners, mechanics and all classes of working men. He said Why, man, you wouldn t do that. This country is at war. I said Governor, I don t care what country your country is fighting. I am fighting for the solidarity of labor
From the speech for which Frank...