The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-25

The Ultimate
Result.

Inc tampa Times is always sen,
slole as well as interesting. and what
II says IN agreeing with The Journal
vi the question of government owner
snip of public utilities is reproduced
IN full as follows:
Inc PENSACOLA Journal is assured
tnat the Times simply used the head
oL lts excellent article on The Logic
Oh the Philadelphia Strike" as a catch
WORD on which to impale and exhibit
what IL thought to be a truth bearing
on the question and problem of such
sLrlkes generally speaking The Times
quite agrees with The Journal as it
o1ten has the pleasure of doing on
/ Cher subjects, as to the ultimate out
come OF the riotous conduct that &C.
companies SO many strikes. Involving
the public in all the injuries and de.
lays and arrangements that violence
ands 10 a strike points the way to
government ownership big or little
Oh al the industrial, utility and trans.
Eportatlon enterprises to which it is
applicable
When the city owns its utilities
Wheh the government controls and
virtually operates the railroads ex-
press companies and telegraphs. there
VIII be an end of the turbulent strike
Ihat includes the destruction of prop-
erty and the armed interference of
men with other men who are willing
10 carry on the operations of the va
Tlous governments. 1t would be
nluch preferable to see this result.
brought about for economical reasons
Ihan IN sef-defense of the public at
large from rlotous proceedings, &C
companled by incendiarism and de-
sIructlon. This point this paper has
Vehtured to present to organized
Workingmen for consideration at va
rious times, and it yet wishes them to
take it into thoughtful reflection.
The conditions that surround and ac-
company workingmen under individual
and capitalized ownership are better
imam they would be under government
ownership.
The present order, so long as it is
peaceful and fair and under strict con-
troll of governmental power, is better
than any conceivable thing that could
be offered or has ever been tried else
where. But if radical extremists are
permitted by organized workingmen
TO mOnopoliZe their leadership, to in
cite riot and murder and destruction,
as it seems might possibly come to be
the case, they will simply invite and
at least compel the various govern
rnentS to take over every enterprise
for which there is or can be found
the slightest excuse. These remarks
are, not expected to have any effect on
hotheads, but they may be received
by the thoughtful in the temper and
manner in which they are meant.
Recent developments show that the
Philadelphia strike has served only to
outrage the public without gaining a
single point for the strikers. The
men who walked out several weeks
ago are now walking back to their
Jobs to work for the same pay and the
same number of hours as before
The street car company and other
employers will now probably be more
oppressive and arrogant than ever be-
fore, since they have gained a partial
victory over the strikers. Strife and
turmoil and bloodshed have character
lied the whole affair from beginning
to end while the public was forced to
Standard walk,-idly by and suffer
for the sins Of two quarreling classes.
The public was merely the patron and
the victim. And, as we have pre-
viously said, the public will not for
ever quietly submit to such outrages
whether committed by public SER
vice corporation, striking labor
union. or both.