The chronicle=news., 1914-06-09
Va" A'~ "" sE PREVENTED,
Ns~ York Journal of Commerce;

Whrs xoskmTa In any Industry.
cssspisrd, or unosEsntsrd. or ans
other mass of ihc Subjects of iaN in
a civilized country. unite In ia~iesa
attacks upon person and property
and resist public. authority With
deadly weapons for any saa.~ or up
on an, pr-t~xi whatever. th~sr is tui
an~ ihins I. ao. There is treason
aud rebellion within the jurisdiction
in which such things happen against
the constituted authority In ~hsh |
ali eisisrns arr h.sini To submit. aud
Il must b~ put down siIhnus psisrr-I
Ing That is ~hat il s"ins "n in
the MINING districts of Colorado ani
there ras ha n,os- .,fopsi-sy in .risis /
sisins the aoIihs governor fnF ih. usc
ef the militia of sh. state as u uas
us-.i than shrs- ~ouia is- in attack
IN. the President for employing ih-
armed sssv-. Of the nation in d-s-aar
ihs the honor aud dignity of the GOT.
-snm~al at the t'nii-ss State. when
they arc au1a-ssjoaabiy assaii-s.. or
pat,ias down sa armed is.arres,ion
ssaiass It's su,hAs,sy. Il wss the
clear easy ~ she fas,e esrsrsmsas IA
ss~ thai persns end psups~sy we're
protected axais.s iawi-ss attack. and
that the striking mine workers and
shos~ who we're arsins with them
we're bsoashs iala sahi-~siua la ia~
and made to k~rp the peace regard
less Of tho origin ns the -an.- of the
strike.
Hut lhct- ought In h. some way at
preventing labor disputes soins ON
until they result in such dena.aiis-
ias warfare. For the participants
10 hc allowed ,o proceed Until they
.omc inso sioiras conflict. .ish
property owners and employers of "a.
boz on ouc side aud ~oskiagss-n in
os out os their empioym.a, on the
other. ftShssne each other With
weapons. and shr state ha. vo b~
called upon tn intervene with mill
'ary tosrc. il an exhibition worthy
OF state Of barbarian and not os
civilized soricsy. II I. an iaean.i.t-
cnt with weii.ordcr-d specrnmcn, a.
II would bc for two rival concern. in
business. which got into a .onss..
ver.y over their rights OF tho terms
of their dealing with zach other. To
resort In violence and get into a |
fiEht with deadly weapons. There
should be- some means Of settling dis.
putcs and controversies which are Ii.
able To lead to such consequences III
left uufcatrained by civilized meth.
ode. az much where the right. N
claims or labor are involved as
where the interests of capital arc
concerned. What il the meaning Of
equality before the Law and Of demo-
cratic government. II there 4. to he
such a distinction of classes and diff
ference In the application Of law
Some means must be found for set
tlinx disputes over the terms and
conditions Of em ,ioyment Of labor. in |
a peaceabic and lawful manner. as
corresponding controversies over
VtVVeENF Vt&Uts anu UWstVVss VNQtlV2sV
are settled. with an authority that
il conclusive and binding. IT the re-
suit is not satisfactory 10 either par
~ in such a case their continued re-
lations cannot he forced. hut each |
can be made to keep the peace. No
man can be compelled to work for
any other man or for a corporation |
against his will or m other terms
than he is willing to accept. but
those who desire to work where op-
portunity Is presented and on such
terms a. are offered are entitled to
protection in doing 20. and those for
whom they choose to work are en-
titled to protection from attack up
on their property. their business or
those whom they employ. This Is
elementary and fundamental and
should be clearly recognized and
maintained in LEGISLATION and the ad-
ministration Of law.
There should he some appropriate
means OF adjudicatlns disputes and
controversies over the terms and CON-