Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-18
PARTY OF THE THIRD PART


 Literally entire nation awaits assurances that economic disaster shall be precipitated by either side in the railroad wage controversy There is every expect assurance and it will be had unless takes the ndefensble position that its demands must be granted regardless the pubcs in the matter It is true that the public is the of the third part yet, such has supe- ror claims profer logical why the partiee of the first and second parts absolutely respect
 The present situation affords tremendous ilustra- ton of condition in this country's industrial life which the Christian Science Monitor calls attenon in able editorial entitled Certain Rights and Wrongs" follows:
 There have been frequent reminders of the fact tha the exercised by corporations labor unions declaring lockous strikes too great to be ever tacy recognized This is especially true the pull lie service is involved, of steam railway and traction companies. The Newlands act and other laws intended to arbitration conciliaon meritorous, but they do not go far enough They not touch the root of the matter They do make strikes and locous in public service corporations tolerable would be mutiny in the army navy belion among the people, whenever wrong is bo lighted Uprisings in the industrial field which comfort or prosperity of community the nation are manfestly unlawful revolution. They set at defiance the institutions created for the dispensaion of justice. They amount assumptions that anarchy no. law, regns in the republic They obtain by force the protection of rights, property and personal which is and assured by orderly and legal and peaceable processes.
 The interstate railroads and the traction companier properly the fullest possible freedom in the of tbair their business shall be conducted with profit or at loss It is conceded that they business best Their employees enjoy equal freedom. They can work for the public service the wage scales prevailing or they need not. They demand increases as surely as the corporations may grant refuse them. Botr the companies and the employees at perfect liberty to agree or to disagree among themselvs. The public stands off the dsinerested third party extending or withholding its sympathy to from one side or the other the may be I. invariably on the side of fair play It is strong the square deal Evenu- ally, its moral pressure or the other vii compel justice But does not concede that either side, or that both sides pending a settlement on an equitable basis, ignore neglect primary obi gaton that of rendering the service to which is entitled
 That the public service corporations have rights should be recognized and respected often reiterated emphasized The true of the rights of public service corporation employees. neither should forget and neither should permitted to for get that the public servise must go on while it is settling its disputes There should be no interruption of the business of the carrying companies of the United States in future even if the whole power of the government of the United States be employed hptt hp apds be found, for settling labor controversies than that of throwing the nation any it's uproar and confusion.