The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-02

; by The parties TO the controversy; ant
! If either in which 10 got Congress tt
! give him any power would not agree tt
. such action, he had ample time ncces'
/ Sary in order 20 deal thoroughly an.
! without difficulty with the SITUATION. /!
! the regular board of mediation ana con
! cilliation was adequate he should nave
at once appointed sreclal commission
which would have included men tnor'
; nuEhly acquainted with the SITUATION
! from the wage workers standpoint, pos
Scsscd of an understanding sympathy
; with tho wage workers. ana incapable
! al being hulucd or OF being inlluencec
: in any improper manner. Inc lTeSluch
/ should have InsiStrtlthat every matter
: be laid before this committee or arbi
/ tration. ana nothing withheid. ne com
mission would have dealt III thorough
! going and satisfactory fashion Win al
! tho various questions involved-all Of
: which are lntcrrclatcd ana lqleroepenu
rnt. II would have dealt with the ques
! ton of an -:IEht-Enur day. ana WltI thS
| complicated question or mo amount u
! wages TO be paid for that day ana lol
! would also have dealth with Lho' qucs
! ton as 10 whether this necessarily
| meant raise of rates. AS an lnclden,
question of securing just remuneration
. to tho property holders: nnd therefore,
! 1t would have had to deal win any
| questions Of recent tlon
! for although do not believe IL "ouln
! be wise. 10 take up old cases or over
! capitalization (where grave injustice 10
| innocent people would be caused BY any
I action) any recent instance OF orer-capl-
| talization should be accepted rs haNlnL
| been gone into after full notice and
with full Knowledge, and Should DC pun
Ishcd accordingly.
The Proper Course
Pending tn. decisions OF the commits
sion, il should have been made clear
that the President would permit no IN
reference with the traffic when IS cs'
ScntIal to the lie Of tho commonwealth
that there should &c no stnrpage or inc
arteries Of circu.alion 10 the body point
ic and sucial;S
and that rather than see sucn stop
page the Government would llsell run
the trains If necessary until Such tinlv
rs The commission could report. When
the commissions report was made. II
would have become the duty or the COY
crumrnt TO see that II was put INTO 81
feet and in case OF an? controversy IL
SELF tn interpret and apply the rules
That was the course demanded by cour-
aye and honor: and that was Inc course
demanded by every man TO whom Amer
iraniSm was q fact, and not an empty
phrase.
, President followed had been due 10 mis-
taken conviction, 10 erroneous principle
its effect would nevertheless nave nccn
I evil. AS 1t is the effect Is lar worse.
because there Is grave reason 10 oelleSc
that the course he followed was direct
L. onnnscd To his real convictions. Inc
President is now 4 candidate for otfice
and speaks we'll Of labor. Until he be-
acme 4 candidate for Office. ana as ionE
as he WAS President Of University. ne.
with entire safety. ignored or aSSailed
the Labor Unions Indeed. he was then
their bitter, UnEenerous. and ottcn UNI
ius, critic. At the Peoples Forum on
February Is. 1905. he said: Labor IN
ions drag tho highest man 10 the leEel
uf tho lowest" In m address at a am
nor in the Waldorf Astoria on March
is, 1907. in speaking of the CAPITALISTS.
hr. said: There is another cPuaiiF ior
midabir enemy 10 equality ana ncltcr-
mrnt Of opportunity, ana thal Is WIG
class formed 10y the labor organizations
and leaders 1909. he said: i am fierce
PARTISAN OF tie open shop" In Juno Of
the same year. SpcakinG at !rinccton'
no said: The usual standard OF the en-
nlovec in our day is 10 give as little as
he may for his wages. Labor is stand
urdlZcd by the trades unions ana thlS Is
the standard TO which ii is made 10 ION
form ! necd not point out now rcuhoin
ically disastrous such a regulation %
lnbor of America iS rapidly becoming
Improbable under this regulation. Our
economics supremacy may he loSt nc
cause the country grows more and more
tull of unavoidable servants.
FINN OF unavoidable servants. l nave
no question that when Mr.. Wilson thus
smoke he exposed his sincere conTlc-
lions changed.
Politically Expediency
Tho course actually followed by the
President and the majority Of Congress
put the interests of the country SECOND
TO considerations OF unhcalhE pniIIlca,
ryurdiency. 1t appealed 10 timtd ana
sLnri-SirGtcd men outside OF Congress
no less thnn TO those within Congress.
II is uphclp now by certain men VINO
say THANK God, President Wilson
avrrted n strike" just exactly AS thrH
and those like lhnm say THANK God.
President Wilson has kept us OUT OIL
war" These persons do not dSk Whetn'F
he aycrtcd the strike honorapiy or ulS-
honorably. any more IMAM 'neE Assn ~.
whether he arCrtGd war honoraoly Or
Lishonorably. Tlry have not considered
in either case whether temporary salc-
" was to be iGnohly purchased AZ ING
cost Of future disaster All mat t''S!
have drmcnded was that war shnn" u;
ivcrlrd in one case. and strike aFcrtEI
in the other case, III orucr lnat .nrs
might not have tn undergo TlSk OF t'ih-
porury material discomfort Inry nav
hccn too timid and ton ShortSlShlco ~
make any sacrifice tor INC Sthc ;.,,
right and Justice. or To undergo any rISh
in order 10 preserve the foundations Oh
democracy and Of free Government III
America These mon nave SipMh ~
tire willingness 10 submit l" orEhn , ,...,'
yrnnny both from outside our horu"IH
and from inside our borders. II onI" NJ
tho moment they could avoid lhConNtIl,-
,r,,;.'and financial loss. TheS" men are
mo-; tn, heirs of the Americans VINO
brought The Revolutionary NHE 10 ~
successful close: nor of the men VINO
wore the Blue and tho Gray Tor tnnf
long wears In the great Struggle oi t'li.
civil War. II the American n"n"lH VI
today are willing 10 ac:pl ; SuGt .r'oTI ~.
-
the belief that they prize case aug ronir
FORT above the principles for which thrIr
forefalhcrs suffered ana hieu'
Invites Disaster.
VIC Of the United States ihE'tc liz
ter, we sacrifice every prmclrlc OF h,,u H.
hood If We raise breed Of men IN u IS
country who determine vital ISSUES III
,:u,,h fashion. Such men when lhcF rare
amy issue merely ask If 1t Is dtfflcIit 10
meet it honestly and nraNIHi III" ,Orc - r.
Iisbnnrs,lv and timidIy. They measure
the acts Of their public mon IN 'rrniS
Of Immediate material content ana I'll ::
.rhnv do moi require inrm 10 act IN lcrhS
- rj,,;,, and Justice They say that 'hHE
Stand for the administration because IT.
las I,rpl us out Il. war ana mas avert"
Il stri:". TEcy refuse r'rlohsi! ~ l"'
slider, as I'LL hiGh-minGrd Nrnrti'":,lH
ought /" consider; ~" ,rT %,ncs, d,'iv
fusal to DO his plain ana h"h'H, Nv,
coura Ceuusly. ,,.;.,,,,, ,,h,,
If our people follow The rrr*,dcnl Wm"
b,s krr. than in the easy lath nl tom
p"rary comfort and n!aI"ri"i case HI IN,
sacrifice Of national honor ana u, via
N,ncrirnui,:n, and rt the in1nui'!nIs
nriuciulrs Of righteousness. th'n us II
nrmnlc we shall lose AL moral grr1il'' vs.
IN ih.. present. and most nSSurrhlF w.
shall see this loss follower ny tnc p'9''
An n,Incr 81 performance" "uiw"irhs Il
,rrMru,cr In All these ra*r" wiI"n-
ever there wn* unT risk. amy GanS"r !"
b. encountered. President wilson ny,
promptly rclroatcd. !" has 'h"h Huuh,,'