South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-29
Other Editor, Than Ours
ARBITRATE.
lBooth Tarklngton of thc XigiIantesl

(BOOth harrington OF the NigllanteS.)
In wartime the strike is the remedy profteer
ing. Publicity and action by the government are
remedies for profteerng Profteering that brings
strike is, in effect not better than treason; but
strike may itself be attempt to "profteer' and
therefore better in result than treason. Every
sensible person however. understands that workmen
entitled TO high they get without
interfering with the utmost possible efficiency of
dustry engaged in the prosecution of the strike
interfere with efficiency, and therefore
larger casualty list and increased danger to the
country. That is TO say: If I industry work
strike I prolonging the and adding
the risk Of Americas defeat in the This means
that death and wounds to a certain numbe'
of American boys who would have home safe
and sound TO their mothers If hadn't gone on strike
That is the simple truth; and if 1 impeding a
industry by going strike. / might well have
and tortured the bodies of those boys myself.
understands would take it, to avoid greater
amount Of torture and death at home through sarva
ton
Arbitration will give him what he needs and what
he jusudably wants. The whole country understand
that a workman cannot live today the wages of 10
years ago or five years ago or two years ago Wages
have got advance. course. price of COM
modities advances and the price Of commodities adj
vances of course as wages advance; though 1t IS TO
the advantage of the workman TO let the price of
commodities begin to advance first. But his
take account Of higher prices. and permit him
only Life. Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
but allow him we'll. This is all that any
man on this earth is entitled to- whether he be gar
bage kaiser; and it is all that is worth getting;
and the ideal Of this country that every shall
have it, This is what are fighting for; that
that o shall make another his slave. as
the Germans have made conquered la Dor their slave
and they would make slaves of us if they conquered
US.
Now such is the temper OF our country that the
responsibility for a strike which means more death
more Gripping, binding, shot away faces
for young men, of wOrkingmen and OF
capitalists. fighting side by side and comrades "over
there" as they will be over here when they come home
the responsibility for such strike is infinitely
heavier and dangerous thing than those who
rashIv assume that responsibility can know and no
decent human being could be selfish and
treacherous his country knowingly bring such
a strike.
And the temper Of the country in these days is to
know causes well results. Where the greed
mess Of prohteer has caused strike, his money
will be envied him for he shall have il.
liberty either And is unthnkable that American
wor<men. workmen who human beings that
matter-t is unthinkable that they will strike, even
Justice. without having the atom
their energy pressed for settlement arbitration.
The syndicate service, founded by Samuel GOmpers
and representing the point OF view OF the American
Federation OF Labor reports an address by William
Noses president Of the Pattern Makers union Of
Creat Britain. Moses speaking Ia Dor
temple in San Francisco He said: I'VE requested
20 abrogate working rules and agreements /"
TO give up everything tended restrict output
Being convinced that this necessary I'M
less desired the entire world subjugated by
German autocracy, recommended that unions
sub mt the request made 10y the government. d"
This meant that there be no stoppage OF work
during II the acceptance Of compulsory
arbitration. We have secured results
through arbitration than by resorting 10 the strike
which should be used last resort after all else
has failed. II this is done. the strike weapon will
rest in its scabtard"
And Mr. Moses said another thing worth thinking
porous than ever before in its history our in
nuence is greater than before and workers
are enjoying wealth beyond the dream OF avarce"
Not only is arbitration necessary. but II pays