The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-03-08
LABOR LOYAL BUT
MUST Be TAUGHT
CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION WILL
GIVE WORKERS AN UNDER.
STANDING OF DUTIES.
SITUATION is NOT MENACING
Senate More Liberal TO Farmers Than
Is the House-Refuse to Listen TO
Senator Smiths Explanation OF
Railroad Bill.
BY ARTHUR W. DUNN.


Washlngton.-Keeping labor loyal to
the government is considered absolute
ly essential for the successful prose-
cution Of the war. The men to whom
the duty has been assigned of meet
Ing labor representatives and ADJUST
ing differences are convinced that la
Dor In the main is going to perform Its
full duty In the great crisis which the
country is undergoing. But there is
still a great deal to be desired, and
efforts are now being directed toward
more comprehensive organization OF
the working forces Of the United
States so that this great power will be
used TO produce the necessary ard-
Giles to support the government In the
war for world democracy.
A campaign of education, and cam
paign which will have effective results,
is necessary to secure better under
standing by the workingmen of the
country as to the great part they are
to perform while the war lasts. For
the most part the officials in Wash
ingtOn have absolute confidence In the
loyalty and integrity Of workingmen
as American citizens, and they do not
believe that the strikes and threaten
ed strikes In different sections of the
country can be set down as represent
Ing any considerable number of work.
ingmen. At the same time our con-
ciliat1on and mediation commissions
are earnestly at work adjusting differ
ences wherever they arise, and at
the present time 1t does not appear to
them that the labor situation is any
thing like the menace that some peo-
pie fear 1t may become.
It is evident that the senate is go
ing to be more liberal toward the farm
ers Of the country than the house Of
representatives. The agricultural APP
preparation bill has been amended very
materially In the senate, and much
larger sums have been appropriated
for stamping out cattle diseases and
making It possible to grow larger
crops this year. The so-called Sloan
amendment, which proposed to In
crease very largely the appropriations
for Graduating tuberculosis in cattle,
was defeated by narrow majority in
the house, but it will be carried In
the bill when it finally passes, as well
as several other amendments which
are intended to help the farmers in
Graduating stock diseases, and also
to limit as far as possible the destruc-
ton of crops by pests.
The senate is curious sort OF
body. 1t chose Senator Smith of
South Carolina as chairman Of the in
terstate commerce committee. Sena-
tor Smith reported the railroad bill
and spent an afternoon explaining its
provisions, and 1t was almost impos-
sible to maintain even the semblance
of a quorum In the senate to listen to
him. There we're several roll calls,
but as soon as a senator answered to
his name he disappeared. and Sena-
tor Smith for the most part talked to
a half dozen senators and 90 empty
seats. He explained that the bill In
volved something like twenty billions,
but that made no impression; in fact,
as soon as a senator or representative
begins to talk about billions interest
seems to wane.
The agricultural department is en-
gagged In establishing a number of
training camps for farm labor. There