Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-12-12
lives of those dear to him tolerablo ar
easy to bear.
Collective Bargaining Right.

| CollecpIVe Bargaining ht9Ht.
Governments must recognize the
right of men collectively to bargain Tor
humane objects that have at their base
the mutual protection and welfare OF
those engaged in all industries. Labor
must not be longer t>1ated as COM
modify. 1t must be regarded as the
activity of human beings, possessed OF
deep yearnings and desires. The bust
ness man gives his best thought to the
repair and replenishment of his ma
chinery, so that its usefulness VIII not
be impaired and its power to produce
may always be at it's height and kept
in full vigor and motion.
No less regard ought to be paid to
the human machine, which, after all,
propels the machinery of the world
and is the great dynamic force that
lies back of all industry and progress
Return to the old standards OF wage
and industry in employment are UNI
thinkable. The terrible tragedy OF war
which has Just ended and which has
brought the world to the verge OF
chaos and disaster would be IN vain II
there should enSue a return to the con-
ditions of the past.
Labor not only is entitled to an ade-
quate wage but capital should receive
a reasona BILE return upon its invest
ment and is entitled to protection at
emergency. No government worthy OF
the name can play these elements
against each other, for there is mu-
tuality of interest between them which
the government must SEEK to express
and to safeguard at all cost.
The right of individuals to strike is
inviolate and ought not to be inter-
fered with by any process or govern
ment. but there is a predominant right
and that is the right of the govern
ment to protect all of its people and to
assert its power and majesty against
the challenge of any class. The gov
eminent, when it asserts that right.
seeks not to antagonize a class put
simply to defend the right Of the
whole people as against the irreparable
harm and injury that might be done by
the attempt by any class to usurp
power that only government itself has
a right to exercise as q protection to
all
Hour Of Test and Trial.
This is the hour of test and trial for
America. BY her prowess and strength
and the indomitable courage of her sol
diers, she demonstrated her power to
vindicate on foreign battleields her
conception of liberty and justice. Let
not her influence as mediator be-
tween capital and labor be weakened
of purely domestic concert be pro-
claimed to the world.
There are those in this country VINO
threaten direct action to force their VIII
upon a majority. Russia today. with It's
blood and terror, is a painful object les
son OF the power of minorities. It makes
little difference what minority it is;
whether capital or labor, or any other
class; no sort of privilege will ever be
permitted to dominate this country. We
are partnership or nothing that is worth
while
We are democracy where the ma
jority are the masters or all the hopes
and purposes of the men who founded
this government have been defeated and
forgotten In America there is but one
wa by which great reforms can be &C
complished and the relief sought by
classes obtained and that is through the
orderly processes of representative gov
eminent Those who would propose any
other method Of reform are enemies OF
this country.
America will not be daunted by threats
nor lose her composure or calmness in
these distressing times. We can afford,
in the midst of this day of passion and
unrest, to be self-contained and sure.
The instrument of all reform in America
is the straight road of justice to all
classes and conditions of men. Men have
but to follow this road to realize the full
fruition of their objects and purposes. Let
those beware who would take the shorter
road of disorder and revolution. The
right road&4s the road of justice and or
derby process.