The Penn's Grove record., 1919-12-12

for humane objec s Il a have at t cir
base the mutual y election anu VIZ
fare of those engaged in all .ndils-
tries. Labor must noe be long r itit.
ed as a commodity. 1t must oe refa d.
ed as the ACTIVITY of humln be II $,
possessed of deep yea ngs and e.
s.res. The business nan gi'es MS
best thought to the repair and rep en-
ishment of his machinery so that It's
usefulness will not be impaired AMI
its power to produce may always be
at its 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 ware
and industry in employment is un-
thinkabIe. The terrible tragedy of
war which has just ended and which
has brought the world to the verge
of chaos and disaster would be n va n
if these should ensue return to the
conditions of the past. Europe its l.,
whence has come the unrest which
now holds the world at bay, is an eX-
ample Of standpat SIN in these vital
humane matters which America hi lit
well accept as an example. not to be
followed but studiously to be avoi I'D.
Europe made labor the different; !,
aud the price of it all is enm ty AMI
asltogn SIN and pr0Strated Indus ry.
The right of labor to live in peace "n1
comfort must be recognized by CIV
ernments and America should be 'ha
fist to lay the foundation stone Up n
which Industrial peace shall be built.
Justice to Both Sides.
Labor not only is entitled 70 an ode
quat wage, but capital should + Gel e
Il reasl nable return upon is in est
ment and is entitled to pro ec,ion at
the hands of he government in every
emergency. No government worthy
of the name can play" these e,emen S
against each other, for there is a MI
ltldlIiA VI lllCICSl DclNttn lHCHl Will
the government must seek to express
and to safeguard at all cost.
Rinht to Strike lnviolate.
The right of individuals to strikn
is inviolate and ought not to be III
terfered with by any process of gov
eminent, but there is Il predominant
right, and that is the right of the
government to protect all of its peo-
pie and to assert its power and ma
esty against the challenge of an
class. The government, when ii as
serts that right, seeks not to antag1-
nize a class, but simply to defe@d The
right of the whO'e people as aga ms
the irreparable harm and inSu~y that
night be done by the attempt b II
ernment itself has a right to eXer-
Csc rs a protec len to all.
In the matter of international dis
putes which have led to war, sta es-
men have sought to set up a. a rem
ely arbitration for war.
Way to Settlement.
Does this not point the way for the
settlement of industrial disputes, by
the establishment of a tribunal, fair
and just alike to all, which will set
tie industrial disputes which in the
last. five years led to war and DIS
aster? America, Witnessing the evil
xrhsaI 1-.A ell ,,-,J
out of such disputes between the con-
tending forces, must not admit itself
impotent to deal with these matters
by means of peaceful processes. Sure
ly, there must be some method Of
bringing together in a council of peace
and amity these two great interests,
out of which will come a happier day
of peace and cooperation, a day that
will make for more comfort and hep
piness in living and a more to'erable
Certainly human intelligence car de-
wise some acceptable tribunal for adj
justing the differences between CAPT
tai and labor.
Americas Hour of Test.
This is the hour of test and trial
for America. BY her proves and
strength and the indomitable courage
of her soldiers she demonstrated her
power to vindicate on foreign ba le-
fields her conception of liberty and
justice. Let not her influence as a
mediator between capital and labor be
weakened and her own failure TO set
tie matters of purely domestic con-
Germ be proclaimed to the world.
There are those in this country
who threaten direct action to fo"ce
their will upon a majority. Russia
today, with its blood and terror, is a
painful object lesson of the power of
minorities. 1t makes little diff + nee
what minority is; whether capita or
labor, or any other class no so"t Of
privilege will ever be permitted to
dominate this country. We are a rart-