The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-07

terests OF the majority against the
/ defiant minority Is there any one
that will dispute this?
HypecriticaI Minority.
The minority. by the very nature
OF its conspiracy. and II was con
spiracy under any fair and practi-
cal definition OF the term, the min
GRITTY We repeat. evinCed not only
disregard OF the rights and comfort
| and welfare OF the majority that
was ahhorent. but defiance OF con-
stitutional form and the spirit OF all
law. that was alarming For H.,
therefore. when challenged by the
force OF society as IL must have for
seen It would be in one way or an
other. to plead any provision OF the
bill OF rights is hypocrisy that
| cannot be given dignified consider
alton.
when the union leaders told tho
mine operators they would suspend
work In the mines Unless there was
an immediate readjustment OF the
wage scale. tho dispute was pri-
vate dispute between two private
interests 1t was In fact a justIciable
issue that was raised, and. In our
Judgment. SHOULD be made jnstlct-
able ny law. The proposal was made
that the dispute should be decided In
an informal court, by arbitration.
This was instantly rejected.
Had the dispute been confined TO
single mine or n single district
then the public would not have been
greatly concerned, excepting in the
, immediate locality where strike
always results In great loss to bug
mess as a whole, But there was In
volved the entire fuel resources OF
the nation. II the threat Of the
union leaders should be carried out
then not only would the people he
without the means OF withstanding
the rigors OF winter, but industry
would he paralyzed For the miners
to strike meant a half million Idle
,.men nt time when actual economic
conditions called for every man to
redouble his productive ability For
Industry 20 shut down for lack
OF fuel meant that the ranks OF the
idle would be further augmented
and production in other necessities
greatly reduced which in turn could
lead to but one result--h vastly in
creased price on the commodities OF
Afe And that was in the first in
NNHNAFs lllt "a HNF VI tAlF lFN'lAs
Therefore. when the strike lead.
ers refused the services OF an I'm
partial tribunal to adjust their dlf-
feronces with the mine operators
the issue ceased to 10 private issue
and became public one In which
the very warp and woof OF govern
ment and orderly procedure was in
volved To have permitted the
strike leaders 70 go on would have
certainly peant ultimately the sus7
pension of civil processes and the
establishment OF military law
Government did not appeal to the
courts to work an injury on the
coal miners. Nor by doing so did II
take sides against them. Neither
did IL seek 10 prejudge the issue be-
tween the miners aud the operators.
Government acted TO defend Itself
In defense OF It's own supremacy and
pursuant TO is solemn obligation
20 protect the citizenship nf the re-
public against the ruthless purposes
OF minority that was blinded TO
It's own obligations by class con
scious selfshuess
II your home Is burning YOU call
out the department and exert youg
every efor' 20 put out the flames
Afterwards. II Is wisdom to discover
the cause When tho fuel famine
has been avertcd; when women and
children are no longer in danger or
freezing; when industry has been
rescued. and produg'iou Is once
normal. when the supremacy OF the
government has heen eNerted and
recognized then government may
10 relied on 20 discharge Its ohlEa-
tior aIn-de'ermiue where Justice
Is 20 Dec found IN the dispute be
tween ui'e~ and operator.
Rut until that time arrives We
think B, will heip some 20 under
stand that ,hsre Is no Limit 90 the
lengih that government can 30 In