Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-31
Is this here Hoininy road, that
the Asheyille Citizen talks sa much
about, paved with grits?


dition that would bring about great
or distress than a prolonged strike
at the coal mines of the country.
Such is threatened and is called
for November first. Every effort OF
the Cabinet officials t. effect a set
tlemenl has been barren. But
new force hes entered into the con-
troversy between capital and labor.
A new voice is heard. The people
of the country speaking through
Their President have declared tha
strike that would bring about a
stopping of industry and great
suffering to the citizens is "unjusti-
fable and unlawful" and will not
be tolerated. The people an d
government are anxious to see JUS
tice as between the employers and
the employees in the industrial ac-
tivities Of the nation, but capital
and labor are notified that the pub
lie must also be taken into cOnSid-
GRAFTON, and that the interests, the
life, breath and comfort of all the
people are of more consequence
than the dispute between classes OF
individuals. Collective bargaining
is a right that is conceded to labor
by nearly everybody except Judge
Gary of the steel trust The govern
ment would not abrogate a single
right of the laborer. If they have
just cause of complaint they must
be heard. But the President has
spoken in no uncertain terms and
a new phase has entered into the
industrial situation. How it will
eventuate we must wait and see.
Said the President:
From whatever angle the
subject may be viewed, it is ap-
parent that such a strike in
such circumstances would be
the most far-reaching plan ever
presented in this country to
limit the facilities of production
and distribution of a necessity
of life and thus indirectly to
restrict the production and dis
tribution of all the necessities
of life. A strike unde. these
circumstances in not only I'M
justifable, it is unlawful. The
action proposed has apparently
been taken without any vote
upon the specific proposition by
the individual members of the
United Mine Workers of Amer
lea throughout the United
States, an almost unprecedent-
ed proceeding. | cannot believe
that any right of any worker
needs for its protection the TAX
ing of this extraordinary STEP"
In 1865 young James A. Carrie
stood on the balcony of New Yo
hotel and quoted the crowd wi
the assurance that God reigns al
the government at Washington st
lives" America adjust passed tn
four years of destructive civil W
and just as the dawn of peace h
come, the great leader had fall
before a frenzied assassin. But G
reigned and the government
Washington still lived. 1t was Il
then; it is comforting now. ]
American Republic was foun(
upon the eternal principles of de
ocracy and justice, and all the
atics imported with aliens fir
across the seas cannot prev
against it.
The citizens of Sylvia are &c
to eliminate the mud on this en-,
the Cullowhee road. l. H. Powell
the Boice Lumber Company
A. L. Farley, of the Farley Lum
Company have offered the us
all their teams and trucks.
people of Sylvia are going to susI
their business for one day.
ladies are going to furnish has
of dinner for the workers, and
Tuesday Nov. 4th the road wi
cIlrfonnI with