The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-10
THE B0sT0N POLICE STRIKE

T HE EASIEST way to discuss almost anything to take it alone, standing by itself as an isolated fact Almost anybody say of rock in the field, this is rock But to say what kind of rock. how it got in the field, what it's rea- uonship is to the rest of nature is difficult task
 The Boston police strike standing alone might be regard ed the attempt of few vul to benefit themselves without much regard for others From this standpoint it is to take strong morally conventional positon from which the wcdness of the Boston officers be soundy de- nounced
 Tho Boston police body men, anybody may know who is familiar with the in which police de parmcnt is built American city Nearly every of them is of than intelligence and has than average influence They insist upon joining the American Federation of Labor and strike when they denied the right
 The police of London all but followed the course. London is 5000 miles Boston.
 The of l. Steel trust desire 10 open nego- tatons with their employers, through their unions, but the head of tho company refuses to hcm although he has been requested by hr President of the United sates to do
 But day or two since thousands of coal minors in West Virginia had armed themselves and with difficulty pre- vented marching tho mines with the object unionizing their operation,
 Throughout inc United States the actors have organized themselves into labor unions. School teachers taking the course and the ncysvrers rapidly unionizing
 The people North Dakota, transmitting similar princi- pies into another form of ocon have made themselves typo of Sate government
 Tho multiplication of instances might continue any rx- ten without adding muc o the of what has been said
 From This view the Boston police strike is o be phase of great unrest which is world wide and which has for its purpose more equitable and more scientific produc- tion and distribution
 This world movement for change has its most revolution ary aspect in uss but is sufficiently dramatic alarming aspects in every other country.
 All sy:ems society," industrial developments or methods of government upon fine beliefs faith opinions of men and The human mind foundation upon which every institution rests When the minds change the stitutions change rcsponsiyely.
 When the mind changes. institution may be pre- served for time by the concentrated will comparatively few devoted to it. who may continue control ments. without inc aid of popular opinion
 All such lingering supports upon force, and when force fails the support fails When those who spe- cial duty n government by special obligations oahs of office begin o turn toward revolutionary movement il is time for persons sincerely devoted the being the established order what satisfy the people. Simply to eXcaim "sn't il awful" won't help
 Ii is not enough to and the individual instances of change The whole phenomena dissatisfaction kept in mind and adjustments be considered bruades standpoint
 Russia, Seattle and Winnipeg the Boston police, the Virginia miners the British coal miners. the Boobies of don and inc of North Dakota furnish evidence the need of strong and wise governments, should prove concusivey to Americans the unisdom of attempting down the prestige of President Wilson any body else America. lperaps anybody worldly understands the of unrest and the must be taken o happily out of difficult situation
 The Peace Treaty. and the League of Nations which tans the President says, necessary the stability world II blunder to oppose the League. This day of denocraes The mistakes of all upon heads of all.