The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-25

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EDITORIAL
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The way that Italian poet is sitting
on the lid at Fiume it looks as if tn,
whole league of nations would hav'
to turn in and dislodge him from hi:
E perch.
Congress has started plan to hal,
the big steel strike the dispatches say
Well. why in thunder didn't congress
start doing this some time ago, MOI
wait until the strike was on. Con
press knew that the strike was sched.
uled long time ago and congress mao
plenty of time to do something. II
nuts us in mind Of the 1rishman who
locked the stable door after his horses
had been stolen. After the strike was
on then congress starts an lnvestlga-
ton that will take long time TO m
investigate in the meantime the pubic
will be deprived of material at an I'M
nnense loss to the building Industries
of the country and the men will lose
millions upon millions in wages to say
nothing of the cost to the manu1ac-
turers in expense and loss OF business.
Yes. this investigation comes at
most opportune time, now doesn't It,
-RuY W. So ~
nx u~o, of M;1uaukee is So
c;a1ist hut at that he is a mighty level
headed fellow. He was asked TO maze s
some arrangements IN Milwaukee iol
greeting some of the European kings
and queens that are about to thrust
themselves upon our notice ana use
up few million good American dol
lars in having a good time slgnt see
ing. Mayor Hoan said Ito hell WIN
kings" I don't want anything to 40
with them. His language is anything
but elegant but it expresses the opln-
ion of great many people IN 1nis
land of ours. What do we want with
a lot of kings and queens chasing
around the country. We don't have
such things in this great republic OF
ours. Of course four kings or 1our
queens in poker game is not uncom.
mon with the American citizen put
these kind sometimes amount to some
thing-if the other fellow does not
hold four aces or better
-BuY W. S. S.
The report of the scale committee
embodying the proposed dmands OF
the United Nine Workers of America
was presented to the convention Oh
miners recently by Frank Harrington,
chairman of the committee. 1t IN
cludes the anticipated demands for
fiat sixty per cent increase IN wages
applicable to all classifcations OF Day
labor and to all tonnage, yardage ana
dead work rates throughout the On1o'
Indiana and Pennsylvania districts
calls for a six hour day, five days
week with time and half Tor over
time and double pay Sundays and hol-
idavs. The demands of the men are
unreasonably unjust and unneces-
sarv. The next thing they will want
is to draw their full pay without put
TING in any time at all. They are tax
ing advantage OF a SITUATION InTy
know they control by reason OF the
fact that they can freeze the country
into granting demands that are unc
lust. They are taking advantage OIL
a helpless people to gain ends tnaJ
are not justified. They are entitled
to good and reasonable pay but Ihey
in return should give their employ
ers an equitable return for the money
they demand. They cannot do this on
a six hour or a five day week schedule
and they know it. The labor element
of the country is getting to be de-
cidedly anarchistic and socialistic IN
it's tendencies because labor knows it !
has it's hand on the threats OF the peo-
ole of the country. It is un-Amerlcan
and should not be tolerated If there IS
anv way to cope with the situation.
On the other hand capital has not been
fair to labor in the matter Of wage ad-
iustment according to the high cost
of living until they have been com
PEELED to be through the Strikes But
the demands of the miners is certain
w unwarranted and the situation all
over the country is getting worse IN
stead of better and the cost OF ma |
terials and foodstuffs is going up IN
sted Of coming down.
: ~ A11-- .n..,r
Speaking about joining this league
of nations take the situation IN Italy
for instance. They have a poet there
by the name of D'Annunzio who mag
ines that he ought to be the king bee
over in Italy so he has grabbed Fiume |
as starter in his mad career Tor
power. The Italian government has
been trying to dislodge him but with
out avail. He has part Of the Italian
army on his side and other branches
Of the armed power of the spaghetta
country are going over to this poet.
The Italian government says It can
not handle the situation and is putting
up lusty howl for help from the |
powers and under the new pact which
Mr.. Wilson is trying to force on this
country the United States is in duty !
bound to run to the assistance Of King
Emmanuel forthwith with all the pow
or we have. 50 that if we live up tel
our covenant as provided by the league
Of nations it is up to us to send q
couple of dozen warships, several reg