Republican farmer., 1919-09-19

To the study of social phenomena the emotional method is useful than is in the investigation of physical phenomena. What is needed with respect to strkespoce and other kindsis accurate information and less on Oxygen and hydrogen will not the less unite to make water because the observer is emotional state of mind if the conditions for the reaction all present
 Nor is strike of policemen usually great injury to society other strikes have been. strike of mlkmen would kill persons than will be killed in the Boston riots prolonged strike of railroad would be far disastrous than a police strike
 Behind the police militia militia soldiers that police strike need not and does not permit greater degree of disorder than strikes.
 The strikes of miners Colorado and other States the West approached insurroctions occasoned violence which not the sporadic effort of the aess and tine criminal but armed attempt of the strikers side and the mine the other to settle their differences by force
 Serious the crime may be- it has happened from time o time soldiers mutinied that they have joined unions and in certain instances have substituted unions the established government of their country This is the in Russia today has been the among of Central powers threatens the United Kingdom The Liverpool police strike happen like the Boston affair pea is like another
 England stands poised the edge of direct action and knows how the event will fall
 Canada had its police strike, accompanied with general tie up of the city in Winnipeg The event attended with little violence.
 Throughout the United States as it is currently under stood the police organng pretty generally with the pur, pose of affiating themselves with labor organizations.
 Nevertheless there is country in the world which is further the Soviet type agitation than the United States American labor is not alyng itself with the w w. type of organizations but with the old and conservative Amer Federation 0 Labor.
 The Boston difficulty not created by the circumstance that the police have organized to improve their pay but be- cause they propose to join the Federation.
 Ii a thing in the United States for engaged in public and then seek through their organization improvement employment The postal employees very largely organized So police and fire departments.
 The decision involved the Boston struggle then is not whether the police shall have organization but whether organization shall join the Federation and whether they shall have the right to strike.
 Remedies should occupy the attention of the thoughtful Anybody with half eye that the United States is through period of fement The people much dissatisfied not taken alay dissatisfaction very much graver manifestations of it will appear.
 The right of to belong unions being thoroughly probably necessary that right to all classes of persons who work for The right strike the absence forbddng exercise of the right it belongs to all including the Boston police.
 A right is one thing morality displayed in the exer of the right another thing everybody knows who has a spite fence.
 The wastefuI and costly of strikes should be met by organized public tribunals operated informally pOs wage disputes be adudcated for definite period Under such law strikes would be inhibited OrganiZa encouraged and wages and conditions would be always in state of progress The waste Of strikes and lock- counting the loss of production which with dSSatiS among enough make the payroll isfacorv to everybody if could be used
 would not be hard to agree upon such statute
 other remedies sadly needing application the application of government control of the food trust large improvements in the whole system by which modities distributed.
 When something goes in factory the foremen do not gather excam against the naughty and immoral machinery They inquire into the of the breakdown and repair the broken part.
 When social machinery begins break down it is criminations repairs which just possible in as in the other.
 WESTERN RADICALLsM