Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-02

whence has come the unrest Wnlcn
now holds the world at bay. is an
example of standpatism in these vi
tai human matters which America
might well accept as an example.
not to be followed but studiously
to be avoided. Europe made labor
the differential. and the price of
1t all is enmity and antagonism and
prostrated industry. The right of
labor to live in peace and comfort
must be recognized by governments
and America should be the first
to. lay the foundation stones upon
which indust rial peace shall be
built.
Favor Both Sides
Labor not only is entitled to an
adequate wage, but capital should
receive a reasonable return upon it's
investment and is entitled to pro-
lection at the hands of the govern
ment in every emergency. No gov
ernment worthy of the name can
play" the elements against each
other, for there is a mutuality of
interest between them which the
government must seek to express
and to safeguard at all cost.
Right to Strike Inviolate
The right of individuals to strike
Is lnviolate and ought not to be in
terfered with by any process of gov
ernment, but there is predomi-
nant right and that is the right of
the government to protect all of it's
people and to assert it's power and
majesty agoEnst the challenge of
any class. The government, when 1t
asserts that right, seeks not to an
tagonize class but simply to de-
fend the right of the whole people
as against the irreparable harm and
injury that might be done by the
attempt by any class to usurp a
power that only government itself
has a right to exercise as a protec-
ton to all.
Establish Tribunal
In the matter of international
disputes which have led to war,
statesmen have sought to set up as
a remedy arbitration for war Does
this not point the way for the set
tlement of industrial disputes, by
the establishment of tribunal fair
and just alike. to all, which will
settle industrial disputes which in
the past have led to war and dis
aster? America. witnessing the evil
consequences which have followed
out of such disputes between the
contending forces, must not admit
itself impotent to deal with these
matters by means of peaceful pro-
cesses. Surely there must be some
method of bringing together in a
council of peace and amity these two
great interests, out of which will
come a happier day of peace and
cooperation, day that will make
for more comfort and happiness in
living and n more tolerable condi-
tion among all classes of men. Ger
tainly human intelligence can devise
some acceptable tribunal for ad-
justing the differences between cap
ital and labor.
Hour of Test and Trial
This IS the hour of test and trial
for America. By her prowess and
strength and the indomitable cour-
age of her soldiers, she demonstrat-
ed her power to vindicate on foreign
battle6elds her conception of liberty
and justice. Let not her influence
as a mediator between capital and
labor be weakened and her own
failure to settle matters of purely
domestic concern be proclaimed to
the world. There are those IN this
country who threaten direct action
to force their will upon a majority.
Russia to-day with its blood and
terror, is a painful object lesson of
the power of minorities.
1t makes little difference what
minority It is-whether capital or
labor, or any other class-no sort of