The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-15
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INDUSTRIAL UNREST
(copyright BY The IntsIllgeneer)
BIZ DAVID LAWRENCE,

y,
President Wilson'S meeting "ith the
cabinet Tor ;hv CrSt time IN ne1ri% ,'Eht
months has had \ Favorable ri"tt rn-
tirely apart from the confidence - has
;nstjllcu init ;hg Euvcrnm,rl - ttNiHS
Guid o. tAc wouacinS S!tud''ru ''I"@'H
by The "putlaw' StGlk" OF railway 'ii'
plCyeCs The mere fICt thar N - 'i!~tA
the Cnlet Executive MAS ab." t' '""'':
with the heads ut the ten d"i"t:iiA''.
Uf the government served 10 bruN" HNO',
Tor the moment AT least. Thoughts u>
tho phy!scIl !ucaPAtity OF II" i''S'-
dent.
But much more important tHan the
outcrUpp!uE OF industrial revolt IS H.
return to = realization here that la tEc
last seven or eight months the govern
mcnt both IN It's legislative ana cN',4-
livc branches has done n'lni's O. y"te y"te
the economic Ills OF the country "M'A
have made possible tn" organ;z"uvn "i
a strike among 50 many raiIro,'" en-
plUyCCS.
ing rcpressIvv measures, proposals b!
which tho power OF tho iaw shall De
invoked against those who have CON
splred 20 interrupt the tranSpOTtAltou
uf food for the American people. nUt
that = simply Il Surta2" cNpedIent de-
S!gucd for moral effect I" prevent TIE
growth Of Industrial lawl@sSn"Ss. Every
member 81 the Cabinet Is awAr" - -
The president himself that industrial
disturbances in the United States are
not alone uu, 10 the operations ut rHut-
calS" but tuNt = cure must b" iounH t'r
the system which makes 4 possible t"r
radicals and demaS"Su"S to haTrh"hue
wOrkWcn and Obtain their support l"r
strike tactics and rehcII"u usala>, the
veteran leaders ct organized labor
II. C. OF L. the Cause.
/; all gels back TO the h,Eh cost oi!
living WIZ w3l'n u" E"E"r"i"ent mas
wrvStlsd IN Ia.'.. The eN"cU;''" points
a blam;ng nua.r al thu l"G.NIatt' -,
branch wn"ve tor months the PROPOSALS
~ the prySld,Nt 10 euro pruHi"'t''E AZ"
cut cut tn" aouSvS ~ certain Ihl''l''R'-
Al. processes l., tween producer "tU '"n-
sumner have not been acted on ANY more
than the suggestion 81 the secretary "'
the treasury that some pt the Ia" i'"-
lures ut IT." pr">eat r"'"uu" .N"s h'i
wiped ott the ~tNtGt" books. MOI ana
NOR, - official Washington o"u""H l."
lnc erIi.t lIUt the vAr'sS pr"uiS IAN -
the foundation St,u' 81 t"c h'S1 >"NS
Ur uvluS. NI.d mo" "u ivI \ < ,,'L
congress .S proposing TO aUG pt. i'N
IN costs IN Ord-C - satisfy tn Ny4N.' r
vote and t. meet that Iu"r"tlS" u ~ 20 ~.
uusly h"tuS urged that Il t,tN ~ '''r '''.'
uuc-n,st irvCrut on al safes Sn".t -
added to Ihr confusion a; the present
system without rrtUoT:ns ANY ~ re ~
equities IN the TAX PROVISION S"''- 49,
The labor View.
The railroad strike has a'Ccul&.,i"H
the relationship between ;ac "isu v'St
ut LIVING. and IndU~',i~i CHI"S. SLit.'1
IiOmperS Iaj the vcieIan tcadcE% - me
railroad brUlh.rGUuIs ara c!upn2t'S ln
their claims that t.I" q ,sIuli'- b'S'U'Ii
Of the government !Sn"rCd lhriF "SI"-
lngS about the d~maUdS ~ tCr "tnr1"Er r''
and that congress gay" rNi1vh'" IA the
raiirOaG legislation that I would not
he'd Ihs warnings against -4b:cai'$m
which Mr.. GUmptrS HUu ms "SSvC'HNtS
feared. Today the EuNrr"T0r"t mas IL
self working side by side with lhe con-
scrvatiNe leaders Ot union labor 70 IN
~.
hack 10 work. But thes" same !e@rt'T =
whose sincerity has been doubted again
and again have warned the SoNernm"nt
against A ponCy Of neglect, and "NIte
rhey are using every effort themselves
10 keep control ot their men, they insist
that the present situation IS "a, ne.
proof ubtalRabi" that tae demands
which the railroad Wru lctt AT the h.ic
House as early ,.s last july cannot be
longer ignored. Il
Muca is.cxpcctcd Of the new railroad
board NNhIcn has just been ht''"d ~
President wilson but Is happened IN l."i
.oal strike III. ultimate burden probably
will be imposed upon N" consumer )HHt
as the man who w!SHcs l. me, 'H'
heavy .Xr,.~S profits ltN"S ADDS = t,F-
Crutage uf thlt tax 70 Ia, rr!'c7 "a ";u'r
mat ms own income SHAH IT,; bc I'm
,shed' The cCouuIuIr CEr." IN other
words suN goes on an! WITH it' rot
road men seeing n" signs o; = S"AhES
with respect 20 III" commodities they
must buy arr dlS"oUteH:ed because
Ihc,r ps,y r"u.;uus unajrcr,d wn'I" living
The Proatsors.
Tho government sill probably att'm7ci
70 punish the railway mcn who rr"UsntI
an rr- -tr.k" If a Conspiracy can De-
proved. but there - u S"nuin" drir'".A-
sion list these ta"trcS make - p'SN'hI"l
for n,uv.. dcWaSUEu"S 10 accomplish IA
duSJrlal paralysis such as IA" c"i.. nun
rrs successfully carried rH u'l"itH-
standing the majesty "t 'nJu"'t "n = o.,
,,css lack of tho .NGUStr;a! revolt on
tho railways Is IN" cost "t living ana
;nouritahlr taxation. Congress IS d"dS-
ing hesitation because THIS - 4 cam
ualgn yn.r and It's motto is'c :" q" the
icast that Will cause political |utAE"u-
,srnS 'Th" .Ascut!y" branch of the GOV
.y.llrnau' is equally :ir.d about pressing
IFS case against pruatcerS amt those
Who are krnuinS up n" cost ~ NNinS
Indeed congress says IN" "A"ru'i'" d.
rsr,u,rrls can Gu, IN" cost 1t l.NluS X,
they y,i but CutOrC" tsv'' laws on N"
s,atut, hooks So between k"puhicHn
congress and u Democratic eN"c,iti'"i
,erv lttlo las happened though labor
leaders have been repeatedly GiNtnS
warning vt such rebellion aN ";'S "c
CURED. The big question no" iS "h"tn.
,r the Two hoscIl" branches 81 the gov
crnulent VIII bc able - play ANY longer
theIr political games IN Ia" tAr" ~ a
nation wide industrial CRISIS.