Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1920-11-26
FRoFlTEEstNG cEEEn or
COAL OFF sAToss ASfo0Nns
sTAto CD SENATORS
ey Charles n Kelley

n tEh tMA sttiut NAaaHn fttHa FC
+ ipuhilean senators Calder ems Kdee-
ireeaaliy announced tkas hex pafe
( ICya operated = the eIea.ea e3
3of eaal operators ana saelo,sfa1s and
would move fer enc 0sIeaa HzaIIaa ol
+ tNe mining InaN trg ahen eaaerm
|reeonse0eS "a nCcsNasF 81 aale
+ meantime. the industry WfEes HeE
q inhnman nraetieVs thay sElH3
! furry IN poaetlonGry eirelss lhsI tem
aofafils eYershad0wa Al other aamns
5 tie questions.
+ There q a tendency On thH naEi pf
many ef those who aae robsfH# lhc
people "a believe these lawmakers
+ really moant what ihsY 8la aaa afe
in earnest in their determination u dN
something fof Nng aafa ed eaasum.
ers Whether thoy NHfa hu ~ ef
not Is of slight consequence Tie eig
niHcanee thai inbefes u thar pro
inouneemens i that Is eohs tes lhe n
adequacy OF seensins - Law ar "a
lministration that nlota lian which tho
public needs AMI ma have II as8ge
pngils are 70 be aYefie8
4 Having admitted sa us a lis aatl
cal next sten Naa % a9eaH sae eRlN
I true solution q iRaaHfsal R .a iaa
frgiu government reNaAUor. anpfoAi
ptatiae naturalization q ,be eeel ia
GusffH 10 orheg NaIas. hett aeh ies
fenaata OF privilege - fofeea - eir
cumstAnces they capneE soRlrel "a cpns
cc1e that after all 8 sd eaa heae
( the people vii ho htiaiaa ea8 h0pp
le just as ions a. e#nHta1 ha N
Industries ara dominated hy ff8isidti
ais who have enp nai isiag a.
taresi in them
when lho na1ah laeHa he aeiar
lRenes af wlnains w. i mas aaea.
isary 10 con ul nTiees and production
f Nothing was gained - arpais u tNr
patriotism Of tho pfaaeeFA The ng
arnment secured from the sral Ma
iof citisens prompt eilllag nnd e8et
i've 90 operation. bnl at8 lfain Is coal
operators aud puffeses Of feal They
were checked IN thglf maa pe a's 0f
lproii.s by maximum price Ter thaii
product lust as soon - Hlea sen
ltroi wes relaxed there was esaHea
/ an orgy of pfoaiecf.na thel eaaannoa
tia, thss day. in face et tlla ue eulliaE
OF the attorney gepeaa ayUl Agae
threats that never Mas isiiaea iron
hars do moi a nriuoa meNaN TT coal
harons They arc NOT ausptpt "
lordinary methodH of reaala.iea @ to
the humanitarian ipalineiA that con
ltrol fher eountrymen annat3t6 dse
and calder reaiiae lhia apa aealage
that they are ready q so .ast a. iat
as the Constitution all para4 - feg
ulating the indualry. end thas pitet
their remedy after al ether e1ois f
Reconstruction had enaaa at4aalftsla'ss
1 II liz scarcely pesaialn fhat H4ys
thing SO Drastic Viii he aitemnse5, oie
lif attempted. that Il viii he aaann
mated The government as aaW con.
istitnted has little interest in lIs M
( OF the masses lla concern Is that
private exploiting businas1 sAal hr
protected. and thofe will be little if
lany interference with profits no mat
ter how large But i does not harm
I to talk about these matiefs soontr
Tor later there will he q so4sf1pNu
1 that viii take a contrary view. ana
discussion viii hasten ita eala.Dg
fWhen an earnest effort d made tp
check the criminal nfaciieee ol ihe
coal people ii vii take The form Of
I the threat made by those snaaptly
respectable conservatives who ii iaeif
1 blind rage stumbled noon taa only
real. abiding solution Of gealok
problem.
Private Control Is Criminal.
The verdict rendered 10y the satera
at the recent election IS Interpreted Il
the organs OF privilege and reastc
as remandlng hanaaon p0latf 20
wards business. Mr. hafiina Declared
thar he wanted the gofefpmsnt to
have as little az possible 20 do with
private business lie regards Is in
iluenee as pafay1ing he a0ud
give the coal prodtegf and other ex
ploitera fun opportunity Go exhibit
their Gcd.giYen initiafisa" lie would
doubtless veto any suggestion Of reg
uiation or naturalization in The inter
est of the oppressed aonsnm Sc. II
relief rs 10 come, Ii Hiil not come as
the gracious act OF d government 30
licitous for the happiness and Hcll
being Of its subjects, but through tne
strong force of public opinion Igor.
ously applied where # Hil do mos'
good.
II must be patent 10 every Honest
student OF private management 0t
large industries that II la tundsme1-
tally nns0und and essentially digbol
est No lay has yet been 1eRHea
that viii keep IT Ia the straight and
narrow path For nsarlH tHo years
the government has been dealing With
the eoal industry, using threat apd
moral sugaion AMI e1e or ta9 prose
lcations, all without asi While Che
criminal element Of tHs eQa Industry
Is given a chance 10 prey t SID 9reF
in spite Of everything o. any thins 1&t
government agencies may 10. g g.
Impossible to keep men, honest Rbt1
they are part Of 70 system that io
crooked and disercd.taale
There Is certain % b. g9s53F8 ~
action 10 the prC6eat policy d non
Interference with the activities ~
greed. It viii ultimately after .1e
consciousness Of the amc.lsa1 ps1. +
Die that IL Is d vast. 8f etacs % al I
tempt to regulate M VINO afe ca1. /
stantly evolving new schemes ~
ploitation. They WA tAan dela1ai1a f
that the only safe c0uFa is - throw +
out the eGploiter aud Operate 5ae ia
dustry not for the bsueft of feV
spectators and pr0AfseFs, bat iof tta .
benefit OF ali the people Ih -1t
coal industry and t8a SEAMS 89aa4 .9i. I.
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