Arizona republican., 1921-10-29
The eovernmsnt Prevailed

This will be a strike against the government, against order made by government board. If tae strikers win, the government will have backed down. We do not think the government win back down. If it should do every citizen who a striker but who is a part of the gov ernnent would feel something of humiliation; every striker would feel something of contempt--- The Arizona Republican. Oct IT.
 The foregoing is editorial of The Re- publican morning following the issuance of the strike order. It set out what to be the con- trolling factor the situation. once it to be reoognized-that strike had been ordered against the eovernment-against the public, and not against the railroads.
 We did not believe then that the Brotherhoods would go through with it if they could be brought to an admission of the real character of the strike or if they could be made to understand that the public would interpret strike revolt against the government
 Though the leaders of the Brotherhoods in their comments following the decision revoke the strike order held that directed aganist the gov ernment they recognized that the believed it was and that the public had to believe 1t was. in which situation the strike doomed to certain failure.
 The leaders. however. in in supposng this view. which not at first expressed by either the labor board the public the result of propaganda by the railroads.
 At the time of The Republicans pronouncement we were not aware that the railroads had put in claim that the movement was revolt against the government But it instantly apparent to us that it must be
 We also think that MT Sheppard of the Con- ductors Brotherhood in when he says. Tt was evident also that the government against us and that we have little chance of gaining ob iectives."
 If the workers were against the government the government. of course was against them. the developments disclosed that the government also against the railroads. whose opposition to the ernment was brought out into the open The rail- roads position was weakened by this showing and when they charged the workers with revolt against the government, they admitted authority which they had hitherto questioned If it is in the of the labor board to make orders reducing wages. it must be within the power of the board to deny applications for their reduction.
 recalling the strike order the workers have acknowledged that power and if the railroads should question it, they will be regarded by the public as being in rebellion against authority which they have invoked.
 The strike call must therefore be regarded as not having been made in vain. It has resulted in clarification of a muddled situation. It may have resulted in a complete establishment of the authority the labor board. but has paved the way give the board that authority if the railroad their questioning of it.
 The position of the Brotherhoods has beer weakened: the contrary, think it has beer strengthened, not drectly it would have beer If the strike had been settled the basis at frs proposed by the public group of the labor board But we believe when has been finally settled it will be found to have been settled on tha basis