Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-28
EDITORIAL.

SlOlIOuS 1GellilSt dItSI you go u
bed convinced the world is going t.
the bow-wows because of a nation
wide railroad strike that nothin2
could avert, to wake up and find tina
it's all over and there will be NJ
strike? We repeat, in the language
of Briggs, "Ain't it a grand and glori
Gus feeling?"
That about expresses the senti
ment of the whole of the American
nation today, we believe, as a result
of the announcement in the morning
papers that the brotherhoods had can
celled their strike order and that the
catastrophe that at the last seemed
SO certain, would not befall us.
Meeting in Chicago yesterday in
the final showdown the brotherhood
chiefs voted to cancel the strike or
der That in doing so they confessed
a gigantic bluff, because they had
insisted until the last with great sol
emnity that they had not the power to
cancel the strike, and that only set
Element could avert it, is not of I'M
portance. The only thing that mat
ters is that it is off and the trains will
continue to operate and the men stay
on their jobs. Whatever differences
exist-and there are serious differ
ences-may now be disposed of in
an orderly and lawful manner with
out the disaster that threatened to
engulf US all-unions, railroad own
ers and managers, and public.
THE TIMES-RECORDER express
ed the belief, which was becom.
ing general, that the strike wa
wrong because it was strike
against the authority of the Rail
road Labor Board, and therefore
against the government itself. foil
ed down to its essence, there wa,
nothing else to it. There were 9th
I er relating features aud conditions
however, which contributed to the
feeling of the men-conditions which
served to goad them into their IN
wise decision that greatly mitigate
in their favor. That their leader.
saw the weakness of their positior
and proved themselves big enough
to reverse their announced deter
n1ination, is greatly to the credit of
their organizations.
The fact that the use of force has
been abandoned will serve as the
greatest possible factor to. enlist
alienated public sympathy again with
the brotherhoods. The public has
been conscious that all has not been
equitable or just. The public has
believed that whatever losses in
wages the men suffer should be re-
Elected in lowered railroad rates,
They have demanded it, and will now
insist upon it. The power of public
opinion, which was the real power
that broke this strike before it began.
will now Immediately be reversed
and concentrated upon the Interstate
Commerce commission and the rail.
road management for substantial and
quick readjustments downward OF
transportation charges.
WE BELIEVE the action of the
" brotherhoods in the final exer
else of good judgment will have Z
great stimulating effect upon con
dltions generally. Business has beer
laggard. 1t has been held back By
uncertain conditions in transporta
t1on. Now great and threatening
chasm has been crossed in a singl,
night. The question of acceptance
of the first wage reduction anC
change in working conditions is set
tied-for that is what the cancellinl
of the strike order means. Thu
one great obstacle in the road t.
normally has been removed, an,
business may now proceed to tackl
the next one, which is rates, wit
some assurance of early success.
WE BELIEVE, as much as there
flV rejoicing today in the hearts o
Y all the people of the country, tha
this rejoicing goes deepest in tn
Z hearts of thousands of railroad worl
ers who would have been obliged t
go on strike against their will an
judgment Americas has many
them, and there is thankfuness O
= every one of these hearthstones t.
day. 1t is a serious step for ma
to fake who has a flock of hungl
babies to feed and clothe, with wiz
ter coming on, rent to pay, and mi
lions of idle men throughout Il
country ready to step into every j.
thrown open.
Let us ALL give thanks. F
Gods in His heaven, all's right wi
the world
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Mar.
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