The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-29
Settlement
Only Truce
Status Quo Cannot Be
Maintained Longer Than
Nine Months on the Rail-
roads.
By DAVID bAwRENCE.
'OYy 81; - Tae lrteltiSencer)

Wa~hI:. Gtru. r.:"hrr - Tn" rail-
r'.i sirlAe may have been aver;rd. hu'
tar issues which CAUSED = :" hH threat
errd have hy n" means hceu settled.
Mos, every body n the government; re,,-
ltzrS that a truce has been made. and
rr,hinS more. Farther wage cuts ar"
Ii" ~ ~" ar :" ar" further freight
reductions. The status quo Will he
maintained f,r ~ .cnS, uIne months
more
MeAuwhli". certain points have been
,.ioAr"G w ~ The prcS~n; controversy
which will have the effect IA the fu-
tu~c ~ diminishing u. area OF dis
pUte. rres!d"nl Harding has. 80 -
~peaS pa ch. IaI''d states railroad
labor board on the map. It's authority
was cha '."aEC,j. !fs pAwrrS as rl"'.-
iatins body we're questioned. Rut with
the. fur ~sIpur' - the rh:rt executive.
the United States railroads appreciates
i'S pe=d,"c ,aS"S knowing now tha, II
~ resuaNi0!e morally 1" the president
C"r n thorough examination OF all tHr
issues and for = just verdict.
Tribunal with Power
G.,h thc railroads and the ia5%r
unions now see the United States rail-
-naA hoarG . tribunal With real
power In an emergency the president
showed that he was ready 70 back up
the board in It's decisions. II vas.
r,n-NnNev to be used as an important
lever in swinging public opinion. The
labor leaders themselves now have ad-
,nrttrd that with public opinion against
them. they could not hope TO win the
strike They confessed the value OF
public opinion. This Is a source OF
much qualification here. for IL means
tina, the missing teeth In the Transpor-
ta,ion ACT have been found.
Tho way the United States railroad
hoard. assisted by President Harding.
frIrc,ionsd In the present crisis con-
rinecs officials that II in all labor dis
pu,es an effort were made TO go AZ
once 70 tho roo, OF the trouble with
>u. trying TO settle imaginary Issues
that merely irritate. and get nowhere
more progress would be made IN solving
labor quarreis
Public Opinion
,'urious!r enough. the manner In
which the railroad strike has been set
,,.d Ia exactly tho formula that rresl-
dant Harding would Ike TO see ap-
plied In preventing war. He believes
that n public opinion can be marshall
a. against an offending nation. tho
reop.s ~ ths offending country VIII
.,rss ,beIr government 20 recede from
n, ,y1-.sstya stand Woodrow Wilson
heI,eyed The len cue o. nations would
elwavs furnish such an intermediary
NJ Harding THINKS the group known
os he supreme council can DO the same
hing
THE theory hack In Mr.. Hardtngs
r,ind In the railroad controversy WIS
or. ~ thorough and complete investi-
o.t,o-, % re merits Of the dispute hy
tha property constituted agency. 80
long a. the -oilroad brotherhoods In
vis-ad ,iror STRIKING simply hecause OF
. racuest Of the railroad executives for
. second wage "ut. Mr.. Harding was
ready % use me full power OF the gov
,rrrent 70 explain to tho American
people the error of such an attitude.
The Railroad Labor hoard did In ef-
feet. guarantee tho unions that no Soc
end wage cuc would he considered be-
rors next July by announcing that the
docket or cases was too crowded 10
take No the wage casa. The railroads
NAV or NAV not have had some assur-
ancs that their revenues would not In
,he meantime no diminished through re-
ductiors In freight rates. That's some
think which only the interstate COM
merca commission can answer. hut the
prevailing view here is that the com
mission ard .he Critad States railroad
board now are working together ana
tha. a drop IN income will not be forced
without Soma understanding about d.
mtnished costs, though % bs sure. tho
HtatistiC!ars may ind ir the next few
months railroad earnings Increased
Through general business revival.