Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-10-28

brought the excess down to $l67 and announce
ment that the roads are determined to reduce it
to $1.22.
TO cut the average working mans wages $1lo
a day at practically one time is not an invitation
for strike it is determination to make him strike,
1t is true the adjustment period is upon u.s. but
let us pray whatever gods may be that it will be
gradual and painless possible. If the purpose OF
the first wage cut to reduce freight rates and
assist i'll return to normal, some reduction should
have come about if for no more than a show OF
good faith, before the were asked to accept
another cut The employees cannot consistently
be charged with refusing to bow to the demands
of the readusment period and accept the sacrifices
attendant thereto when they have already made
sacrifice while the roads themselves have not
made one, If the roads themselves are unwilling
To undergo the pains of read ustment to accept
its possible losses, they at least setting very
poor example for those whom they train and work
There IS OF course danger to society and bus
mess i'll turning loose with so much money
as 81 day in excess of what he derived from
his abors in the STILL quetperod prior to the wars
unsettng of prices and conditions After he gets
through putting shoes those of his children that
have to go to school and books in their hands and
buying his wifes hat for Sunday, securing an over
coat, and necktie for himself, settling the rent and
treating his folks to an occasional movie, paving
his pastor-if he has one--and feeding his flock
from the corner grocery, he may pile up such a
bank account that he will buy opposition rail
road and carry the secrets of the company into un-
friendly quarters
The roads running into bad wall The I'm
ions ran into it not long ago, and know whereof
its hardness.
Public opinion is also giant that it is much
better to leave sleeping if his attitude is unfriendlv
and his mood is bad The roads are kicking him
in the ribs They should be careful lest he roll ov-
cr The fight when ii comes, matter with who
generally leaves the giant winner The unions
should think upon this well as the rail manag-
ers' ust now the rail managers must think upon
It, and shape their strategy in accordance
he paternallSm of the Government toward the
unions has ended it must also end as regard the
ral heads They must grow their own backbone,
and wean themselves from the bottle of honey
They must stand up and take their losses and plan
for reasonable gains in way that will win the
confidence and respect OF the people. They served
well during the war; it is true; and they have been
NOll pau, DIS NSll pdlt DIS lNOne VINO served. II
they have few broken rails, there are also men
who have few broken arms They helped win
the war; let them help win the peace-a peace
that will be as much peace for all as the War
the OF all
This is time for harmony as well as readjust
ment, But if the roads refuse to follow the adj
vice of the Governments Rail Board to postpone
wage reduction, and do not make some show at
reducing rates there can be neither harmony nor
adjustment-Maco Telegraph.