The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-15
Strike S End
Gives Joy To
Administration
BY DAVID LAwTENcE
(Copyr!ght by The .ln;euiSencer)

Washington. Sept. '+.--Clear!ng ot the
skies in the shopmcn's strike has been
followed here by an eGulgerce of poli-
teal sunshine such as President Hard
.ng and his dmsn!s;ratiou have been
waiting FOR ever since business began -
&c; better last spring throughout the
country.
Again and again during the coal and
rail strike negotiations. the prcstder,
and his associates bewailed the fate ct
an administration. which was just be-
ginning 70 reap ,hs benefits Of 4 turn
Of tho tide IN business when two major
auarrels in industry upset all calcula-
ticHs.
Now. however. even though the settle
ment at Chicago IS only = partial agree
meut affecting minority OF the roads.
the confidence OF the administration Is
that transportation win noon be normal
and that fuel will promptly be delivered
"a the industries who need Il at .hs
moment. The congressional elections
ar" about eight weeks away and 4 re-
Nutred no extraordinary powers OF poll
;ical insight for the admin .strat!on's =
leaders 20 visualize a heavy protest vote
Tn November IL the big strikes. were still
unsettled. Apart from that were tho
psychological effects on business rs some
Of the calamity prophets were beginning
10 shrug their shoulders and advise cur
tailmerts in anticipation OF a hard win
ter and an era OF bad business. Instead
the strikes have been ended soon enough
10 prevent the spread of pcsS!mism and
while no one here is blIad 20 the fact
that certain sections will teel the ad-
verse effects O, freight cmha-goes. dim
fniShA1 efia1 Snno1c lncrAoaAI
power OF the striking employees and
kindred effects OF the Industrial up
heaval. the prayers OF the admin.stra-
tion are filled with thankfulneSs tina :
the situation grew no worse.
Judge Gary'S announcement ~ higher
wages even though IL has just been fol-
lowed by Increases IN steel prices arc
welcomed as symptoms 10 the voters OF
better times ahead and rs a nroot 4.
least. that the downward flight %
wages has heen arrested and that while
here and there certai nlahor costs must
hs reduced the number oc industries ac-
fected will not materially affect the
total labor vote
Republicans have alwavs prncla med
Themselves as the custod!ans OF rros-
reritv though the Democrats IN 1916 ar
pronriated n" slogan SucceSStullv 7,
began N look as !f the Republicans
might keep silent on the question, .,
business conditions mo tNey would
have evaded the subject II tho indus
trial troubles had not been cured. The
effect NJ the settlement oS the con
and rail strikes. however will .nruc.li.
at"ly he 70 let loose floods oc nratnr!.
cal prediction about the un"Yarr,l le 4
prosperity that les ahead. Already Sac.
rst9ry Davis Of The DEPARTMENT Of n ho-
has expressed himself In tha. direction
and u IS expected that President Hard
ing himself will have somethinc - say
on the subject as a means Of emnhas as'z-
'nr the return 10 better business con.
d.'ions
Incidentally NJ FardirC'S cup.fulI %
happiness IS overtlnwIng-:hr settle.
msrt ~ tho rail strike On tho -o1 ls
which needed their mon noSt-ca-,s az
tirrA when the medical hurle,irs fro-,
III" s'c&roor OF Mrs. Harding began u
look brighter and brichtc- 7. has honr
hard siege ror Mt Harding whose
summer has hsSr broken by = thousand
ard ore troubles ar,x--r ont ~ COW
rresS!nNal confusion and industrial d!s-
trrhar"". The situation N rorg-eas still,
r"Ta!rs a thorn IN the side nf .hn r-AS!.
den. FOR no r~uSt vet tackle ,hc honue
'ssus which congress aca.rSt his aav'c.
haS insisted upon putting up 90 him co.
decision
Tho tari~ Il sill 81 corro-sn-c hu.
probably Will not STAY .-re~e long Tho
chances are no adjournment or cn.,.
FrHS~ T'll not no long rostrored One
nf th- CHIEF reasons 'o- tcrrinr con.
rrcSs hn-s vas tho emergency arisir
nut ~ ~" Industrial situation. Thai
has cleared. Only the disposition or ~,
tariff and bonus rNra'n and ro3r-ns-
can got rid of both in rortaiEh, II /,
chooses