The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-20

ed lines, but are filled with import He says that men have the right to refuse to work in mines and on rail- roads. He says that other men have the right to work, if they wish. That 1t is the duty of the government to keep order.
 The New York Call, a Socialist newspaper of much ability, effects to see in MT. Harding's statement, free men, willing to work, may work in safety,'' bias against the strikers. While governments are governments, they must keep order. Failing D do so, they are succeeded by govern ments that will, even if the new gov ernment is a strong man, ramed Ma poleon, or Lenine.
 Governor Morrison of North Car olina is misty about this imperative duty of a government to maintain order He says that he is against government trying to compose labor disputes because it always forfeits the confidence of the side which loses. That is to say. government must have no courts and no judiciary, because then in each case somebody will be the loser. That's a barbrous opinion. The governor hasn't thought it out.
 In olden days, before judicial pro- cess became well established, trial might be at the will of one individual. or 1t might be by crdea1. The ac- cused sometimes walked over red hot stones. If he passed without burns he was innocent. Sometimes witches were thrown into the water. If they sank, they were innocent If they accused selected a champion, the 5lA-- gest and toughest he could find. or hire. If his champion won, the ac- cused was innocent
 Private justice was fashionable for centuries. You did something to somebody. or his family, and he did something worse, to you and your fnmily. Those old fashioned ways
 
 sadly they sometimes lynch coIored person in the South. There are <euds and too many murders
 Courts are great advance in civil ization. It is pre-eminently the duty of government to decide the disputes of Its citizens.
 Mir. Harding has made other defi- nitions. The welfare of the public is superior to the rights of operators in their property and of miners in their right to be idle The operators are told to resume work" Upon failure, government doubtless will assume the task. This means taking the mines. Wor&esr have not been told to resume work. but if government takes the mines, they will be, as they were in France. on the railroads.
 4 state will not permit it's own de- struction. either by force from with out or force from within. States are destroyed, but they resist. Coal and transport are absolutely necessary to the life of the United States. They must and will be provided. Many will not know this until general idle ness. hunger, and famine have result ed from suspension of service.
 For this reason the bodies of men may be taken for war, and property to pay for the war. The instinct of Setf-preservation compels men to fight whatever threatens their existence. The world has been drifting toward the principle that the state must keep public utilities in operation. France hU nd putting them on the railroads.
 The French experiment didn't amount to much. The great modern experiment was made by Russia. The Russian government became inefh- cient. couldn't keep order. It was through a series of phases, not being able to keep order. At last govern ment came into the lands of the communists, an organization of radi- cal workers. All proper;y was seiZ- ed. Workers were compelled tc work, where they were ordered tC work and whether they would or no likeness became almost a capital of fenSe.
 Russia hasn't prospered. This doesn't prove that Russia nay not some day prosper. The facts are quoted to show that governments ir the ma4ntenance of certain princi- pies. hsNe to do the acts necessary 10 rnal1fIaln InoSe pElnCtpIeS- Nhethel they ara in Turkey, France, Russia ol the Unied States.
 The government will protect york. CTS in the mines. will preserve rder will work the mines and the rail. roads if 1t becomes necessary t, dt so; will compel workers to do the work if that becomes necessary; wil do this even if the government shoIlc suddenly be placed in the hands O. the leaders of the strikes.