South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-02
IT'S YOUR PROBLEM.

IT'S YOUR PROBLEM.
over million and half OF American workers
ere now or strike and the threat that another
half million soon win added TO the list OF those
who are endeavoring to press their claims by volun
tary idlsness
The two most fundamental industries affected
coal and the railroads. the collapse OF either
meaning Industrial suspension IN practically every
other line except agriculture.
And this happens IN day when the world IS
clanoring for the products OF labor it never
cried before. when a devastated civilization needs
more Of the things produced by labor than It has
needed IN the last half century.
II is no time 70 look around for the beginning OF
the quarrel There f. something fundamentally
wrong when such condition be created. There
is something more than alarming when It
IN one industry which is already under government
regulation
AZ the end OF months OF waiting. the president
at last calls conference OF the conendng factions
in the coal strickland asks them to settle their
own quarrel.
At the end OF months OF argument the workers
on railroad lines refuse TO accept a government
award the roads refuse TO obey government orders
and the author OF the measure which was passed
for the avowed purpose OF preventing strikes de-
eares that the law never contemplated the exer-
else OF such arbitrary power attempted by
this board.
All OF which leaves the great pubnO-e1actly no
where
1--WE wish you who best know the way TO a solu-
tion to reach It among your selves Failing IN that
service the American PEOPLE will be called to the
task in the name OF American safety and for the
greatest good OF all the people" said President
Harding to assembled labor leaders and owners Of
coal mines.
That means that the government has solution,
and can have unless It proposes TO take direct
charge OF the coal mines and go into the business
OF Mining coal
That the government is hardly ready, to national
ize It's industries IS indicated by Mr.. IAsker, the
government bootegger and head shipping
board who issues simultaneously a statement that
government operation OF ships costing the people
$50 900 900 a year and that # will be cheaper to
give subsidies those private wizards whose ser
vices have not been offered to the government
Talking platitudes and endeavoring to force
warning interests TO agree under the threat Of presi
Dental displeasurs orens door to that Industrial
peace which Is essential
A government which demands Industrial peace
should have some tangible alternative.
The old way OF simply lining up soldiers at pub
lie expense to keep strikers and those imported
take their places from killing each other viii not
do at present-when the people need coal
The ons remedy OF preventing violence viii not
cure the evils which AFFECT the pubIio-for between
the operators and the miners the greatest Of VOL
ence has already been committed when a short
age OF coal IS created
The violence OF that viii reach into every
home in this nation and effectively freeze the
people OF this country II a mob should break
in and destroy all stoves and furnaces.
The violence or THAI win be understood wnen the
coal operators reach out for increased prices
violence that IS Just direct II a thug with a
weapon OF torture extracted the money from your
pocketboob
The whole problem Is passed back you who
use coal and who need tho services OF railroads
The trouble IS acute now. But It Will always be
there until there IS a general recognition on the
part or every worker that he Is not working for
definite employer who hands him a pay envelope
but IS really employed by every other laboring man
II win be there until every employer gets rid OF
the idea that he is really hiring OF employees
hut comes 20 know that those in charge OF indus
tries really cart OF all industry and that be-
travail OF the interests OF other industry through
0oeotry. prejudice egotsm IS Industrial treason
Tn The meantime 1t might be we'll to remember
that coal mined with a bayonet and
TO trains ever run with a machine gun.