Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-01

washington, d. c., July E9.-!ThAte
are kikn that the average citizen Of
the United States has grown more
than 9 BIT weary Of. this continual con
fnct between capital. and la1or and
wants something done about 1t. Like
west, the average citisen Can be
pushed just DO far and it xSlid; seem
that his limit hash cen reached.
) Here are a few. Of -ohe high spots
in ind striAl developments Of the last
five Or six months that are afousinE
him to the necessity for action: !. I
AN coal strike that jeopArdizes the
interests and welfare Of every. man,
woman ana child In the country; 1
railroad strike that threatens to tie UP
or cripple the tranSpdftAtitn Industry
that Is as vital to the nation aA. tho
circulAtory. systSii Is to the human
paralysis. Of the textile industry, id
West Virginia, scores Of men have
been On trial or under Indictment for
treason and murder AZ a result Of the
civil war that was the fruitiGn Of 4
conflict between union miners and
A%nti-union operators-a conflict no
nearer settlement now than 1t was
when it was begun; In. Chicago. hun
dreds Of union officials and other la
Dor leaders have. BEEN arfested. for in
citing or completely in riotous and an
archistic demonstrations growing out
Of a controversy in the building
circuits the courts are cluttered up
with injunction suits and actions tor
damages growing out Of labor c6ntr6-
versies Of one Kind Or another; In
Washington. the supreme court. has
said for a second. time that 4 law Of
the congress aimed at,the evil Of child
labor is unconstitutional and the
president and his advisers have had
fully two-thirds Of. their time taken UP
with various phases Of the problem OF
how to reAtofA industrial peace; ana
throughout the country, wherever
workers come together there are
heard eAnstie complaints and cfiti-
cisrht, onhinous muttsrtnSt and sinis-
ter thrAAts.
Evidently there 10 something fundA-
mentally wrong in the relations be-
tween capital ana labor. JUST what
that something 10 may be dsbatAbla,
but there IL a substantial unAhitfiitT
Of opinion to the effect that the only
remedy lies in the assertion OF kovern-
mental authority In the public Interest.
This means regulation, which will be
resisted both by labor leaders And W
most OF capital IN the
employing feiation.
Ahti.stffk6 Law Rropo1ed.
There are those VINO URGE that tf1s
initial step il iris difectfVH should IL
an anti-strike lax-onA with teath
in it," The objection to saieh 4 Law
is that it cannot Sc enforced. AS 1onI
as labor IL free. n6en cannot IA cnn.
PEELED to work, Afainst their viii. II
they arr deterrnined, jafi Holds NO ter
rors for thkYa. II fliNv r ~snfP1eiSnt
IA numbers there Jaouid not IL snoiifb
tails in the country to Hold ths,, Ana
an army Of world war Sise r,nuii ~
required - round than i,n ~ kxSS
them in stockadas Or detAntioS cAh.ns
A \ anti-strike law. q n4 HffAsfivx:
must be ~enforceablS ii liz i1SSFNS.
able but possible: 1itiiSaish wS1te Iii
the workers * Av0fv. Eon,fntiMtfv Ar6
IN ali industrieA HSX fonA, ~ pAtf4Tt
In any event, what kind 81 fHsvi6i
jis to. be expected frSiA mSh SsnapSiiAd
be efficient and pfodntfivSs NUS 81
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