The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-02
Today
What Ais the Unions?
Worry for Foreigners.
AMERICAN Iron.
Bench and Politics.
~ ARTHUR BRISBANE

CBy ARTHUR BRlSBANEJ
(cspgrisAs. issa,
These are not cheerful days
for union labor. The packing
house workers in Chicago went
on strike. Once that would
have meant q long struggle
and probable victory for the
strikers- Now their leader ad-
vises them to call of the strike
absolutely and get back their
Jobs II they can.
IF THEY CAN Is the un-
pleasant word. Doubtless the
employers win realize that It 10
wise to be generous in victory,
unwise to add more than Is
necessary to bitter discomfort.
Union labor, reviewing re-
peated defeats that unionism
has suffered since the war,
should do some hard thinking.
When . business man finds
things going wrong he takes an
inventory OF his goods and of
himself.
Union labor should take
stock, examine itself, its lead
ership, and find what is wrong.
This ID not said in criticism,
but by q friend.
The present tendency and in
tention of capital and govern
ment apparently is to break
down the power Of unions,
destroy them If possible, and
put labor back to the old "Take
what you get or starve" basis
tempered by the employers
generosity or sense Of caution.
Nothing could be more dan
gsrous than to destroy unions,
which are as necessary as cap
ital in giving balance and sta
bility to industry, 49,. g
But the majority Of employ
ers don't know that. And the
unpleasant experiences that
may come to the employers
later viii not help wives and
children of men that find them
selves out Of work or irregu-
larly employed today.
The funding bill for foreign
debt rushes through the Senate.
As the bill dealing with billions
goes through. an amendment
that would attach to it . bonus
for soldiers is knocked on the
head. and killed ~.
How touching to see Govern.
;inent. 30, solicitous about the
welfare of foreign countries,
Worrying about their ability to
pay Whist they borrowed. while
the same Government 10 not In
the least worried about Ameri-
can soldiers that were taken
from their homes and their
Jobs.
You remember when soldiers
were marching away. Liberty
bonds were being sold and the
patriotic tom-tom was being
hammered. What q change
since then!
A tube is to be built under
the Hudson connecting New
York and New Jersey. 1t will
be made Of huge cast iron sec
tions big enough for automo-
biles to run through. And this
Is the good point: Contractors
.Diu not be allowed to use any
iron not made IN the United
States
Let those that love all the
world as much as the United
States. or q little better, growl
IL they like. But that's a first
class rule.
What is done, spent, and
used in America should first
of all give work to those that
LIVE in America and profit to
those that DO BUSINESS in
America.
Fools NAV prefer to buy their
fancy clothing abroad. but
States, =, cities. and the National
Government ut least should set
the example Of buying at home.
What Q father does for his
ehilnren government should do
for It's citizens, and, first Of all,
It should protect them and pro-
mote their prosperity.
A telegram from Seibold. in
U..L,u~v 49,. A. Erouk Nun aoy,s