The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-13

and public opinion can be relied upon to bring about conciliation when all bttration is not in harmony with our institutions and will not be satisfac rory, but investigation, leaving the parties independent as to the action at the conclusion would. in nearly every case, prevent strikes or lock ours.
 But where a strike or lockout actually occurs, as in the two last summer, I think the best remedy is authority on the part of the govern ment, state and national, in so far as the dihulty is local or general to take over the business and operate 1t until employers and em%Foyees reach an agreement. The power would not be exercised unless strikes or lock outs were of sufficient magnitude 70 interfere with business.
 Ihere is nc wrong without rem edy. The government must there fore have power to do anything need cd for the protection of the public.
 Prohibition Enforcement.
 Concerning prohibition Bryan said: better than the wet papers represent it. They do all that they can to prevent enforcement and then demand the repeal of the law on the ground that it is not enforced. They are not logical or consistent. There were 5000 autom obiles stolen in New York city last year and fewer than half found, yet they do not demand the
 
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 "Whenever the federal government has had the cooperation of state and municipal authorities the enforcement of the law has been notably success full When the local sentiment sup F orts 1awlessness and where officials are elected pledged to non-enforce- nlent the situation cannot be entirely satisfactory. There is more pa triotism in finding a remedy than In finding fault.
 Conference of Governors.
 The President suggests a confer ence of governors, That will be good. At that meeting a line will be drawn between the dry governors who are working for enforcement and the wet governors who encourage law lessn ess.
 ''The prohibition authorities are greatly discouraged by the fact that wet senators and wet congressman recommend wet applicants for posi- 1 tIons as enforcement officers It would be as reasonable to expect pro- fessional horse thieves to make good sheriffs and prosecute horse thieves. New Legislation will be necessary from time to time to correct defects found in the law. I think a long step would be taken if the federal government would take over all whts- key on hand, paying for it what it was worth before prohibition gave it a fic- titious value. The government could distribute 1t as it is needed for medi- cine.
 Would War On SmuggIers BUt just now one of the most inn perative needs is national action which will drive the snugglers from our coasts. It is absurd to invoke the three mibz limit rule for the pro e. 1 ton of srnugglers. That rule was never intended for any such situation as we now have
 It was intended to protect for l search inside the three mile limit of 1 legitimate trading vessels. Those Ii- l quor carrying crafts are engaged in l illegitimate business They belong to l the pirate class. They deliberately l conspire against the laws of the Unf- 1 ted States. No civilized nation can l offer to permit it's flag to be used for such a purpose and no friendly nation | will seek to protect vessels thus dis | gracing it's flag when the subject is properly presented to them. Our 1 government should assume that no 1 friendly nation will willingly have any ! part in conspiracies against our laws. | We should notify these governments of what is going on and say to them l that if they find it impossible to treat l with the situation from distance we | will relieve them of the trouble and | deal with them as criminals where we find them.
 l Prohibition is the permanent poll 1 icy of this country. There is not the slightest prospect of a return to the l