South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-24
CHASING HIS TAIL

The crowd OF guests. seeking relief from the heat
under the awnings OF the oliver hotel had treat
yesterday afternoon, sight that gave them a real
laugh.
dog. stin a puppy came trotting down the
sidewalk CHANGING about it thought It saw pur-
suoF and turned and snapped and then began a
whirling, snapping chasing round or gy-rations un-
I'll az last he found the tip OF his tail between his
;eeth.
r funny while It lasted, the spectacle o. this
dog chasing its tail around and around and
around until nearly spent with exhaustion
Down at Washington Saturday, at one end Of
Pennsylvania avenue. large number OF very seri-
GUS gentlemen beneath the great dome OF the
capitol building. alarmed by the fact that winter
IS coming. stores coal dw1ndling. the railroads
cutting off trains retailers and wholesalers rails
ing tho price OF fuel
One OF them soemnly and proposed to-
spend 100000 OF the peoples money to investi-
gate the for the dleness OF the coal mines
and 70 get the facts about the railway strike
He suggested that when these facts are discov-
cred that they be the president who in
turn. would give them to the newspapers Of the
country. that tho people would know Just why
they had coal IN their cellars and why they are
being charged extortionate prices for what little
hey do get
He stopped at any suggestion that when the facts
known that the president or any one else be
given power 70 change condition. to enforce
the remedies which these sober minded invest-
gators might suggest
No thought anywhere, OF any tangible means Of
getting coal
No suggestion in his bill that the mines be
opened and men be obtained to dig coal.
over at the other end OF the avenue. in the exc
cutive offices OF the White House. another group OF
sober sat and talked over the same sit
cation
They intent upon the problem, theirs to
handle n anyones OF keeping the railroads run
ming.
Thev talked ponderously on the method Of the
iabo- board IN fixing what Is called living
and OF keeping down the cost OF living.
They discovered the amazing fact that merely
raising wages does not solve the problem at ALL
and that every time the OF labor goes up. the
strange sequence IS that living also increases.
They discovered that when you down wages,
the cost OF living drops little. but that the
who those wages have
any larger amount OF comfort than they had before
II you happened TO laugh the dog chasing
tail laugh at the antics OF these government groups
1t happened that the man who proposed
quiry without power to enforce remedies belongs
20 political rarty. The other group chasing
the cost OF living and its relation wages were
heads other party. $ any politicians
Try feel superior may well postpone their glee
s and m1rth-
II you think that the spectacle of n dog chasing
tail Is funny. what would supermen. looking
down the futile antics OF men, think Of these
sober pursuits IN the name OF government.
Someday men who know less OF law, whose
minds are perplexed by political fears Will
discover that the firm basis OF prosperity and Of
peace in industry based uron the fact that
dollar obtained must be earned and that every
dollar earned must be paid.
Instead or attempting 10 create era or pros
perity by high wages industry will be
basis OF increased wage for increased production.
Instead OF attempting 10 create a living wage
by law society viii rid OF the paras1cal Great
lres that take their share without contributing
anything TO production
Instead OF trying solve the cost OF living BY
arbitrary levels. industry will be operated q
7asls that create such surplus OF comforts ne
cessities and Injuries that they viii be within the
reach OF all.
Until this sane view Is reached. may expect
20 see legislators chasing themselves around in
circles and society relying the ethics and meth
eds Of the 70 protect their dinner buckets