The Coconino sun., 1922-08-25
WHICH SHOULD WIN?

The innocent bystander, who suffered because of the temporary railroad strike and what Seem-. ed to be permanent coal strike, can see no good reason why the labor board cannot be made a court of last resort just the same as the supreme court of the United States is the court of last resort for all citizens of the United States.
 Avalice, spite, revenge, contempt and selfish ness to the point of murder; suffering of the ln- nocent and helpless; the wrecking of business and general happiness of the public, all yet seem to be in the hands of the few-laboring men and capitalists.
 What difference should there be between these two outstanding elements of society to- day. and the general public in adjudicating their rights and wrongs?
 There is no reason and can be no reason, ex- cept that capital and labor in their selfish suuabbles for years, have shown themselves the last relics of the stone age, when might was right.
 Can such things be settled? There is not the least doubt for, all strikes have been settled in the past, right or wrong. The people have suf- fered while the two contending elements block all roads, If our courts are of no value, if laws are of no avail and it is game of the survival of few of the fittest, then the present method of making all suffer during the petty quarrel of the few, is right.
 No benefits were gained on either side during the last strike. The men who struck lost more in wages than two years steady work will repay them in money, let alone the suffering of their families and the deaths caused.
 The capitalistic side lost much money, but the general public suffered most financially and physically and is only the more decided in mind that these contending elements of society must be brought to book in court where there will be no interruption in carrying on the affairs of the people, while such differences are being set tied.
 The strike of railroad men, who left trains pre- cipitatey was brutal to the public. It avaied nothing for they are going back to work after several days suffering to the public, to the same conditions they left. If they were afraid of equipment then it is no better now, for the shop strike is not settled.
 The striking shopmen may be more or less right. Corporations are not angelic in their methods when they have the upper hand, and, through superior generalship, they usually have it. Ordinarily the corporate interests have been most to blame, for they are a compact body and know the weak points of the union leadership. Union leadership has practically busted itself by overhead expenses. In other words, union lead CTS, in many instances, only thrive on trouble, which expense must be paid by the blind who follow and pay.
 If supreme court can make final decision for the general public, why couldn't body especial ly appointed like the labor board, made final de- cisions as between capital and labor, and make it final in the interest of the general public?
 Sympathy is about all gone so far as the gen. eral public is concerned for the old stone age contenders with brutal force as the main wea- pon. As matter of fact there are about three million of them and 108 million of us-the com mon public. Which should win?