Milford chronicle., 1922-09-22
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
THE PUBLIC is HEARD FROM
LAW AND ORDER FIRST
SELFISHNESS MUST BE
SET ASIDE.

81 don't lnoW much about it but
do know from all I've heard and read
that every time there is strike Of
any kind there is one class of people
who suffer no matter what the re-
suits are" 1t was Jack speaking
again after having had a little argu-
to start him going.
"Who is that?" asked Ruth.
"THE PUBLIC!" answer Jack with
a bang. Ever since the government
from Washington obtained what the
newspaper says is temporary in
junction which is to keep the rail
road shOpmen who have been on
strike for so long a time interfering
in any way with the operation of the
railroads, some of the boys have been
sore as can be because they don't like
it."
Talking about the big government
court order, 1 suppose" said Uncle
Ted, who had just appeared on the
scene. "Well, it sure has caused some
excitement and I'm mighty glad 1t
has. It was time that everybody IN
this country realized that the gov
ernment comes first. That no one
class can make it impossible for all
the people to live and pursue their
work and happiness. L am not talk
ing about the striking shopmen alone.
They have a right to quit but they
have no right to go further and IN
terfere with the trains which must
carry mail and food, not to mention
passengers. The important phase OF
this whole matter, to me, is the fact
that there are many leaders who seem
to think that the unions should hold
themselves above the law when deal
ing with this injunction. They do not
represent the whole unions but they
do great damage to the workinman's
cause because their radical statements
and actions are heard and seen while
the conservative patriotic working
man who thinks of the nation as
whole first is not seen or heard.
0T am certainly disappointed, to say
the least, in Samuel Gompers, head
of the American Federation OF LaDor'
who didn't wait minute to issue a
statement after the injunction order
was sent out. He holds that the or
der is illegal, calls the Attorney Cen
eral the attorney of the railroad COM
nanies' and from everything he SAID
II is n1ain that he will encourage Ia
bor to follow a course of defiance and
continued battle so far as the Federal
Governments order is concerned.
While such leaders as Mr.. Gompers
are going along dangerous paths IN
urging defiance of the government
order, there is another class OF peo-
nile who are speaking in no mistaken
terms That class is the class 10
which Jack referred as 1 came lnto
tbe room. The PUBLIC has spoken
in this matter. From every section OF
tbe country they are upholdlng tne
administration in the only
step which could have been TAKEN IL
this serious trouble. Our PresIuenC 10
a peace-loving man, hard ana stren-
uous worker. All day LABOR Day
when others of his office were away
enjoving the holiday, he staped at ms
desk working and trying to Dring
about a result in these matters Wnlcn
shall mean the best for the most Vi
all the people whom he is serving as
the head of this great country sSiu
that the Public had spoken IN tnis
matter. There is no doubt OF thaG III
view of the thousands of messages
that have been pouring into Washlns-
.on ever since the Injunction step was
aiken.
"You see, kiddies, the American
people are true lovers of liberty. Ihey !