River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-02-02


on the roof in large pieces that burn
for several minutes after reaching
the roof. Thus soft coal. as it is
now burned, this neighbor contends,
| is not only filthy and offensive, but
is positive menace to property and
Lives.
This mans theory of the danger
Of burning soft coal in ordinary fur
naces or stoves suggests the necessity
for the people Of the middle west to.
learn how to burn soft coal in a
cleanly and safe manner. 1t is the
opinion Of well informed coal men
that within ten or twelve years there
will be no more anthracite shipped
west of Ohio. Already the demand
for anthracite in the New England
and Eastern states would, if permit
ted, exhaust each years production
of anthracite Transportation econ
omies, and what is more insistent the
steadily decreasing supply of anthra-
cite will force the middle western
states to rely wholly on Ill. Ind. ).
and Ohio for coal, which means that
we shall all have to use soft coal.
In view Of this probable develope-
ment it is PERTINENT to remark that
the person who can devise a means
of burning soft coal in Clearly way,
and avoid the waste which the I'M
cleanness Of it now involves, has
| ,ortune coming, to say nothing of
the gratitued of millions.
| Union labor and the employers of
labor in this state are beginning to
wonder what the effect of the deci-
sion of the U. S. Supreme Court in
Truax vs.. Corrigan, known as the
picketing case, handed down Dec. 10
last, is to be on future strikes. The
court was divided but the majority
opinion written bv Chief Justice Taft
seems in effect to put "kibosh' on
picketing by strikers. There is some
difference of opinion as to just how
the court in future cases may inter-
pref its own ruling in the case refer
| red to, but it seems to be clear. first
/ that the court prohibits any form of
lintimidate on the part of pickets.
and that the presence of alarge num-
Der Of pickets at a given point oper-
ates to intimidate those who would
work.
The action Of the University regents
at their meeting week ago refusing
to surrender their right to determine
who shall be allowed to make public
addresses in the University buildings,
will be generally commended. When
the representative of the small coter-
4 ie known as the Social Science Club
who SO far have invited only those
speakers who either were disloyal or
counselled disloyalty during the war,
to make public addresses before
them, came before the regents, he
quickly queered his case. He plead
/ that no restriction be placed upon
the desire Of his organization to use
university halls for any speaker.
Suppose" said one regent you
brought man here who advocated
anarchy, should we open the doors of
the ~" to him." The young Rus
sian student who spoke for his club
thought that would be proper. If
continued this regent, you brought
speaker here to advocate free love
should we open the doors to him!'
The young Russian thought the "U'.
should give him hearing, in the
interest of free speach. If the re-
gents, before hearing the views OF
the president Of the SocialScinece club
had had any thought of letting down
the bars little, they quickly chan
ged their minds. voted to uphold
Pres. Birge' action in not permmit-
ting all sorts of tainted individuals
to exploit Themselves under the aus
pieces of the University.