The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-05-12
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Samuel Untermyer has gone on
record in favor of the control OF
labor unions by some form OF
legal regulation, probably incor-
poration. The Labor Union lead
ers fight incorporation because
that makes them liable to the
same rules and regulations as
capital and they prefer to be ir-
responsible. Mr. Gompers is typ
ical of the Unions when he ad-
mits the long list of abuses,
which Mr. Untermyer has brought
to public attention by his in
vestigation, but at the same
time bitterly resents any sug-
gestion of control of the unions
in the interest of public welfare,
by the courts or any other con-
stituted authority. What the
Unions have to learn is that no
organization is greater than the
public and when it goes on that
basis, it becomes so arrogant that
it destroys itself. That is what
labor is headed for unless it
takes the ADVICE of some of its
we'll wishers outside the ranks
and becomes amenable to the
same laws the rest of us are liv-
ing under.
One of the penalties of having
an historical setting, is that the
inhabitants of a later day always
say that I'VE have seen our best
days" and are now on the down
grade. This is rather common to
New England where sometimes
it almost seems that we are like
the potato with the best of us
underground" You might think
that this kind of talk was con-
fined to the old store courts of
the country town and hamlet but
even Boston hears it now and
then. Over thirty years ago,
Massachusetts, was carried by the
Democrats on the issue of New
England's decadent industries
and they pointed to the 1847
tariff as the peak of our indus
trial life. Yet take a photo
graph of any town in New Eng
Land twenty-five years ago and
you won't need a philosopher to
tell you that New England has
grown and is going all the time.
We have a history to be proud
of but we are also making his
tory just as the fathers did.
Jules Jusserand, the dean of
the diplomatic corps in Wash
ton, is to be relieved sometime
this summer. With the late Ann
bassador Bryce, Ambassador JUS
serand has made place for him.
self in American life that few
foreigners have attained and it
will be with very real regret that
official relations are severed.
However he has served so long
that he deserves to retire to
private life in France if he so
desires.
Once in awhile, the joke is on
the other fellow and the would
be breaker of the prohib law gets
dash of cold water for his
money. Out in Ohio there are
some angry men, for after samp-
ling the bootlegger's stuff and
finding it good, they paid their
money generously for more like
the sample, but their hootch |
proved to be pure spring water.
1t may have saved them under
takers bills at that.
There are rumors that the fac
lions of Ireland have come to an
agreement. Shouldn't be sur
prised if their merry little war
went right on for the Irishman
on his native heath dearly loves
a fight. There is a story of a
friend on this side who said to a
visiting Irishman II hear you
have a war on in Ireland" to
which the Irishman replied "Oh |
yes, it's little war but then it is
better than no war"
The old days are over when |
only the husband abused his wife |
for now we hear that there is
trouble in the home when the
wife keeps the key to the wine
closet. Prof. Cook of Harvard |
had IN h11v oin huteide hecause