Evening journal., 1922-08-19

tend to produce that result.
Fourth some OF the largest mos, important abo
voluntarily to arbitrate conrovers!
and claim themselves the right when governmer
arbitration body such the Railroad Labor Boar
makes an award to accept 1t reject It and strik
according to whether they like It not. They main
tain that tho right to strike is a fundamental right
man. The railways maintain that all important con
troverses between them and their employees should
submitted to arbitration. and OF agre
that It Is crime for the railways TO disregard al
award OF the Labor Board merely the exercise of
human right for the employees to disregard
and strike against award Of the board
Fifth. the labor unions maintain that when the
members strike even against decision OF the Labo
Board they retain unimpared their rights to the jobs
which they quit working and that this carries wtf
II the right on their part 10 prevent other men from
taking these jobs ana the right 10 be restored to them
when the strike settled Neither the railways nor any
other of employers ever accept this principle
because It's acceptance necessarily would give men dis
posed to work almost incentive to do and men
disposed strike every incentive to do So and render
victory for strikers practically certain in every
strike.
Sixth the labor unions claim for their members the
right 10 put pickets at every point affected by strike
and the pickets every form of persuasion
to keep from working. In every important strike
such pleketing results in violence The pickets be
the authors or the victims OF the
ence shows where pieketng is done violence is
practically inevitable Violence results in most commu-
mites in local police United states marshals or troops
being called to suppress and prevent It. In the shop-
strike only the strikers but employees in train
service who sympathize with them have resented the
OF guards 10 protect men who want TO work
and in have struck In plain violation OF their
contracts with the railways rather than work where
there are armed guards. But employers never can
tba laho hay
seek police military protection for property and men
who are willing work. for this like agreeing TO the
labor unions theory regarding seniority, would be TO
victory to the strikers from the very start
since such irreconeilsble differences exist between
certain employers and labor unions It is plain
that strikes in large scale industries with resulting as
saus murders destruction of property and most seri-
with business Of all kinds are inevit-
able unless the public prevent them" the
Railway Age adds looks very much as If in the
long run the question will be decided in favor OF an
arohy Employers in the railroad and some other in
inaexbly determined not 10 yied to
the labor unions as the labor leaders in these ndut
force them to yield and unless the public Will
step for its protection exert for industrial
peace power greater than that OF either side the re-
suits the long will be appalling
"rt may reasonably be asked IL tho public, through
the governments local. State national will not in
ervene either prevent punish such outrages and
crimes as have committed connection with the
present strikes how be hoped that it will estab
sh policy OF compulsory arbitration and enforce the
resulting awards? This reasonably be hoped
FOR unless the people Of the United States can be
aroused 10 an understanding OF the significance of such
strikes In defiance OF awards made by
government body wholesale murder such as occurred
at Herrn Ill., and sympathetic strikes in violation of
solemn against the Of police and military
for the protection OF property and lives even where
property already has been destroyed and people even
including public officials already have been shot The
difference between such situation already exists
md that OF absolute anarchy is merely Of degree
nd not OF kind.
"A man be very prejudiced or blind who
oes not sec that the public. through its govern
lent forcby intervene the struggles between
loyers and labor unions going to more extern
We bitter and protracted. lawless and ruin
u.s. and only enforcement the principle OF arb
alton and enforcement OF the laws against violence
hatever It's pretext purpose, the country
om drifting later into a condition OF affairs
.r worse than that which exists at present"
Those sentiments will find a responsive thought in the
nds Of thousands of Delawareans, who. law-abid-
g citizens countenance condone the things
hieh being complained OF so bitterly throughout
lr country