The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-05
Violence Must Stop


This order that Monday the railway hOpmen take
public sympathy with them when they into Federal Court in
Chicago and ask for the dismissal sweeping modification of
Daughery temporary restraining order granted last Friday
That that order phraed language suggested by the at
torney general, faunts patience not be denied.
goes far beyond the law. 1t applies American citizens
the perfect flower of the former Kar philosophy of
-"verboten."
1t doctrine highest authority may irrespec
tive of natural legal rights impose its will all others by
simply prescribing conduct verboten
railroad shopmen will be fortunate they face the
Monday in spirit of respectful rebuke rather than
of contempt By that time the public will have learned the
breadth and depth of the verboen restraining order 1t
will have learned that since Friday it has been:
for the strike to receive back, strike
benefits money lawfully paid into the union treasures by them
for that purpose.
verboen'' for the of these have
communication with them guide them the of peace
and order.
'cverboten to even tell the prospective railroad work
about their for having quit in body the rail
shop job
Verboten" mems be given to the public
through public statements interviews to newspapers.
verbOten many other things including oenses against
persons property already forbidden plain English
by perfectly good American law.
THE publication dissenting newspaper articles editorials
strike Daughry injunction, and the trouble
fact that railroad service gets while winter OF distress
approaches yet verbote but such injunction would
be only little farther STEP
restraining and made permanent the
though German junker exists to award it.
Harassed by railroad executives sde irresponsible
reds and fool friends the other and faced by Daugheys
they seek the way life liberty and the pursuit
Of happiness the shopmn have few days of supreme test go
through
OR the part up now, the railroad strike has been
battle brains between the bankerlawyer group the
side labor leaders the other Coegeraned
brains the side of the employers with brains developed
in the University of Hard Knocks and labor unions the side Of
the employees
the strategy of the railroad unions minds
quite able cope with the employers SIDE who
pody have had educational opportunities These labor
minds proof of the educational advantages Of trades union
ISM demonstration unonism makes for
higher standard of citizenship in the working socaIed
We may pass by the Governments showing in this with
the observation that the Railroad Labor Board its majority
membership given country pitable exhibition of gar
ing incompetency.
The strike reached point however where the evil
sequences Of the about fall the Outstanding public
And the public the only jury which finally pass the
merits of the contest through the throwing of its sympathy to
side or the other.
THE purpose this editorial attention the danger
that confrOns the railroad unions-and greater
danger than they have fear from the railroad executives
That danger the violence either by Of the srk
themselves by of their misguided sympahzers by
the labor just anxious destroy
unonism the misguided captains Of industry.
The friends of organized labor those who understand
situation and know that this strike deliberately provoked by
railroad Of nationwide
who know that organized labor has its back to the wall and in
sedefense fighting for its very existencehe friends of
labor who know this not excuse condone justify form
of violent sabotage Hurting bombs derang trains other
form of violent sabotage will win Strikes though
strikers cause be just.
All who resort criminal violence of which evidently
conceived with murderous intent enemies of organized
ciety whether they prove be strikers srkebreakers
In defense of its good and justify perfect
right to exist organized labor should the limit discover and
bring to justice the criminals.
Fair Enough
TONGRESSMAN HULL, Iowa, told the House Naval Affairs
~ Committee in Washington that when went into the
had to the Bethlehem Steel Company and the Bald
win Locomotive Works and buy at of $50 apiece rifles
could have been made at cost of $3 $14 $15 apiece
Senator Capp in the other end of the Capitol Building
the time asking why big business which
lots of of the pay
bonus.