The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-26
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2s, 1883
Action Not Arguing

Outstanding examples right in this state of . failure to grasp all the principles of < the "new deal' can be seen in the oft threatened milk strike and the impending truckers walkout. Only few weeks ago President Franklin D. Roosevelt in dedica- tory address at the Gompers memorial in Washington pointed out that the govern ment would not tolerate any individual or concern selfishly eapitalizing its own interest under the guise of cooperation with national recovery plans. That's an attitude that everyone of us should assume.
 Just as the president told the American Legion veterans in national convention at Chicago that they should not consider them- selves in a special or select class by virtue of their war service, so did he in making his speech before the statue dedicated to great labor leader promulgate the doctrine of special privileges for none in the business world. In picking on the milk and truck ing industry we are doing so simply be- cause right now they are much in the public eye. So much so. in fact, that they threaten to endanger the successful resumption ot normal business activities so long denied us.
 A strike tying up considerable shipping in this state would be catastrophe if prolonged. Imagine the utter confusion that would ex- ist. Picture the hardships caused. The same is true of milk strike which regularly looms and then fades. Here is chance for all parties concerned to show just how con- eerned they are in national recovery. This would seem to indicate the need of boards ef mediation. We have any number of them it appears, judging by the news of six day. but apparently their efforts are unavailing.
 The milk control board acting under the recently enacted milk control law is elassed as both failure and success. If we are eu accept the first category, then 1t would seem proper for its members to resign so that Governor Cross might replace them with oelers upon whom then would fall the duty of restoring peace in the troubled ranks of milk producers and dealers. We note that the Connecticut Federation of Labor has refused to recognize the strike of truck driv- ers and helpers in the state. This can't. of course. be regarded as victory for the trucking companies or their official asso- cations It is to our way of thinking. stirring response to President Roosevelts plea for Capital and Labor to cease all pickering.
 Some of the very expressions he used have been passing through our mind of recent days as talk of strikes filtered through this state. The president said something about this age of depression being no time for anybody to seek private gain or special concessions. Tax ing undue advantage of any opportunity at the expense of the national spirit and move ment for universal recovery was also scored ss President Roosevelt paid tribute to the memory of Samuel Gompers. We say. as he did, that noise and violence is far less apt to produce results in this day and age than quiet and orderly transaction of our daily endeavors. We do not deny the right of any man to living wage. but we ques- ton the right of any group to unsettle gen. eral business conditions to such an extent that the living wages of thousands of men and women are endangered