The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-01-02
CONGRESS cuTs-1N ON STRIKES
By ). e. Jones

Washington, D. c., Dec. 29--The
old Wagner Bus creaked and squeak
ed for half dozen years and every
time any one suggested that 1t
should be run into the official fac
tory for repairs the conductor OF
this overworked old machine OBJ
jected that it never lost q stroke or
a strike, and didn't need mending or
amending.
But the old model finally stalled
at the pit of a coal mine and the
man who designed this vehicle for
the unions knew that something had
to be done to prevent an unacceptable
big spill. So he called in the head Of
the coal yards and said: John,
this thing is too lewis to stand up
you're driving too fast, and you're
heading into trouble" Don't you
bother" John snapped back. Leave
this matter to me; Lizzie doesn't
need Cancellation, mediation, re-
vision, arbitration, and am the boss
Of this particular administration.
Thereupon the old friend and
sponsor of the Wagner Bus realized
that he had lost control of the situa-
ton, and he warned John: "You
should worry--and you will worry,
but I wish you success.
Howard w. Smith and John l..
Lewis are neighbors in Alexandria,
Virginia. Smith asked Lewis: John,
what's lewis with the Wagner Bus
the old thing seems to need an
loverhauling". Nevertheless, re-
piled John, ''you politicians have
been running BUMPER than our
model T--she never misses a stroke
or loses strike.
Remember what happened to the
one-hoss shay, john, countered
| Congressman Smith.
Gentlemen, you will recall what
I have told you several times about
these old experiments in labor legis-
llation", Congressman Smith remind
ed members of the House, and he
added: "The old Wagner Bus is
running lewis--er than everett seems
to have ricketts, and rackets, and it's
horn blows so loud and steady that
everyone seems to be scared of it.
We've got to think up some kind Of
cooling-off periods, and ways to
take some of the knocks out Of the
old bus. There must be rules for
closed and open shops and protec-
ton for the Wagner Bus against
pickets. There should be traffic regu-
lations to safeguard the public, and
barricade against the old Wagner
Bus running wild and tearing down
fences, especially the national de-
lenses.
The House approved and sent
word down the long corridor to the
Senate, substantially as follows:
"SOSenate: The House has started
the ball rolling and the country ex-
poets everybody to stand together
especially in view Of the fact that
we now have war of our own to
win" The Senate has accepted the
challenge and will face the issue.
First National Defense Pipe Line
Recently the Governor Of Maine
and the president of the Colonial
Beacon Oil Company turned giant
valve to let crude oil flow into the
new ESQ Pipe Line which runs be-
tween Portland, Maine, and Mon
treal, Canada. Their act marked the
formal opening Of the nations first
national defense pipe line, q link
which will save tankers twelve days
on a round-trip between South
American and Gulf ports and Mon
treal. Thus, some of these much
needed carriers will be freed for
service to American ports.
Only last Spring this new $S,500,-
600 pipe line was in the blueprint
stage. Throughout the summer work
on its construction was pushed thru
the rugged countryside of Maine,
New Hampshire and Vermont. A
lright-of-way was cleared through
woods, across fields, over noun
tains. The line SPAWNED rivers and
creeks. The ditch into which the
Bl1S Wds AakO WAS 04k1OWc0 0at Va
solid rock along parts Of the route.
More than $4,000 tons Of twelve
inch pipe were laid and welded to
form a continuous steel tube. Only
142 days were required to build
this 236 mile line, a record in view
of the terrain through which it runs.
The opening Of this new pipe il
lat once symbol of Americas
liability to rush to completion pro-
Ijects necessary to national defense
land a spectacular demonstration of
the accomplishments Of private en-
| terprise.
| And while this new line was being
dedicated, several hundred miles 70
the south workmen were fsyerishly
pushing the new Plantation Pipe
Line ahead, This line viii bring ~