Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-08-03
1 Might Be
Wrong--But
P. G. STROMBERG

w fronts growing constantly
more encouraging and the day of
armistice coming ever closer it
is a shock to Americans who
have boys in the fighting serv-
ices to read of the disgraceful
tieup of traffic in Philadelphia.
It leads one to wonder whether
our part in this global war will
cease when the
Disgraceful enemy surren-
Tieup ders uncondi-
Of Traffic tionally. Great
stress has been
laid on the serious problems like
ly to accompany the early peace
months. Mistakes of the past
few years, condoned and en-
Outraged at times by officialdom,
will plague the American public
and make rehabilitation adjust
ments extremely difficult.
We've had our bellies filled
with strikes both before and
since Pearl Harbor. We've seen
Government authority chal-
lenged. We've seen open de-
fiance of authority. We've had
racial troubles. But the current
Philadelphia episode is the first
indication we have had of COM
plete challenge of ALL authority.
These men have gone on strike
against the directions and orders
of their own union officials.
They have defied pleas from
officers of the Army and Navy.
They refuse to listen to civilian
authority. It is the first indi-
cation that the big CIO union,
with thousands of branches
reaching into practically every
walk of our industrial life, is
beginning to reap from the early
seeds sown. 1t is an indication
that the Committee of Industrial
Organization, conceived in bitter
ness and nurtured on the war
time needs of a tolerant and
gullible public born of hate, has
developed into a Frankenstein
guided only by knowledge of its
own power.
The undoing of this Franken-
stein will depend almost entirely
on the individual
Defied Pleas patriotism of the
Of Army members. Only
and Navy when the ma
jority of its
membership recognizes the dan
ger to the liberty and freedom
under which the Go sprang
will there be hope that this I'M
healthy giant can be controlled.
We reached the point in our
development as a nation where
it became necessary to encour-
age and aid in the shifting of
population. The war has already
brought on problems not antici-
pated. Encouragement and aid
in the shifting Of population will
become a major problem when
peacetime adjustments fail to
solve emergencies. Influx of
peoples from many sections of
the country into the big indus
trial centers bring much more
than the problems Of sanitation
and education. Some will want
to return to original homes (as
many already have); some will
want to live permanently in the
new environment; some will
want to migrate to another part
of the country. But all will have
had a part in contributing
something toward unsolved prob
lens in the adopted communities.
The spread of disease stands
among the most serious aspects
of the new order. The spread
of rabies in Maryland has al
ready been attributed to the inn
por alton of
Shifting dogs from other
OF areas. Health
Population officials in all
sections Of the
State are having difficulty cop
ing with new conditions.
These are almost minor when
compared to the probabilities
arising from a lack Of respect
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