Show The New Labor Board T HE action of President Wilson in naming Dg tho the railroad rail rail- road roud labor board to deal cal with labor disputes ought to havo have a n mollifying ing effect upon pon th tho strike triko situation There are those who believe that if ho he had nominates nominated tho the men sooner and thereby evinced e a n disposition to I wrestle with the problem tho the present acute crisis might have hn been avoided I The Tho Esch Cummins transportation act became a law I Ithe the last lost of February Under it a ra railroad labor board Was provided provide for with power and authority to settle I disputes Three members were to represent labor anc and bo selected from six six recommendations submitted by the tho r railroad brotherhoods Three were to represent the tho railroads and b ho bo selected fr from rn six names submitted h by i their executives es The other three representing the pub pub- i lie were to be named by tho the President alone I Although tho the present strikes are arc not only no riot not authorized b by the brotherhood heads but are arc directed I against them by mutinous radicals ls and although all al responsible len leaders ers of organized cd labor seem t to have made every effort to prevent the tho strikes the inaction at it Washington has possibly ha had an nn appreciable eff effect ct in in causing unrest construed as it may have been into indifference on the part of tho the government If 11 the Senate shall promptly confirm the appointments appointments appoint appoint- I ments and the leaders of the railway brotherhoods shall accept them as the tho legally leg constituted constitute body for adjustment ad nd- of disputes at least the strikers can no longer longor long long- er or have e it to say that tho the government is derelict Moreover Moreover More More- over o such action will reinforce tho efforts of the responsible responsible responsible re re- leaders to induce abandonment of 01 the unwarranted unwarranted unwarranted un un- un- un warranted nn anti and illegal uprisings with the argument that thai an authoritative ti agency ency is now prepared to function It may not o ha the tho desired effect if the aim ol or of orthe the strikers is wholly directed against their own officials officials and is a plot to rid themselves of tho the brotherhood organizations with the one big union as ns their objective ob ob- ob- ob but at least it will vill assist in uncovering their designs an and be bo helpful also to the United States department de IC- IC of justice in its investigations of l legal gal responsibility responsibility responsibility re re- re- re for an any overt acts committed |