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Show tTlIE STRIKE SITUATION. V 'At this writing the strike situation is not encouraging. en-couraging. There seems to be a disposition on each ride to lay the blame on the other,, and this is unfortunate. un-fortunate. The thought should.be: "We must get this difficulty bridged just ; as swiftly as we possibly, ean in justice." As men become impatient under a strain, the truth is more and more clear that the true rule is to submit differences to cool and just men, who hare nothing to ... erve except the right. ! In this case, of course, both sides. will keep. in .toind that there is a third, most interested factor in this business, namely, the public. It is a serious matter mat-ter to tie the hands and stop the usual means of com', aminication in a great city. On some basis5 this dim-' cult should be speedily settled, and that '-we suspect !will need help from the strong business men of the city who do not work for the railroad company, and vho have not stock in the corporation. "Working men ought. to have fair, wages, and this includes consideration for increased cost of food and clothes and rent. " .t; .; On this point there is no "a'dversQ opiuion. - "Wc (believe ihc agents of the .corporation here ot only i concede. this, but are in hearty accord with it. The extraneous questions about recognizing the union and what to do in case of future disagreements are hot of immediate concern to the public, but arc ijnatters for the direct consideration of those inter rsted. ' Of course, the men; who feel aggrieved are not unaware of the fact that the present company when it took hold, did it with the understanding that it would require the expenditure of millions of dollars dol-lars and a vast increase of patronage to make the enterprise en-terprise a paying one, hence the matter of present profits. shoidd influence no one. The thought on both pides should be, "let us be just and concede as much os we can, for 80,000 people are being discommoded j find the business of the people is being both congested con-gested and handicapped. , And of those incommoded j Bre thousands of poor men and women who have to be at their places of employment on time. As to the hoodlums and toughs who are using the Irouble to work' out their inherent hate of order end gratifying their inherent love of violence, they " should not be tolerated for one minute. In this the Chief of Police and Sheriff should work in harmony pnd all the force they need should be given them to earn' out their orders. To the credit of the car men it should be stated that they are taking no part in . the street disturbances. |