Show THE TIlE STRIKE E HIKE SYSTEM I Idaho aho Statesman Statesman- In Chicago Samuel Gompers has been called on un to force certain of or the unions to lo live IIvo up to lo their contracts These have been quarreling among them themselves elves and sacrificing the of their employers with whom the they have entered Into inlo ron eon tracts The employers have notified Mr ir Compels Gompers that unless such methods methods meth meth- cease at once the open shop will willbe be established They claim the right to call caU in any men the they hey can get et when hose who have contracted with them rail fall to lo keep their agreements Mr 11 Gompers told lold the delegation of that the perfectly employers they were right and he is now endeavoring to straighten out tho time tangle Some of or the lie unions involved have quarreled with each other and then struck It Is IH not pretended that the employers have anything to do with the thc cause of or grievance ance amice and yet et the thc latter are made to suffer That is the he trouble of or the entire strike system suffers sufers In every vcr such contest The men and the employers are directly affected and fn protracted pr struggles tho Iho lo losses es on both sides Ides are heavy But Dut another class al also al- al so Sc suffers suffer heavily this being the general gen ten eral cral public In the pr present gent trouble in Chicago the lie employers are In 11 the same position as the general public In all strikes Though the they are Innocent the they suffer The public is always alwa's innocent and a al always a- a ways suffers if IC the strike affect general ten gen eral oral business or ci any finy special line in which the public has an interest What hat Ij is needed Is a method of oC settling settling set set- ct- ct lIn all ail disputes between labor and anti capital that thai will eliminate Iho tho necessity necessity sit sity for lot the strike and make it Impossible impo sible Then rhen neither nor employers em em- will vill be put to great greal loss to settie 1 such a controversy while the public will vill be bc relieved of oC the constant losses which are arc visited upon ullon it b by the strike e s system tem |