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Show I NUNS SHOULD I HOT BE-BLOGKED H .-... H MORAL OBLIGATION)" RESTS UPON 1 EMPLOYES AND ROADS TO 1 'REEp'WhfeLS ROLLING H Vice Chairman of Labor Doard Doing1 H All Possible to AVold Clash Dc-,' Hj tween Rail Workers and H Their Employers H Koston, Itnthvay managements and H (holr tmplnycs have u moral obligation H (o nvold Interruption of traffic nti(l tho H United States f-illrond labor, board U H endeavoring to-. load both carriers mid H rail workers to-cairry out thls-obllga H tlon, rIIouV. Hooper, vice chairman M of the Ihbor4, boimf, ijdclnroil Vrtdiiy H ticforo ithc Hoslon chamber of com. H Mr. Hooper, 0, W. W. Hanger, imli- H lie member, mid W. L. McMculinoiv, H labor member of the board, were guests, H of the chiunber nt a luncheon, whero H Mr. Hooper voiced the opinion that H America had lxissed through "the win. H tcr of our. discontent" .and wiis now Hj ".standing on tiptoe, with tho, slogan H of the vernacular on her lips, 'Lot's- ... H "The hard piill Is over," tlid former H governorjpf Tcnncssco Suld, "Tio J farmor Is the only man In the country H who nis really deflated. Ho nlone did - M not hnve'tho parachute of orgniitaittoii H to retard his decent and break his H fall. The noxl tliho this country tukos. m nn Intcnintlonnl Joyrlde In the Zoppo H tin of war, the farmer wlll-1iu.vo.hls H parachute along with hltn and will not M bo Iin-Jtod to .il ep out on n storm cloud M and jdjdo down a rnlnbpw." M Mr. Hooper' ai hi liQ expected the M numbcrnj" railway employes to lie B largely liicrcnrMl In i spring, (hat H revenues' would ho cnlahred l)V In. H creased business mmr that conditions B would 'rbbalily Justify a reduction Of H rates "Ulhch Is so OH.sentlnl to tlio res. H toratlofi of normnl bulnoss." M In re-turn to normal, UovornorlToOp. H cr sald.'thc rulrr&atls had accomplished H (ho transition ' without aity gdnoral- H strike or serious disturbance. M "As a' nile, both managements and M employes ha vo '-cooperated cordially In 1 carrying ont the transportation -not.- M Mr. Hooper mild. "This has not been H usy for either side. Tho railroads H havo had to contend wltlt financial H -difficulties, and havo been continual!) M nubJecUxl to the temptation of taking H tho bit In tholr tcoth and trying to get H relief by Independent action more H quickly Uiafl tho latter board cousin- H ered it Just and reasonable to give io H them . Only a few carriers have sue. H cuiribod to Uds tomptatlou and dlacon- H tent havo resulted. H "The complaints of the omployes H havo been that certain carrlod, to avoid Hj doallng with labor organizations, have Hj dlsrepirdcd the rights of the majorlry Hp guaraniteod by tho transportation net, 1 that certain carriers havo evaded tlio H board's wage orders by having recelv. H ors In charge put Into of feet wago or. H dors or tlio courts without submitting H -tho nmttor to tho board and that cor. H tain carriers havo evaded tho wage do H clslons of the board by contracting or H claiming to contract certain classes H of their work to Independent contna- 1 "Whatever may be tho merit of these 1 contentions of tho employes, It Is evl B dent that they Involve provocative sit. nations. Under somewhat trying cli- H cumstancos, the omployes havo exhibit. ed commendable solf-restralnt. B "On the other hand, pratlcally all tho carriers luivo promptly put Into H effect decisions of the labor board H with which thoy were not In thorougti B accord and have struggled patiently H and courageously -with discouraging HH COIKII11UU.S, H "The question will occur to you, will tlio fear of condemnation of public H Nontlmcut always secure the obodlcncu H of the parties to the decisions of the H railroad labor board, or will Uicro H come n time when powerful motives of Hj holf.lnterost will Induce one or tne H other to trample underfoot the board's H decisions and overrldo public opinion? H "It must not be forgotten that there H tire some labor leaders and certain In H bor periodicals which ' pui'sIstQiuiy H pi.uh tlio dl&quletlug ..doctrine time H Hie tollers of Ihls Couhtry caiuiot (rust H the courts and tribunals haVnigjJ.urls H illstloi(rf?theU-' troubles. Tlio,"ndlro.i( H labor lloJirtf;' ff iHovcd by a porfound H deslni to do Justice, may largely conn- temct tlirsrde4tructlve prenchmenT, nni H that .without slopping oor like a nou. HjB rcsthenlc parlor communist." |