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Show oo MUST STOP THE DISORDERS. Unrest is manifesting itself in every part of this country. In the west are the members of the I. W. W., who are creating strikes and disorganizing Industries In-dustries wherever they have the power. Chester, Pa., has a race riot brought about by negroes imported from the" south. The zinc mining district dis-trict of Mfssouri is disturbed with labor la-bor troubles". Leadville, Col., mines have been closed owing to a strike. The switchmenMn Chicago have gone out. Strikes are Uke measles In that they are highly infectious. These disorders, now that we are at war, should notbe allowed to grow. The government, at the first sign of any wide-spread concerted effort to disturb the Industrial activities of the country, should notify employer and employe that there must bo harmony and the business of the nation must go on, even If it is necessary for the federal authorities to stepvin and gain control. The switchmen's strike in . Chicago Is a case in point. Some one is at fault, but the important thing is not who 1b to blame. The country must keep tho railroads in operation. That Is imperative, and, if necessary. United Unit-ed Statos troops will be employod to impress upon tho railroads and tho men the greater rights which are possessed pos-sessed by the people as a whole. Nothing should be allowed to occur, oc-cur, during this period of preparation, to woaken tho forces which are laboring la-boring to make America's part in tho world's war effective. nn |