The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 20, 1937, Page 4

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Union Disputes Have a Middle Ground, Too The United States, having had a rather severe course in the hothouse pressure method of labor union development, seems to be more and more interested in the possibility that unions now can be set out in common ground, there to be sub- jiect to the same laws and regulations that control other ques- | tions of public interest. “Germ of this idea comes from the experience of European countries, especially Holland and England, where trade unions have flourished for years. : While conservatives here argue that it is because of re-| straint and compulsions that unions abroad have attained their | position of respectability, there is another group which con- tends that strikes and other direct actions were necessary to force that view onto employers and the public. There is some truth in both views, but both overlook the sensible middle ground where disagreements may be dissolved. * In the first place, there is no British law requiring unions to carry out contracts with employers. No union is required to incorporate or submit to an audit except in the case of its poli- tical fund. A union cannot be sued for damages except in case of illegal strike, which the law defines. But Britain has not altogether overlooked the matter of regulation. Most unions must register and make yearly reports on sources of revenue and spending. Sympathetic strikes are forbidden if they are calculated to coerce the government di- rectly, or if they inflict hardship on the community. Satisfied workmen may not be intimidated into joining a strike, and pub- lic service employes must not strike for any reason without giving due notice. Then there is the middle ground, amounting to nothing more than a deep-rooted respect for law and order, plus the fact that the highly competent British labor leaders require mem- bers to strike or return to work without questioning the order. If the leaders give an order that breaks the law, then they alone are held responsible, : i ses. € * \ On the government side, this unwritten code of fair play is observed, too, an instance being the coronation bus strike. Had the Transport board used strikebreakers to put the buses back on the streets, that would have been a violation of the un- derstanding by which most British strikes are settled. Now a reckless labor union or an irresponsible government vould find plenty. of loopholes to wreck the operation of these “understandings.” But the significant thing is that, nine times out of ten, they don’t. .Thus,.the rock-ballasted wall against which erosive dissension and violence dissipate themselves in most British labor questions is nothing more than a rule of rea- son. & The United States, facing a division on future policy in this Py field, would do well to reflect that there is no monopoly on good judgment or respect for law and order, and that it doesn’t take an act of congress to put law and order into operation. Youth International Another Boy Scout Jamboree has just closed at Vogelen- zang, Netherlands, where 28,000 Scouts from hundreds of na- tions all over the world got together. Because they were boys, the Jamboree was peaceful, happy and friendly. Austrian Scouts admired the American Indian regalia of the United States’ contingent. English lads camped by Italian boys with no hint. Of iriternational ill feeling. Throughout the encampment there wasn’t a single dispute over , tent stake lines, or precedence at the mess hall. “ 2 The boys will grow up in a few. years and then it will all ie be changed. They’ll become statesmeg, grocers, brokers, plumb- Re ers, bankers and soldiers. Personal interests and race prejudice will claim them, along with distrust. That shouldn’t happen, but it almost always has. Boys can take things at face value. Men, it seems, can not. The Boy Actor Poor Freddie Bartholomew. Regardless of what happens to his money, it will be a miracle if he has any illusions about humans left, when the current bickering and bartering over his - services and salary are finally ended. First it was a court fight over his guardianship and now it is a court fight over his salary. Drawing $1100 weekly, his aunt and legal guardian claims that obligations arbitrarily set up by the courts to his rea! parents, his sisters, his agents, his attorneys and the United States treasury department so deplete his salary that there is not sufficient remaining to pay for Freddie’s own maintenance. Most boys of 13 are thinking about one ol’ cat and an ice cream soda. Wonder what Freddie thinks about? Equal Duty in Traffic A WPA project to study traffic accidents in four Massa- chusetts cities during the five years ending with 1936 found that of the 356 pedestrian deaths in that time, the pedestrian _people were victims of their own mistakes. é While this does not by any means lessen driver responsi- bility, it does indicate that the walker should obey traffic signals, ‘cross streets by walking directly from one curb to the other, ‘and otherwise observe the rules of safety and courtesy. + ‘Figures such as those obtained by the WPA provide the _ basis for additions to city: traffic codes. And when this is done, THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1937 Behind Scenes Washington Trouble Looms for Black in High Court . . . Vigorous Opponent of Power to Hughes. By RODNEY DUTCHER (Tribune Washington Correspondertt) Washington, Aug. 20.—Friends and foes of Senator Hugh Black agree alike that the brief disturbance in the senate over his confirmation is likely to prove mere pop-gun stuff as com- pared with what may happen after he gets on the supreme court. It is not necessary to impugn the “judicial temperament” of Senator Black, if any, in order to demonstrate the indubitable fact that Hugo has taken violent issue with the judicial attitudes of some of the sitting jus- tices in the past or to arouse the hor- rid thought that he may introduce some of the rough-and-tumble prac- tices of the senate floor to the su- preme court's sacred cloisters. One does not suggest that the dis- tinguished whiskers of Chief Justice Hughes are in the slicgitest danger of being pulled by the aggressive senator from Alabama. Figuratively, may- hap, but never literally. The gentleman who will soon be Justice Black has publicly charged that a bare court majority for “years has been assuming the right on their part to determine the reasonableness of state and federal lay. The consti- tution never. gave that majority any such power.” Since the senator was never mealy-mouthed, the chances are that he will attempt to baw! out his conservative brethren of the court, both in conference and in his opin- ions, more bitterly than they have been slammed in years. Black, his friends and enemies figure, simply has to let off steam. The: conferences at which the jus- tices air their views to each other in complete secrecy may never be the same again. One prominent lawyer, friendly to Black. suggests that the senator's opinions are as likely as not to contain references to things the chief justice said in conference. On the ofher hand, of course, Black may turn out to be at least as dignified and judicial as the average justice and perhaps more so. ® * * * May Attack Appointment Another kind of trouble-making is in prospect through the likelihood that a 5 to 4 decision with Black on the majority side will sooner or later bring a legal test of the validity of Black’s presence on the bench. You can’t be sure, but it is considered a fair bet that some litigant who comes out on the short end of such a de- cision will claim that Black isn’t a justice and will then refuse to obey the law. The prospect of fighting the valid- ity of Black’s appointment up through to the supreme court, where Justice McReynolds and perhaps others—pos- sibly even a majority — might hold that Black had no business there is so bizarre yet far from impossible that the.cpurts dignity might be se- ; Tlously endangered. ‘That is why some lawyers predict that Chief Justice Hughes. whose great aim is to preserve the court’s prestige, may make some public ges- ture to make Black's position appear solidified, 0 Arguments have been made that no | vacancy existed in the court—a con- tention which made no great dent in view of Justice Van Devanter’s re- tirement — and that Black was dis- qualified because he voted for the re- tirement act, carrying retirement emolutions, under which Van -De- vanter resigned. That's a question for lawyers, however, and the senate — 1 per cent composed of lawyers—has voted overwhelmingly to confirm the senator from Alabama. <1 Re i Holds Scales _ If Justices Hughes and Roberts keep:voting for New Deal laws as they did this year, Roosevelt will have a “liberal majority” of 6 to 3 now that Black is to be @ justice. But there is no assurance of that and if those twain return to the narrow interpre- tations they made in the 6 to 3 de- cision against AAA the conservative jesioes will outnumber the liberals by The one thing certain is that Black’s appointment passes the scales of justice to Chief Justice Hughes, who will now be the man in the mid- dle. Heretofore the question often has been whether Hughes could per- suade Roberts to vote with him and the three liberals. Now, if Roberts rejoins the conservatives both groups will be pressuring Hughes to join them. Whether Hughes or Black will Out-pressure the other is also an in- teresting topic for speculation. (Copyright, 1937, NEA Service, Inc.) BIT OF HUMOR NOW AND THEN IS RELISHED BY THE BEST OF MEN Mrs. Youngbride (tearfully)—by the way you treat me, anyone would tm this family. Hubby—Not after the first meal, they wouldn’t. Butcher—Did' that beef-liver I sent over to your house last week do for the whole family? Bjones—Very nearly. The doctor is still calling. Boxer—Did you hear the I'm going to be married Aug. 9. Manager—Are you? Who's: your op- ponent? Mrs. Wimpus—I understand that instead of the word “obey,” the new wedding pledge for love, cherish and insp! Wimpus—Yes, and to nourish and. perspire.” eggs and-a kind Waitress (returning utes)—Here are the Ogdonelle—That’s about the kind word? the eggs. " ing sounds made by growing plant 77 theaggrieved pedestrian who is stumping for his “day in court” 7 get it--on a basis of equal responsibility with the motorist. N ing out budding rumors, q Tribunal’s Decisions . . . Balance ol jcalculated to degratle the democratic think that I’m nothing but the cook | latest? 9. - the bride is “to ire.” have it right for the groom, it should be “to love, ‘was at fault in 286 cases. In other words, 78 per cent of these “ee ay. q cee edad Ogdonelle—Yes, two hard boiled word. in five ‘min- eggs. fine. Now what Waitress (whispering)—Don't eat! Germany has a method of record> ts. Maybe it could be adapted to ferret- U.S NATIONAL PR . Plans to Lease Warships to Brazil’ . DAMN THE TORPEDOES! we're JUST RENTING THIS ‘Dr. Brady will answer or diagnosis. Writ Hons pertain! te health but mot dis ts \ Perse be eocompanied by « stars re of self-addressed i ie i i as has of Test and say it-takes time fay not suffering from the effecis the effects of = blood the membrane (dura) : i i 8 i a i Bg BF 43 a z i it E : 5 g 5 & A gk i still more vine against WITH THEIR OWN MONEY The thing about this administra- tion that outrages so many citizens is the way in which it hooks up relief and reform with the most kind of politics, making the taxpayers foot the bill for all three. The more conscientious friends of the president do not like this combination, but naturally it is particularly offensive to those not in accord with his po- licies. ‘With these, it amounts to @ com- pulsory contribution. to a cause in which they do-not believe and forthe continuation in power of men. wl they do not trust. For all pract! purposes, they are compelled to. fur- nish the money to nullify their own efforts. From the of the United States flow billions for relief and subsidies which, in effect, become the campaign funds of an administra- tion which preaches purity in politics and pretends to operate on the high- est plane. The public immorality of this is as clear as the fact is indis- putable. This wholesale use of the money of the people to sway their votes in elections has not been done before. It came in with the New Deal and is perhaps its worst feature. Certainly, it is hard to think of anything better form of “government or render more farcical our political system. Yet, ap- parently nothing can be done about it —at least nothing can be done so long @s congress continues to appropriate large lump sums to be expended by | Operatic at Ae Copyright 1937, by The Baltimere Sun add Meme 2 PP ee aia nnn qn nae ga The Great Come POLITICS the executive without restriction’ or condition. The president, in his re- lief and agricultural subsidy activi- ties, maintains a noble, nonpartisan attitude, and—publicly, at any rate— 4s oblivious to the immense politica) potentialities of the great money dis- tributing organizations built up under his direction and operated by his per- sonal and political friends, Tt is easy for him to ignore the political angle and insist, as he has, that he will not permit politics to en- ter into these’ great governmental operations. That was the he gave, so far as relief is |, two yeats ago when he was given that first stupent five-billion-dollar appropfiation. But that did not pre- vent relief from becoming ly saturated with politics in every sec- tion of the country. Nor did it inter- fere with its complete political capi- talization in his behalf during the last campaign. The simple truth is that in 1934 and in 1936 both the relief organization and the machinery set up under the AAA were tremen: dous political factors, utilized to the limit by the New Deal politicians in all the states. Barring energetic and determined action upon the part of the president, it is as natural and inevitable that the politicians at- tached to his administration should do that as it is that they should breathe. The relief organization in the cities and the AAA organization in the rural districts were far more efficient po- litical instruments than the Demo- Heroine | * 7 HOREONT AL! Answer to Previous Puzsle 14 Deposited. 1 Fiery heroine PBTOGLICAINTT DIAL LIMA) 19 Merimee Rae a GML AVE wrote this : notices. 4 aw : Gi Sa {1 Constellation. PING MMAIRTEMMEIAINIE LINE 20 Memorized 12 Braided thong OEMS! LINIECIVIREESINIA/] sea 13 Postal card. 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