New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 2, 1922, Page 6

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The official text temporary injunction granted yesterday against the unions is at this writing available, It sald ly that it restrains the unions from interfer- ing in any way with the operation of the railways of the nation. If this be interpreted to forbid physical acts of violence it may be seen readily that the injunction properly and would undoubtedly be made per- manent when argument on the merits comes the eleventh of this month. With full confidence in the wisdom, Integrity and justice courts, however, and appreciating the fact that the merits of an injunction are not decided until the final argu- ment upon it, and that the g of a temporary injunction is a means of preventing probably serious harm, one may with confidence that the injunction will be it it is granted at all September 11, if it contains orders which rbid the “issuing of any instruction or public statement to members of their organi- zations to induce anything to cause ploye to leave his work or to cause any person to abstain from entering the employ of a rallroad.” And it is reported that the temporary injunc- tion does contain such a provision. Obedience to such an order would prevent any leader of striking shop- men from the most peaceable official argument urging a member to refrain from going back to work. Unless the court is prepared to say that the crisis is such that even the peaceable activities of unions must be stopped, that the police power of must be invoked to silence the voices of union leaders raised protest, whether that protest be against any real wrong or fancied wrong, it can- not make permanent such an order. The necessity of the has played a part in the of the country and the regulation of men's actions, is fully recognized. If a whole city is on fire and the men owning all the hose in the neighbor- hood refuse to allow it to be used to put out the fire, injunction necessary to prevent them from making it impossible to put out that fire, even though the granting of the temporary injunction takes from them their property right in the hose. But it would be in that case for the court to find that the city was, in fact, on fire and the with- holding of the hose threatened de- struction of lives and property. In the present case the court, in order to be justified in making such an injunctlon permanent, without modification, must that all offi- clal argument by unions tending to keep the men on strike threatens life and property to such an extent that the highest power of the government must be invoked even though it takes fundamental rights from members of the labor We have no sy this strike. should issue which will make for men to work where they will. But there is justice sweeping as the one issued if its terms are as accepted. Stop phy violence. Prohibit anything that will rouse men's passions to the point where they are driven to acts of vio- lence. But let the be so | modified that it will possible for union men who combine a belief in unionism and patriotism to abide by it without disloyalty to their unions and without contempt of the courts of their country. of the not is genera was {ssued of our Federal nting stic modified, them to do or say any railway em- the land in injunction, as it goverament an is necessary find union mpathy with labor in We believe an injunction it safe and when how injunction as|{ we cannot see in an any cal | injunction be DESPITE VIOLENCE. It would be pleasant to be able to | imagine the picture of miners return- ing to work in Western Pennsylvania, lighted by lamps in made happy by the fact that the men were, | in fact, going to work after idleness of six months, as a wholly happy pic- ture. It would be pl it to think of the Cleveland agreement because of which the men are returning to work as an agreement brought about by a recognition of the rights of workers and the rights of operators, and an agreement which assures future peace. But coming simultaneously with the news of the resumption of work and the preparation of the mines for oper- atlon, comes the news also of the destruction of mining paraphernalia, presumably at the hands of those sympathizing with the strikers. There gomes also the inf.wmsetion that non- homes | ing Roraback in the fall republican NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1922 union men will be discharged, It is to be presumed that unlon men will the opportunity to workers to foin the union, abling them to keep thelr jobs and to earn their lving, but certainly the pleture is not a one which | includes the practical forcing of men | into an organization which, If it did nor order the destruction of Illh!"l\h' property——and it is not belleved such crime the union-—at no effort to apprehend and to punish the v of the The terrible aspect of the situation the men are back to despite the that has been committed and not because that violence brought Crime which accomplishes good to omeone is bad enough, but, if there ire any degrees in wrong, certainly crime which brings nothing but de- struction and horror is A man may be excused, perhaps, for sealing a loaf of bread feed a starving child, but there is no excuse for stealing a loaf of bread to he thrown into the firc and wasted. give non-union thus en- pleasant was officlally ordered by lcast seems to make men who were gu Wrong. is that going work violence success, some worse. to WHEREIN WE “MISLEAD”. Our amiable and ancient friend, the Hartford Courant,. takes it upon itself again this morning to comment upon the statements recently made in the Herald emanating from the office of ex-Mayor G. A. Quigley that Klett must be defeated as an end to defeat- convention, Tolerantly it views what “mistake’. It states that the consensus of opinion around town was the “Herald” did not inten- tionally deceive its readers into be- lieving that there was actual opposi- tion to Judge Klett and attempts, gen- erously, to clear us. It states that a was made in the statement that the decision was coming ‘next fall,” hat is when the Roraback decision comes, if not the Klett. The whole matter winds up with the state- ment that information concerning the republican party may not be obtained at a democratic headquarters, In answer to which we might state that we could expect to get as much true information from the democratic headquarters as we could from a perusal of the Courant's stories. The Courant may know what is going on, but, unless it suits the Courant, no one else does. And, as long as motes are being picked from our eyes by our brothers of the inkwell, we might call attention to a statement in the leading story of the same group in which the criticism is made which reads this way: “The committee (it refers to the democratic town com- mittee) had under consideration a rule to limit participation in the caucus (the democratic caucus) to republicans. Interesting bit of in- formation that—if true. it says is our mistake THE BRITISH COAL. ‘While it is a good deal to ask the local coal dealers te make the invest- ment necessary to take up the option procured through the efforts of Presi- dent Loomis and the directors of the Chamber of Commerce, those efforts as to whether or not the resolution 80 thoroughly approved by former Mayor Quigley, namely that favoring a change in the chairmanship of the tepublican State committee, was car- rled, there seems to enter the ques- tion of woman's prerogative, True it is that ordinarily after a person has voted on a matter at a meeting and the chairman has announced the result, it has been customary to con- sider the vote finished and the matter declded in accordance with the result of the vote as there announced, But the trouble is this rule has obtained when “men only” were the voters in political affairs. Now that women are concerned should not "“Judiclal Notice” be taken of that traditional right of women——the right to change her mind? The Innocent Bystander has no real interest in the matter other than that the point should be settled, now that it has come up. Quite possibly the voter who is re- ported to have expressed her wish to change her vote will say that it was not a wish to change her mind, but merely a wish to vote again after she had been informed of the purport of the mat- ter—after she understood it better. But the element of this long-estab- lished right of woman to change her mind influences the situation. If that right is to be taken from her, in all fairness, she should be so informed. ‘What has been done possibly makes little difference. The vital point is that it should be known in the future whether or not this woman's prerog- ative has been taken from her. Facts and Fancies (BY ROBERT QUILLEN). The initials on the door mean that it is his first car. Lots of people would like it better if it read: “Give us this day our daily cake.” The army of unemployed would re- ceive more sympathy if it functioned less like an army. The League of Nations won't amount to much while the devil is the colleague of nations. What we can't understand is how a weak tire knows there isn't a shady spot within a mile. Petting parties may be an invention of this age, but the process isn't. There would be great leaders even in our day {f the people were in a humor to be followers. It is just as well that the good 1lie young. If they lived, they probably wouldn't stay that way. These people who think the movies rotten might stay away and let some- body else have an end seat. are to be commended and it is hoped that the coal will be procured. There | is no question but that the people of the city would appreciate the action of the dealers were they to take this chance at some financial risk to them- selves. And purchasing this coal would be “taking a char There should be no attempt to take from the dealers the credit due them if they buy it. It is appropriate to remind of the old sayings that one's worst troubles are those which never happen, and that things are never quite as bad as to be. It is quite almost probable, that developments will from some unexpected source, which will enable dealers here to secure coal from places other than those contemplated by this option But it practically certain that before such time came there would be A seem possible, come is a great deal of uneasiness, with conse- quent disturbance of normal living here, if this option is not taken up. On the other hand if it becomes known now t the local d=alers will be well supplied with coal, and, there- fore residents of New Britain will be able to secure it, even at an advanced price, the worry over the situation will be lessened. And it is to be added that even though coal is pro- curable later from regular sources, it | is by no means certain that the price the consumer will have to pay will be less than that tentatively quoted for this English coal. Objections may possibly arise which will seem to make it impossibie for local dealers to take up this option, but it is to be hoped they will not| and that through it New Dritain peo- ple may be made to feel that they will have good coal this winter with- out resort to disturbing expedients. WOMAN'S PREROGATIVE, It must not be assumed that woman, when she decided to make use of the vote which man had given her, and to enter the fleld of politics attendant upon the possession of such vote, con- sented to relinquish any of her tra- ditionally inherent rights. Far from it. By intimation she said that, hav- ing all the rights she had, she felt that it was strictly proper for her to accept the added one, the privilege, even Poverty has compensations. A poor man can run for a month on a tire that wouldn't last a rich man five miles. Hell for supercilious critics doubt- less is a place where they do the work while the mob jeers their ef- forts. With styles as they are, it may be that man tells Satan tg get behind him because the old boy is obstruct- ing the view. The movies make use of some good vaudeville acts, but we understand they haven't tried the Volstead Act yet. . Another need of the times is a col- lection of leaders who will give 51 percent, of their sympathy to the pub- lie. You can't expect foreigners to un- derstand a language that says a mun is down and out when he is hard up and all in. It might be well to remind Euro- pean nations that hounding one an- other won't keep the world from go- ing to the dogs. Each European nation would be glad to have peace if it had some &s- surance that peace wouldn't benefit the other fellow. | AR 25 Years Ago <oday (Taken from Herald of that date) A grand cycling carnival will be held at Charter Oak Park Labor Day when Jimmie Michael, world's cham- plon bicycle rider, will appear. More than 100 of the fastest riders in the world will race and there will be an exhibition of fancy bike riding and tandem pacing. All the public schools will open next week Tuesday for the fall term. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Latham have gone to Brooklyn to make ar- rangements for their residence there. Mr. Latham will make his debut as a member of the 8t. Anges church duty, of voting, without impairing any of the assets, in the way of rights, that had always been hers. So into the little local discussion choir. It is understood that the workers in the buffing room of the Russell and Erwin company have been given a re- duction in wages. — THE OBSERVER - Makes Random Observations On the City W= Once more that astute gentleman from Canaan whose strength seems to be as lasting as the rock-ribbed hills of his home county—we are referring to J. Henry Roraback—has tri- umphed over the arch plotters who would upset the regular order of things in the republican party. The chairman of the state committee, without so much as getting up & sweat, has defeated the Ullman- Healy-King faction which has been confident that they would be able to unseat him this fall. J. Henry's crown isn't even askew; it is sitting pretty atop the Roraback roof, as they say in the dansant circles in Gotham, J. Henry {s much like that ancient king who was sitting in the throne room shooting craps with the palace cook when interrupted by one of his servants with the announcement: “Theres' an army without, your majesty." “Without what?" inquired the king. “Without swords, spears or arms of any kind, without food and with- out horses,” replied the humble one, After shooting three twelves in succession on the first throw, the king scowled and shouted: ‘“Have them cast into the moat!"” Just as the servant was about to slam the door—they didn't have Cor- bin door checks in those days—the king sald: ‘“And, Meadows—er—have the moat flushed out afterwards, won't you?" Reports from different parts of the state indlcate that Roraback is in complete control of the situation. He can have himself re-elected chalrman of the state central committee and he can do just about as he pleases in the matter of naming the state ticket. He may not be able to make up the com- plete slate but his voice will dictate the name of the gubernatorial nomi- nee, unless the situation changes. Once more, Rorabackism is in the saddle. The suave gentleman from Canaan underneath whose velvet gloves are concealed a brace of K. O. hitters, again laughs at the rebels who set out ever two years to knock him off his throne. The news of the Roraback victory was bitter medicine for ex-Mayor Quigley. A week ago all indications pointed to quite an uprising against the boss of the G. O. P., but the boom has been pricked. The unanimous renomination Committeeman Klett by the New Britain delegation Thursday night wrote finis to the Quigley revolution. It was generally believed that he had sufficlent influence with the delega- tion to dictate the selection of the nominee from this district, but the members voted for Judge Klett even after he had announced that he would not make any promises con- cerning the selection of a chairman to succeed Roraback. of A few weeks ago the Observer told | of the feeling against Roraback which originated with the Ullman-Healy- King factlon, and predicted at that time that any attempt to unseat Roraback would probably end in dis- appoinment, as other similar revolts had ended in the past. When you go hunting for elephants you must use a powerful, large bore rifle, not a pea-shooter. Thus far no one has been found in Connecticut who can produce a gun big enough to ruffle J. Henry's emotions. e Agitation for the resumption of trolley service on the Arch street line Is reported from that section of the city formerly served by the Connecti- cut company. It is the wish of a number of ex-patrons to see trolley cars running again but they frankly state that they cannot afford to pay ten cents or even eight and one-third cents for a ride from the end of the line to Central park, or vice-versa, when they can secure transportation over the same distance by means of jitneys for five cents. If the Connecticut company intends to compete with the busses now op- erating on the line, it will be neces- sary to bring the fare down to five cents. The distance from Shuttle Meadow avenue to Central park is less than a mile and a charge of ten cents, or a token valued at eight and one- third cents, would be" exorbitant. There are hundreds of people living along the trolley route who ride only as far as Central park on their way to work. They will not pay more than a nickel for the ride. It might be possible for the Connecticut com- pany to charge five cents for a trip between the park and the end of the Une, in elther direction, or to charge the rate in effect on other lines when transfers are wanted. Patrons of cars coming into Cen- tral park from the north end of the city object to the new ruling which forbids a motorman to stop his car in front of city hall. This is a very good rule, despite the remonstrance which has been aroused against it. At ‘certaln hours of the day where there is heavy traffic on the streets, congestion results when cars are stopped at that point. It has fre- quently been observed that West Main street at the Main street end, has been choked at the rush hours be- cause a trolley car has stopped in front of city hall. Patrons of the north end lines, no doubt, find the new arrangement inconvenient, but it is for the good of the majority. Attempting to describe the Arch street situation, Attorney Upson, at a hearing Thursday night, missed the mark by about nineteen miles, forty- three rods, one yard and a couple of feet. Mr. Upson stated that there were only three people along the Arch street line who favored resump- tion of the trolley service. It {s\pos- sible that his acquaintance among them {s limited to three. But the truth is that there are many residents of that section who are anxious to see the return of the trolleys because while jitney service during mild weather is fair, when the roads are covered with snow it is almost un- bearable, particularly when the high- way is filled with ruts and “cradle holes.” It is suspected that Mr. Upson has an axe to grind. He lives a consider- able distance beyond the end of the trolley line and would be without service if electric cars were to come back and displace the jitneys, which run out as far as his home. . e This has been a Lonergan week. The friends of the ex-congressman and Its People from Hartford have made rapld strides toward nominating him for the U. 8. senate although it is not at all certain that they have caught up with the Spellacy boom, In Bristol and Southington, the chairmen of the local democratic tickets have publicly announced al- legience to the Lonergan standard. Their standards were made to clear up any misunderstanding of thelr at- titude and to hearten the Lonergan workers, It is announced that the delegates to the democratic state convention from Manchester will favor Lonergan. Other towns, not large to be sure, have also declared themselves for the ex-congressman and his chances look brighter as the campaign progresses. Tom B8pellacy is said to have con- trol of the New Haven delegation and of other districts and his workers seem confident that he will get the nomination. Members of the New Britain town committee are divided as to opinion, the majority being for Lonergan. Expediency will play an important part in the nomination. For certain reasons recognized by politiclans, there is talk of discontinuing the boom which favors Mayor FitzGerald of New Haven for governor, in favor of Thoms, Waterbury's favorite son. This would give the ticket better bal- ance, practical men say, and would be more successful in appealing to the voters, Much water will flow by the mill between now and the day of the state convention. Voters who think that certain candidates should be nominat- ed unanimously may learn that, in the interest of party success at the polls, their favorites have been drop- ped. There is still talk of getting a place on the state ticket for Mayor Pao- nessa although the place has not been decided upon. LU Despite much controversy, the flap- per has seemingly taken her place as a considerable distinguished person- age in the rank and file of mankind and of late even the more hostile of her opponents have lapsed into silence and admitted that she isn't so bad as she is painted. In fact criticism is apt to draw charges of dotage, ye. even the most staunch defender must admit that there are problems of juvenile behaviour which are pecullar to this period and which must be met. Undoubtedly there was questionable night riding, even in the days when the country swains hitched “the old grey mare” to the buggy and went forth in quest of a fair partner for a night's “sparking,’” but at the height of its danger “buggy dashing” pre- sented no such problem as the girl versus the automobile today. At the very worst, it was not likely that the party would proceed too far to walk home. At the present time the girl known as the “auto-pick-up” is no uncom- mon speciés, nor is New Britain with- out her in appreclable numbers. The “‘auto-pick-up' girl seldom travels alone. She is generally paired with another flapper of kindred ideas and views. Thelr method is to walk the streets or highways at night until some lonesome youth or youths, searching for such as they happen along. Then follow negotlations that are remarkably rapid and bold; and off into the night swing the girls and the automobilists youths. True, such are not the habits of all young men with autos, or all young women who saunter along the streets; but there are enough who indulge in this particular actlvity to create a definite problem. Nocturnal automo- bilists, and policemen and constables, are aware of the number of parties parked along the out-of-the-way side roads and lanes that lead from the main arteries of traffic, and most young men of the ‘slasher” age quite frankly admit, among themselves, that a car is the only necessity toward get- ting a girl. The watchful pedestrian may easily see the extent of “picking up,” while the suburban dweller or the owner of a car can see the extent of the “park- ing by the roadside.” Even conversa- tlon with a policeman will show that; at it is a watchword with these “flap- ADAMSON’S ADVENTURES AR "/é\\*.&\ AME—o per-slashers’ that “it's a long lane that has no place to spoon.” In the days of the horse and buggy, parents generally knew with whom their daughters went riding; and pret- ty generally where. Also, in those days the swain had to call at the house for the girl of his dreams— there being little of the “I'll meet you at the corner,” or ‘I'll come along on the 7:15 car” (or bus) Seeming- ly the “you must come and get me’ rule does. not altogether hold today. From that, it is but a step to meeting and associating with young men about whom the girl knows nothing. That all the parties are bad or viclous is most certainly happily un- true, but that many of them do lead to laxity which is regrettable and dan- gerous cannot be denied, and hardly a week passes by but what some news- paper account tells of a clandestine auto ride that ends in tragedy. COMMUNICATED. Crossing on Newington Road. Editor Herald, City. Dear Si It is with conslderable Interest that we have read the different items in the Herald of late in regard to elim- inating the grade crossing at Clayton. While the doing away of this grade crossing is to be desired, there are other crossings quite as dangerous in our opinion about which there has been no comment. If no one else has seen fit to bring the matter to the public attention, I desire in this way to call attention to the dangerous crossing on Newing- ton road. i People going to Elm Hill, Maple Hill, Newington and Hartford, as well as a large number of tourists passing through, are using this crossing in much greater numbers than the Clay- ton Crossing is used. ‘With the improvement in the roads at Maple Hill and Newington, the shortest route between New Britain and Hartford is to go out Newington road, turning to the left after passing Elm Hill, into Maple Hill, down the fine new road on Robbins avenue, crossing Main street in Newington, and passing the Jail Farm to the Turnpike. With the fine new roads Newington has put in and is now completing, and with the probability of a new road from Main street in Newington to the Turnpike early next year, this is go- ing to be a very popular way between New Britain and Hartford. Some effort should be made to do away with the grade crossing above referred to, and if others are as in- terested as the writer, we shall hope to hear from others on this subject. Yours very truly, “MAPLE HILL." LABOR PARTY HAS WOMAN CANDIDATE Miss Edith Picton Tubervill Is an English Office Seeker London, Sept. 2.—That the ‘poll« tical party which above all partles stands for the hard-fisted sons of tofl should put forward as one of its par- llamentary candidates a member of the social elect and a woman at that, may be regarded as one of the signi- ficant signs 'of the times. It is not because of any dearth of good parlia- mentary material among its own ranks and file that the Labor Party has adopted Miss Edith Picton-Tur- bervill as its candidate for North Is. lington at the next general election. Miss Picton-Turbervill s the daughter of Colonel Picton-Turbervill of Ewenny Priory, Glamorganshire, Among the many claims of long de- scent, there are few among the Brit- sh aristocracy who can trace their ineage so far back as can Miss Plo- ton-Turbervill and find such a notable beginning of it. One of her ances- tors was Sir Richard Turbervill, one of the 12 knights of Willlam the Con- queror who settled in Wales soon af- ter the conquest. Is An' Author. 4 Miss Plcton-Turbervill {s the auth- or of “Christ and International Life"” to which Lord Robert Cecil contrib- uted a preface. Her soclal work abroad has given her an international reputation. She spent some years in India on behalf of the Young Wom- en's Christian assoclation, and trav. elled for it in America and other countries. In stating her reasons for allying herself with the Labor Party, Mias Picton-Turbervill said: “The party has a definite, practical program. Its policy is founded . on Christian principles. It has been the chief champion of woman's entry into politics.” If Miss Picton-Turbervill gets into parliament she will not be on the same side as Lady Astor or Mrs. Wintringham. “My politics are not the same as thelrs,” she said, “but I am sure that on all things affecting the welfare of women and children we should find ourselves. on common ground, .al- though in many cases I would go further than they for the hetterment of the working women. For exam- ple, I stand definitely for widow's pensions.” . BY O. JACOBSON Oh, In Not More Than 100 Years [T S CRIIIITRY Gl TAKE A CHANCE ITLLBEA LONG TIME BEFORE YOU ARE READY FOR DEMPSEY, THROW v THE TowEe, ALAMSON )| Al