Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-31
THE DIFFTCULTIES or ARBITBA-
TION.

THE DLFFICU LTTES or ARBIIBA-
TON.
Three bills have been introduced IN
congress, proposing laws to meet the de-
mands of the country in cases such as
that which produced the present strike.
Arbitration is the central feature OF oil
the proposed preyentiyes and remedies
They differ In minor features, and as to
the method OF arbitration, but they all
agree in making arbitration compulsory
when labor and capital fall out
As illustrating the intent and action oil
the proposed laws, let the bill of Con-
gresham Glover OF Missouri serve for a
model Either employer or employe may
30 TO TO the federal district judge OF the
district in which the cause OF complaint
originated, and demand an arbitration oil
the matter in dispute. The Judge hears
the complaint and decides summanly.
II he Wills that there is necessity for
an arbitration, each side names a
representative, these two a third, and they
shall be commissioned by the judge to
hear and decide the dispute. II either
party refuses TO arbitratc, the district
Judge before whom complaint is made
shall summon him or them, and upon
failure to appear the Judge snail appoint
the arbitrator named by the party COM
planning, who shall hear and determine
the cause, But neither judge nor aroi-
traitors have authority to establish Kate
OF wages or lN hours Of labor. The
award OF the arblrators is to have tho
same effect and authority as Judgment
rendered in the court 10 which IL Is made
A failure to comply with that decision
within two days exposes the obdurate
party to heavy penalties, to be collected
by summary sale Of property.
The detects Of such law arc m,ny
Everything depends upon the third Orbi-
traitor, aud neither party win agree to
accept him without some assurance on
feeling that he will favor that side The
arbitrator are not ynlj4Eait whom tho
decision is made shall be held to It's obll.
CATIONS bypenalties which allow the salo
OF his property. This Is binding enopob
on the employers, whose property is snb.
Ject to levy and SAFE but such penaltv
mas no terror to a workman who has No
property to be seized upon. II could mn,
DC very effectively enforced against nm
employer whose property is covered with
mortgages In fact, the bill provides no
remedy Tor the enforcement of the de-
'islon OF the arbltrators, and either party
may observe or ignore 1t at win, unless
-hey are possessed of property enough to
'ausiy any execution which may be made
where the penalty for disobedionco Is not
,ald NV
Yet, very surprisingly, we ind the rop.
esentatlves in congress OF the laborinr
lasses protesting against arbitration
H. Foran, the member from Cleveland,
mo mas put himself up as the special
hampton OF the strikers, vigorously on.
oses the proposition. He holds that
'ngress has no right to force the laborer
accept an arbitration that he might feel
be unjust. 1t may be replied. that
ere Is no more probability of decision
aust to the laborer than to the EN-.
oyer Each has equal rights in the
olce OF representative and in appear.
2 before the board Of arbtrators with :
idence' II anybody should object to
plan IL ought to DO the EMPLOYERS
d not the laborers; for 1t can be ON.
reed as to them, but not ALWAYS ;,
to the workmen, There Is M r,
to compel man 70 work against
WIZ The workman who is dis.
ished with the ilnding OF the arbitrs. :
$ can quit work, The employer must
" II, under penalty which is held
er his property. j,
IS difficult 70 soc how arbitration can 9
made effective by compulson, when !,
defeated party is determined to resist ,,
There Is this TO be said in its favor
ugh, that fair decision by disinter. a
ID commission will generally be obeyed h
bout the need of compulsion. A work.
who Is dissatisfied with the wages J
; receiving, and thinks his employer ioi
Ole TO pay more, win be more likely to 2
r cheertpllY at that rate II body Of on on
: IN whose honesty he has confidence OF
des that the business VIII not allow nal
9 to be psldi and an employer win g. e,
more Willingly deal better by his men /
he is assured that they have real s i
'ances that need his care. me
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