Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-25
INDUSTRIAL STRIFES.
ENGl.ANo'S BOARD OF VOLUNTARY
ARBITRATION AND CANCELLATION.

Features OF Labor and Trade Disputes
Over a Century Aso-Lord 81. Leon
ards Messure-Plan Originated by ME-.
Nundel,a and Judge Kettle.
For = century and half. beginning in
I.I0, industrial strifss In Great Britain were
one long series Of murders, riots, arson. and
misunderstanding, and all legislative effort
wss Of a purely repressive nature. Con-
spiraey acts, acts Furnishing with 6eath
certain FORMS OF violence, such as machine
breaking for which crims six persons were
executed in 1916, and sets OF compulsory
arbitration of labor disputes mark thisera
Some OF the worst features of the strife
gradually disappeared after the passage Of
tie compulsory arbitration act OF 1924. hut
strikes and lo,kcnts continued TO occur with
even increasing frequency for the next forty
years. AMI 50 little use Of the provisions Of
thu act was made that its existence Was
practically forgotten
COUNCILS To ADJUST DIFFERENCES.
In 1>5. an ACT TO establish 'equitabls
councils of CANCELLATION TO adj Just differences
between masters AMI men was pushed
through parliament by Lord St Lecnards
Ii provided for councils or boaris 10 lie
formed under the license Of the bone secre-
tary upon the petition OF masters and men
in any particular trade or place To these
councils might be referred for eompu' sorry
arbitration any case or displte which a com
miitse appointed by the council failed to
adjust by cancellation, In the enforcement
o. their awards the councils were endowed
with all the authority granted to arbi-
traitors and referees 10y the act o. Isa4
six years before the passage # the Lord
st LeoEards at Mr.. \. ). Muniella, now
president Of the British board Of trade, es-
tabiishei at Nottingham the first permanent
or continuous board of voluntary arbitration
or Cancellation, and its success WAS so
marked that three years later a sini-
lar board, with some important mod
i.ications, was created upon a plan
framed by Judge Rupert kettle-~a gentle
man most admirably fitted for the RESPONSE
Die position OF arbitrator, Of clear insight,
judicial mind trained by long experience
on the lench, and mos happy faculty OF
graphic expression In l>12 parliament,
in Response 10 tas sentiment IN favor OF
these boards, passed third act to make
further provision for arbitration between
masters AMI wor&meu,r and this act gives
tract for the establishment OF permanent
boards Of arbitration with authority to fix
future rates OF wages and power 10 enforce
Their awards 10y legal process
VOLUNTARY N THEIR SUBMISSION.
Although both these lsttrr acts contain
provisions for compulsory arbitration, it Is
now known that these provisions have ever
been resortsi To in any case, bat the large
number OF diileren Is that have been settled
in the last tweaty years in Great Britain
have all been voluntary in the submission
AMI in ,he acceptance OF the awards The
permanent boards Of Cancellation ami arbi-
tra;ions originated by Mr.. Mundella and
Judge Kettle have constantly grown in
favor and usefulness
Speaking Of their etfsct on the industries
which first adopted them, Mr.. Mundelia
saws: a mo friendly feeling has taken
tho place IF hostility. and confidence and
mutual respect exis. whore formerly all was
suspic ion and hatred This was not the re-
suit OF "a day, nor was it accomplished with
out o., aSionai lapses to thu o.i state OF
thing. The strifes of century and half
ere not so soon forgotten, Tut troubles il the
board have been so infroquent and unimpor-
tant that | am justified In saying that 1t is
IA complete success. Strikes and locaoufS
are unknown contact has developed re
spect The changed relations OF employer
AMI employed have been recognized; they
have met about the same table as equals
and out of this has grown condition Of
aTairs that viii make it impossible for the
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