Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-01-10

sterdaD, \ y, have appointed an arol'
trafion committee 10 settle their differ
euces.
The above examples may not by some
be considered Of 30 much importance cou-
pared With the number Of failures in the
se,lemea: Of difficulties, but they show
well which way the tide is moving. What
prominent men Of the country thinks Of
The subject can he seen from the following
Interesting opinions cleaned from the
symposium published by the Age OF Steel
and from other sources.
Col W. P. RgSp, the great coal opera
tor says: This great movement Of sroi'
ration ia growing daily IN strength. lts
rrt.oducuo1 As an agency Of adjustment
Of the relations between capital and labor
ia all OF our great industries is only q mat
te, of time and enlightenment growing out
Of public discussion. The discussion Is
now becoming widespread.
Rev. HEBgR NEWTON, Of New York, says:
Arbitration is proving in the economic
strife what it is il the political strife. Ar
oitra.ioa is p:o,ing to be the missing
coupling between capital and labor in Eng,
land aud Il France very notably in the
latter case in the semi-leza al courts, known
as the Conseil des Prudhcmmes.
Rou.ar RENSErr, Esq, Master Work.
man Of the Illinois Knights Of Labor, says
Arbitration is q proper means to adopt
Cor the settlement Of disputes and grieVan-
css between employer and employee, but
this method is only successful where labor
organizations have the power to enforce
il
DAylEL McLAUGuLJS, OF Brentwood, ILL.,,
SAYS: a board OF arbitration properly
constituted of honest, intelligent men,
would in ny Judgment prevent many great
strikes and lockou,s and bring more secu'
ritv to capital and q bettsrremuneration to
the laborer.
y. O. Nelson, Esq, OF the Nelson Man
utac:uring Co, s.. LOUIS, sa5s: "Aroltrs'
ton is TO. q perfect, but the NEST availa.
Die remedy
JpuN Z GAGsyIELD, assoc ale editor of
"Olg Country" Nea York city, says:
Arbitration is a reassuring link. 1t is a
primary step in the evolution Of the labor
question.
P. Il. DoSyELLY, Secretary o! the Hit
uoia Miners Protective Association, says
| look upon the acceptance OF t e prin-
ciple OF arbitration tor settling disputes
ADD as a preventive against their
occurrence by the laboring men
o. thought, and the employers
disposed to DO what is fair BY their en-
oIoyes. IS being 5 hopeful sign in this con-
iict between labor and capital. Ar5itra-
roa means education, and education
ueaus 3 proper maintenance Of nothing
out ust principles. Both mean humanity.
Education, arbitration aud humanity is
Rha. We expect embodied in the arbitration
Of trouble, etc, between capital and labor.
I. Is coming fast, aud nothing short otit
will do. Reading rooms, literary societies
and debating schools are being established
in connection with our labor organizations,
and surely this is q hopeful sign. There
is 8 CLEAN in the gloom. There is q light
in the sky Let it come
J. b McCAg,Sr, Chief ofthe Bureau o!
Industrial Statistics Of Pennsylvania, says:
Arbitration is, in my opinion, the only
reasonable coupling between labor and
capital
Fsso WOODROW, Esq well known as
ths Samaritan o: La5or' says: In this
principle is unified the interests OF both
parties and 10 my mind is g doctrine in
the gospel OF industry worthy Of being the
eleventh commandment"
A. II DAyEoRT, Esq manager Of the
Colorado Coal i Iron Co., says: "Arbitra-
ton is not q psnacea to cure the ills of Ia
Dor, out it represents the mex stage Of hu-
man development in advance Of strikes.
With SO many men with opinions like
the above working in behalf Of the labor
problem, q new light seems about to dawn.
L.er i. come. Ii means much for tine great
manufacturing and minging region OF
The Ohio Valley.