New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25
on,,pI.ISORY ARBITRATION.

c;rco tho Ncv-York Central strike ehdeu II,
an ;,,pominiors failure the railroad "o'r"
tho travelling public have been mea>uI"'''
,:,. r.o,, tho existence and the menace vi III
.or.,,,,+od communication. This period OF q''''
.,maand;rc the assembling OF the LcsiSi''"'o
p... ...,d 20 postnonc the consideration OF IhedS
'o' affoc,;nd the relations of public carriers anu
o,o;, nmnIovcs which were literally dlScuSSeu
during the autumn. In the Jld@hei. u N'"'
however. it would be a misfortune IL inc oom'
mo session were allowed to pass Nl'ho"' '''
,ational progress toward goal Which Soo"e'
or later must be diligently sought. LAPe''o"0O
has NOT shown that a New-lo Legislature van
Ia soreroly trusted TO attain the hlShesU Hii,''
e human wisdom in solving comphca'eu pro-"
,oms but inasmuch as it has the power oi
,ct;ou in this matter. that is no answer 10 'hoSo
who insist that something must be zone -.
rho forthcoming number of "The Atlah,ic
Nonthly'' contains an important ar'lcic ~ WI
Charles Worcester Clark, on 'oinPu'No''
Observation-Disclosures we are bouhu 10 say
nocouso if is calculated to stimulate rather man
Ill Discussion This is said without the ledSl
1;srosnoct since it was designed to he sue
1.-two rather than conclusive. Mr.. clark d>
.,,,os ot ,ho outset that the prevention Vi
..n.os ro, only NAV be but ought to be inc
,,,t;oo+ of LEGISLATION. and ho judges that the
o,,tbor;,v If the States can be more hopel"I!
invoked than that OF Congress. H'd''I"S ''I"
this noint he does indeed, outline Il soH'o"'''''
elaborate scheme of Intervention bc'"cc" III,
nuhI;c and the loss and inconvenience lhNoi,''
IL tho disturbance of traffic, but he rcaliE III
';.., ,,ror nothinc except the fundamental p'i"
a;rIo ,yhicb he laws down. This Is, III pIic''
that the public has right to exact ''o
fo,mancc bv railroad of the duties WHY" ~
,Io.,or imnoscs. and 10 establish arbitlduon ~
tb,t ond Beyond this he suggests the pan W
oo,,,irg .coujesccncc on the part OF the rail-
.ood bv tho alternative Of a rccclvclShip' -
COON as the service fails AT any point ana
on +bo mart of the employees by the condition
that a strike without due notice or Pu'h' oo''
cont should forfeit the license with Whlch ne
,vonld cause every railroad cmpl"Ee 10 DC
nr,vidcd These penalties, he cohce'N'N'
would be quite sufficient Tor the POrIo>c
of lnsming obedience. MI. ozark pol"'>
ont that this choice of alternatives would non
don,7vo ne corporation Of the nominal fl3n,
~ reject the terms of the arbitration and Woulu
st;u leave IFS employees in the possession Of thcir
rights as freemen. A.,
We cannot discuss the details into which the
writer enters for the purpose OF eIuclda,Ihg '"o
nroblem and Indicating along what lines ~
solution may be most hopefully attempted we
bavc alluded to the conStIaintS by when ne
,ould secure obedience to law OF compulsory
,rbit,otion. for the reason that the most serious
d;ricnl1y begins at that point We nave 10
doubt that the penalties he proposes VIII I'M
nross many of his readers rs extremely sim
cent. if not intoleraIc; but IT Is iar easier 10
nordemn them than to suggest means OIL COM
mission which would be al once mlld"r ana ho'
loss effective. Assuming that the coming Legs
l,,uro will be urged to take up the SUBJECT i
NAV be useful to bring this crucial point AT once
and conspicuou>ly into view 10 tank 'D'!
tho advantage and necessity OF arbitration /
ony,. and oTTcnds no one 70 devise practIca
measure which politicians will not be ailaIo
Of and which inc community VIII be Wilde u
anply is very different matter.