Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-13

Tint in strike quarcis between corpor-
auons aud employees military duly viii
eventually have to he done other than
with volunteers from labor ranks.
United Stntcs deputy marshals to tho
number uf 300 We're selected Mt thu
request OF the Ganoral ManaEers' M
ISOLATION aud is railroads. They were
armed and paid-by railroads and acted
IN the double capacity Of railway em-
ployes aud officers OF the law. While
operating the railways they assumed
and exercised unrestricted United
Statoa authority whcA so ordered by
their employees or whenever thry re-
Earded Il Az Necessary. They were not
under the direct controict any govern
mont Official while cxcrcising authority.
This IL placing officers OF the GOVERN
mcnt under control OF combination
OF railroads. 1t W a bad precedcnt
that might well lead TO serious conse.
uucnces, There IL no evidence before
thc commission that the oiiiccra Of the
American Railway union NJ any time
participated In. or advised intimidation.
violence. or destruction OF property.
They lncw and fully appreciated that
"a soon as mobs ruled the organized
forces OF society would crush the moba
and al responsihle for them. and that
this meant defeat. The attacks upon
corporations and monopoliea by the
leaders IN their speeches are similar
to those to be found In the magazlnes
and Industrial works OF the DAY.
From the testimony It IL fair 10 con-
cludc that strikers were concerned In
the outraged against law and order,
although the number was undoubtedly
small az compared with tho whole
number out Many impartial ohserv-
era are reaching the view that much
OF the real responsibility Tor these
disorders rcpt ON tho people them
selves and with the government for
not adequately controlling monopohcs
and corporations and for falling to
protect the rights OF labor and redress
It's wrongs. No one asserts that the
law can completely remedy conten-
lions "a TO wnEos, etcu but many do
inslnt that something substantial can
be accomplished In this direction "
attempted In good faith. since nn-
lions have grown 10 the wisdom OF
avoiding disputes by cancellation and
even of settling them by arbitration.
why should capital aud labor IN their
dependence upon each other persist
In cutting each other'a throatr az u
settlement OF differenccs2 Onlcinl re-
ports show that much progress has
been made In the direction OF concilin-
tlon aud arbitration even In America.
Abroad they are In advance OF us In
this policy, Wherever population ~
denae and opportunities M limited as
abroad present industrial conditions
would keep us more disturbed than
We are now by contests between cnpl-
tai and labor. Some OF courts, how
ever are stlll porting over the law
reports or antiquity In order 10 COM
strue conspiracy out % labor unlona.
However, men may differ about the
pronrlcty and legality at labor unions.
we must NIL recognize the fact TINT we
have them with M 20 stay and to
grow more numerous and powerful
1T ~ not wise to fully recognize them
by laws; to admit their noccsaity M
labor guides and rrotectonlatH to COM
serve their usefulness. Increase their
RESPONSIBILITIES and TO prevent their
tolNa aud nggroaslona by comforting
upon them the privileges enjoyed by
corporations with lilto proper restrlc-
tlonn and cancellations result IN half
dozen ownen'hlps OF our railways,
which IN by no means unlikely, tho
question OF goNernmont ownership will
be forced 20 the front md we need to
be ready 10 dispose OF 1t intelllgcntly
Nhether IL " practicable for thla ma
ton 20 do 80 intelligently when II be-
comes noccsrnry 20 save an Investment
or whom the people It shall be done IA
nm open and serious question which cam
not be answered fully except by actual
experiment.
hN iA'HAhlH VI Wnuf Email ne 0ONn
IL therefore one OF cynedlenoy and not
or nowcr. When railroads noted az
lodRr and inry In acting upon tho COM
plants OF shippers the people dcmnnd-
| cd nnd congress- granted government
| tribunal whore people and railroads
could meet on equal terms md hnvc
Ihelr dlnercncoa Legally adjusted In
Jerome" 20 the Chicago strike the peo-
pie have III same right 10 n fovernment
tribunal to adjust differences hetwecn
railroads. and employees TO the end that
Interstate commerce may be lpga dla-
tlrbed by strikes and boycotta
lle commission contonda that the
lhw shpuld make II OBLIGATORY ON some
pubic tribunal promptly 20 Intervene
~ means OF invesilgatlon and oonclll-
| atoiS nuNicp and 10 report whenever a
di1iculty Of me character uf that at
| Chicago occurs"
The report alpo recommended rirst
thnt there be n permanent strike com
nliHaion of three members with power
OF invosiirauon ma recommendations
| ns TO dlHpuion between rnili,onda anil
their employees similar 20 those vested
IN The Interstate commerce commission
~ 10 rates, etc; that, M IN the inter-
| Stnfe commerce act, power he given
20 the United STATES courts 20 compel
tho railroads 10 obey the decision OF
the commission after summary hear
ing, unattended by dcrhnicalitles. and
that no delays IN obeylnE the decisions
Of tho commission be allowed. pend
Ing appeals. TINT whenavar the parties
70 q controversy IN n matter within
the Jurisdiction Of the commission are
one or more railroads on one side
| and ono or moro trades unions incor-
pornted under chapter 5G7 OF the
| United States Htntuica or tSs5-s6 or iin-
| dor state statutes upon the other. each
| side shah have fhn right 10 select "a
Representative. who shall be appointed
| by the president TO serve az n tcmpor-
| airy member OF the commission In