Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-13
those vested in the interstate commerce commission as to rates etc.

merce act, power be given to tho United States courts to compel railroads to obcy the decisions of the commission after summary hearing. unattended by tcchni- calities, and that no delays in obcyinG tho decisions of the commission bo allow. cd pending appeals.
 B-That whenever the parties to con tr"versy in a matter within the jurisdic.
 II of the commission arc one or morn 'Liiroads on one side and one or moro national trade unions, incorporated under chapter 567 of the United States statutes Of lSS5S6 or under stato statutes upon the other. each side shall have the right to select a representative. who shall be ap- pointed by tho president, to servo as a temporary member of the commission in hearing adjusting and determining that particular controversy.
 This provision would mako 1t for tho interest of labor organizations to incor- porato under the law and to make tho commission n practical board of concilia- tion. It would also tend to create confi- dence in the commission and to give to that body in every hearing tho benefit of practical knowledge of the situation on both sides-i C., that during tho pendcn- cy of a proceeding beforo the commission inaugurated by national trade unions or by an incorporation of employees 1t shall not be lawful for the railroads to dis charge employees belonging thereto OK. cept for inofiiciency, violation of law or neglect of duty. nor for such unions dur ing such pendency to order, unite in or aid or abet strikes or boycotts against that railroad complained of, nor for q pe- riod of six months after a decision for such railroads to discharge any such em- ployees in whose places others shall be employed except for the causes aforesaid, nor for any such employees during a like period to quit the service without giving 30 days written notice of intention to do so, nor for any such union or incorpora- tion to order, counsel or advise otherwise
 "Second-That chapter 567 of tho Unit. ed States statutes of lSSS-S6 bo amended so as to require national trade unions to provide in their articles of incorporation and in their constitution rules and by laws that member shall coase to be such and forfeit all rights and privileges con- ferred on him by law as such by partici- pating in or by instigating force or vio- lenco against persons or property during strikes or boycotts. or by seeking to pre- vent others from working through vio- lence, threats or intimidation; also that members shall be no moro personally lia- bio for corporate acts than are stockhold- CTS of corporations.
 An Arbitration System.
 .Third-The commission docs not fec: warranted, with the study 1t has been able to give to the subject. to recommend posi- lively the establishment Of n license sys- tenn by which all the higher employees or others of railroads engaged in interstate commerce shall be licensed after due and proper examination, but 1t would recom- mend-and most urgcntly-that the sub ject he carefully and fully considered by the proper committee of congress.
 New York railroad employees and some railroad officials md many others who filed their suggestions in writing arc in favor of such a system.
 The commission would suggest the consideration by the states of the adop- tion of somo system of conciliation and arbitration like that, for instance, in Massachusetts. That system might be re- enforced by additional provisions giving tho board of arbitration moro power to investigate all strikes. whether requested to do so or not. and tho question might be considered as to giving labor organi- cations q standing before the law as here tOfore suggested for national trade un- ions. Contracts requiring men to agrco not to join labor organizations nor to leave them as conditions of employment should be made illegal, as is already dono in some of our states.
 Tho commission urges employers to recognize labor organizations: that such organizations be dealt with through rep resentatives, with special refefence to conciliation and arbitration when diff culties are threatened or arise. It is sat isfied that employers should come in closer touch with labor and should recog. niZe that while interests of capital and labor are not identical they arc reciprocal.
 The commission is satisfied that If employers everywhere endeavor to act in concert with labor: that if when wages can be raised under economic conditions they be raised voluntarily. and that if when there arc reductions reasons be given for the reduction, much friction can be ayerted. It is also satisfied that if employers will consider employees as thoroughly essential to industrial success as capital. and thus tako labor into con sultation at proper times, much of the severity of strikes can be tempered and their number reduced"
 Train Robbers Get n Month.