The herald., 1894-07-29

sw. the statute creating them nsceesar-

law, the statute creating them necessar-
lily repeating any law contrary thereto.
do not propose taking up the ques-
ton of possibly conflicting federal and
state jurisdiction if the people are ear
nest in demanding reform the way
would be made plain.
Suppose, for instance. each corpora
ton employing labor had clause in
serted in ita charter requiring it to sub
NIT certain question: arising between it.
self and its employees, such as q pro-
posed reduction of wages or the hours
of daily labor, to the decision of board
OF arbitration. 1t would be easy to
guard against vexatious appeals on the
part of the workmen by exacting the
penalty OF fine when such appeal was
proved to be vexstious to the satisfac-
tion of the bosrd-part of the accruing
pay of the workmen being retained for
that purpose, the books of the corpor-
alton being, OF course, open to the in
spection of the board.
This would undoubtedly establish a
right on the part OF the employee in
some measure to control the result Of
his labor, out do not believe that as a
result the heavens would fall. though
juetice might be done that way.
True, it has never been go. and there
fore in the opinion OF many it never
ought to be go. Yet even such do in
time get used to novelties when they
find them to be innocuous, and in the
course of the next generation such a
state OF things may beno novelty.
am aware, too, that it would inter-
fere with "the right of the employer to
say how the business shall be conduct
ed" and it might be that millionaire
would not multiply 30 fast as they have
during the last 80 years, but no one need
fear a Wholesale exodus of the capitalist
as consequence OF the enactment of
such law. Staunch patriot as he is,
he will stick fast by his country as long
as there is dollar in its treasury.
Such an enactment might not be 30
superior" or ''simple" as that pro-
posed by Mr.. Bierce, but it would at
least savor leas OF the dark ages.
But providently providing against a
possible falling through of his phian-
thropic scheme of imprisoning his fell
low -workers-for he, too, claims to be-
long to trade union-Mr. Bierco has
yet another hold upon u.s." He pre-
scribes as cure for the distemper affect
ing the body politic an allopathic dose
of soldier.
He Gays: "We still have two reserve
medies-government ownership (of
everything) and the government soldier.
So far as know the men of my country
there is bat one class OF men that can
be always trusted for duty-the United
States army. The soldier stands alone
at his post of duty, keeps his heart out
of his head and performs his appointed
work with never thought OF less dis
agreeable or perilous alternative--the
sole serene and significant figure of the
show. God bless the soldier, and let me
live in country whore one sees him,
look in what direction we may p'
Perhaps it would not be we'll to take
this TRADE too seriously. Did he really
mean what he says the wonder would
be that he should consider q country
sunk so low as to be in need OF such q
remedy worth an attempt to save it..
Perhaps if Mr.. Bierce were enabled to
establish his pet Milesarchy he might
find his pr@torian guards less serene
than "significant." Mr.. Bierce's Tas