Connecticut western news., 1894-11-15

the General Managers' association was $2, 10S, 552, ST. The mum Der of employ. ees was 221, 037. The report criticises the acts of this General Managers association and takes up the cetails of the trouble at Pullman at great length. The report says:
 mission that the officers of the American Railway union at any time participated in or advised intimidation. violence or destruction of property. They knew md fully appreciated that as soon as mobs ruled the organized forces of society would crush the mobs and all responsible for them in the remotest degree, and that this meant defeat. The attacks upon cor po,ations and monopoliss by the leaders in their speeches are similar to those to be found In the magazines and industrial works of the day. From their testimony 1t la fair to conoluds that strikers were concerned in the outrages against law and order. although the number was un- doubeedly small as compared with shs whole number out"
 Moasro,i~s Not Controlled.
 The report adds, however: Many i'm partial observers are now reaching the view that the real responsibility for these disorders rests with the people themselves
  quatoly controlling monopolies and cor porations ard for falling reasonably to protect tho rights of labor and redress Its wrongs None aaserts that the laws can completely remedy contentious as to wages, sto, but many do insist that some thing substantial can be accomplished In this direction If attempted honestly, req sonsbiy and in good faith"
 In conciusion the report says: "Since nations have grown to the wisdom of avoiding disputes by oonciliation. why should capital and labor in their depend once upon each other. persist in cutting each others throats as settlement of differences,
 "The growth of corporate power and wealth has bcon the marvel of the past 90 yeArs. Corporations have undoubted ly benefited tho country and brought It's resources to our doors. It will not be surprfsing If the marvel of the next 50 years be the advancement of labor to Q petition of like power and responsibility.
 we have heretofors encouraged the enc and comparatively neglected tho oth- sf. Docs not wisdom demand that each bs encouraged to prosper legitimately and to grow Into harmonious relations of equal stsnding and responsibility before the laws This involves nothing hostile
 
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 "TAe commission deems recommsnda- Mons of specific remedies premature. Such . problem. for instance. ns univer- saf ownership of railroads it too vast many aided and far away, If attempted, DO bs considered as an immediate. practical remedy. It belongs to the socialistis group of public questions in which gov srnment ownership is advocated of mo- nopoliss such as tslesraphs, tslsphones express companies, and municipal owner ship of waterworks. gas and electric lighting and street railways Those quss- tions are pressing moro urgently ns time goes on. They need to be well studied and considered in every aspect by all citizens. " Some Reeonxnsndaiions. The oommission therefore recommends: "First-That there be a permanent United States strike commission. with duties and powers of investigation and recommendation as to disputes between | railroads and their employees similar to those vested in the interstate commerce commission as to rates, etc.
 "A-That a in the interstate oom- meroe act, power be given to the United States courts to compel railroads to obey She decisions of tho commission after 1 summary hearing, unattended by techni-
 
 ! the decisions of the commission be allow d pending appeala
 'B-That whenever the parties to con troversy in Q matter within the jurisdio- | tion of the commission are one or more {! railroads on one side and one or more national trade unions incorporated under chapter b67 of the United States statutes I of 1ss5-so or under state statutes, upon the other, each side shall have the right to select . representative. who shall be ap- pointed by the president, to serve as a ! temporary member of the commission In ; hearing. adjusting and determining that ! particular controversy.
 ''Second-Ihat chapter 567 of the Unit | cd States statutes of lSSa-86 bs amended ! % a to require national trade unions to provide in thslr articles of incorporation and in their constitution rules and by laws that member shall cease to be such and forfeit all rights and privileges con fsrrcd on him by law as such by partioi- pating in or by inst.Rating force or vio- lenoe against persons or property during strikes or boy cotts. or by seeking to pre- vent others from working through vio- lcnoo, threats or intimidation; also that mem bsrs shall be no more personally lia ble for corporate acts than lre stookhold- CTS of corporations.
 1 An Arbitration System. "Third-The commission docs not foel warranted, with the study It has beon able to give to the subject. to recommend posi- lively the establishment of 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 reoom- mend-and most urgently-that the sub. iect l,e carefully and fully considsrsd by