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


hearing. adjusting and DETERMINING
tina particular CONTROVERSY
This proviaion would ninikc II FOR tho
interest of she iobur organizations 10
Incorporate under the law and IL make
the commission one OF cancellation. IL
would also tend 10 create Confidence
~ the commission and 70 glvo 90 that
body In cvnry hearing tho benefit oe
practical knowledge OF tho altuatlon
on both aidba. that during the pen
dcncy OF q rrocpeding before tho com .
mission inauyuratcd by national trade
unions or by an Incorporation OF en-
ployes It shall not be lpwfui for TIT
railroads 70 tllschargo enihloyes belong
Ing thereto except for ineiiiciency. VIC
lation OF law or neglcct OF duty; mo-
for such trade unions 70 order unit
tn or mid or abet strikes or buycotb
aglnst the railroads complained Of. no
for ported OF six months after do
cison for such railroads 70 discharu
nnv elich employees In Whoac pincoi
othera shall DO employed except 70
the causes aforcsnid; nor for such en-
ployes during q like period 70 quit ~
,,crvlcc without giving thirty days.
written notice OF Intent TO do 20; mol
Tor any such union or Incorporation &c
order. counsel or advise others.
Second. That chapter 500 OF the unir
ed States statutes OF lSsb-lsSu pc nmcnu'
ed so ia 10 require national trade.
incorporation and In their constitutions,
rules and bylaws that member shail
cease TO be such and forfeit all rights
and privileges conferred on him by thd
law as such by participating In. or by
instiTating force or violence against
persona or property during atrikes Or
boycots or by seeking TO prevent 9th
orr from working by threats OF violence.
Third. Tho commission does not feel
warranted with the study II has been
able to Give TO the subject TO recom-
mend positively the establishment Of
license system by which the higher
employees shall be licensed after due
and proper examinations, but II would
recommended, aud that most urgently,
that this subject be carefully and ruby
considered by tho proper committee OF
congrcHa, Many railroad employees and
some railroad oillcluls examined and
many others who nled their suggestions
IN writing are In favor OF some such
Hyatcm,
The commission would suggest con-
Rldcration by states " tho adoption OF
some system OF Cancellation or arbitra-
tion. like that. for inrtanrA In Massa-
chuFt It's. That systcn might be re-
lnforccd by additional provisions giv-
ing the board OF arbitration more power
to Investigate all strikes, whether re-
qucsted TO do 80 or not, and the quoH-
ton might be considered na TO giving
labor organizations a standing before
the law nA heretofore suggested Tor ma
tionM trades unions contrnctH rcquir-
ing men no; I, join labor organisations
or To leave them na conditions of ems
ploymcnt should be made Illegal AZ IN
already done IN some Of our states.
The commission urgca employers ~
recognize labor organizations. that
such organizations be- dealt with
through representatives., With special
references to Cancellation aud arbitra-
tlon where dliiioultiea are threatened
or arise, u Il satisfied That employers
should come Ia closer touch with labor.
and should recognize that while tho
interests OF cnpltal ana labor are NOT
Identical, they are reciprocal,
The commission ia satisfied that u
employers everywhere win ondenyor 20
net In concert with labor that u when
wnges can DO raised under economic
conditions they be- raised voluntarily.
and that II when there are reductions
reasons be given for the reductions.
much friction can be avoided.
II 81 also aatlsned that n einployeTs
Will consider enployeH NJ thoroughly
essential to Industrial Huccess an capt.
tai, and thus take labor into consulta-
| lion at proper times. much or the 90.
verify OF strikea can be tempered and
their number reduced.