The Lamar register., 1894-11-17

.l,Izcns that a mandate OF a court IL 70
ha obeyed until il Is modified and cor
re,.,ed by the court that issued IL
The policy. the report says. OF both
the Pullman company and the railway
managers association In reference 10
appIlca;ions to arbiirate closed the door
to all attempts at CANCELLATION ana So
Element OF differences The commission
Is impreSssSi with the belief. by the es'-
,ience and by the attendant eirrumstan-
ces as disclosed. that a different policy
would have prevcItted the los OF III"
and great loss OF property and Wages
49, Sjop,-d by the strike The report
declares tn. arrival OF the troops at
Chicago was opPortune and says that
polIccmen SympathiLed with strikers
rather than with the corporations can
not b.. doubted. nor would II b. sur
prts3n. to find the same sentiment rife
among the military. I'he<e fovcss ar.
largely recruited from the labOrin-
classes. Indeed the danger Is growing
thai in strike wars between cnrpora
tons and employees. military duty VIII
ultimately have 10 be done by others
than volunteers from labor ranks.
united STATES deputy marshais to the
number Of 3.tno we're selected by and
appointed AZ the request OF the Gerer-
al Managers association and OF Its rail
roads. They were armed and paid by
the railroads. and acted In the double
capacity OF railrUad employees and Unit
cd States officers While opcrai-nE tbs
railroads they assumed an cXer5s.-,.
unrestricted United State antho-'iy
when SO ordered by their employers
or Whenever they Regarded Il as nee
e-ssary. They were not under the direct
control OF sny government official while
exercising authority. THIS Is placing
officers Of the government under Goa
troll OF q combination OF railroads. 1t Is
a bad prgs,,ient tina; might well lead
To serious conScquenc,~
In CONCLUSION. the commission says:
The cummhSsiou coo;snds that law
should make u oh,lisasory upon SONS.
public tribunal to intervene by means
OF Investigation and crDciliafloa and
to report whenever a difficulty OF the
character OF that occurring during the
past season at Chisn-o artS~ The
commission theF,for. recomm-nsis:
First. THAI therc b. pcrmanatsr
United Stairs strike commission OF
three members with duties and power
Of Investigation and resommendatioa
as TO disputes between railways and
their employees similar 10 thos-e re,stsd
In the interstate commerce cofnmts-
Sion as To rais-. etc.
-A-That as In the Interstate con-
mxos act, power b. given 10 the Unit
ed States courts To cuuI-sl railways to
obey the decisions OF the commission
after summary h.arinE unattended by /
technicaliues and that no delays In
obeying the decisions OF th. coSnmis-
sion be allowed pending appeals
~B-Ilaf Nl.us.yer the f.trff.. o.. 4. i
controversy In matter within the
jurisdiction OF the commission arr. ON. /
or more railroads on one side and one |
or more national trade unions inf,yr- |
poratei under charter llT Of tbs. Unit |
ed States statutes Of 1851, or und.<
state statutes. upon the other. each /
side shall have the right to -<iszS a
representative who shall he appointed
by the president 10 serve as a tenpor- 1
ary member OF the commission In /
hearing, adjusting and determining
that particular CONTROVERSY,
tIhls provision would make IL fnr
the Interest OF labor organizations 10
Incorporate under the law and To max.
the commission a practical board OF /
cuncallation- II would also tend IN |
create confidence in the cofnrniss,a,
and TO give 10 that body in every ha,ar-
ing the benefit OF practical knowlesir,,
II the situation on both sidts1
t-That during the pendency OF
proceeding before the eotnmlssion in
augurated by national trade unions o-
by an incorporation OF employees n
shall not be lawful for the railroads
TO discharge employees belonging there
to except for inefiiciency. Violation OF
law or neglect OF duty: nor for such