The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18
OLNEY ON ARBITRATION.
a New Measure Devised by the
Attorney General. p
PREVENT STRIKES AND LocKoUTs

by Submitting Wage Controversies to q
Commission Composed of the Chairman
of the Interstate Commerce Commission
and One Representative of Each Side.
WASHINGTON, Jun. 1s-A labor arbitra-
tion plan has been devised by Attorney
General Olney, and was introduced yester-
day by Chairman McCann, of the house
committee on labor, and Is intended as n
substitute for the one framed by Labor
Commissioner Carroll ID. Wright as a re-
suit of the labors of the Chicago strike
commission. In several points the bill Is
more far reaching in its propositions than
any that has been brought forward. The
terms railroad" and ''employe" are do
fined in tho bill, and the latter class in
cludes those working on cars operated by
the carrier under lease, making the car
rier responsible for their acts as though
they were employed directly by him. The
wages paid to employees, it is stipulated,
shall be reasonable and Just.
In case of wage controversies the chair
man of tho interstate commerce commits
sion and the commissioner of labor are to
communicate with the parties endeavor-
ing to effect an amicable settlement, md
If this mediation fails the controversy may
be submitted to IL board of arbitration of
which the chairman of the Interstate com
merce commission shall be chairman, and
which shall consist also of one commits
soner chosen by the employer and one by
the labor organization to which the em-
ployes interested belong. Where two or
more classes of employees are interested
their organizations shall agree upon thoir
representative.
Other features are The parties shall
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bitration, the existing status shall not be
changed. The award shall be final unless
set aside for error Of law apparent on the
record. The parties shall faithfully exc
cute it, and IL may be enforced in equity
So far as the powers Of ii court of equity
permit. Employees dissatisfied with the
award shall not quit work without three
months notice in writing. The award
shall be continued in force for two years,
and during that period no now arbitration
between the same parties on tho same sub
jeot shall be had.
After illing the award with the clerk of
the United States circuit court Of the dis
trict in which the difficulty occurs thirty
days shall be allowed for filing exceptions
In matters of law. after which it shall go
into effect II no exceptions are taken IL
they are taken it goes into force ten days
after their decision.
II an agreement OF arbitration shall bo
entered into hy employees individually, in
stead Of organizaii ions, the board shall not
be created uni IS the chairman is satisfied
that they repr1scrt thoir associates. Dur
ing that time il will bn unlawful for or
ganizati"ns or employees TO order aid or
nbct strike or boycott or to leave their
employment without giving thirty days
notice in writing nor can they be dis
charged withou! thirty days notice, ex-
ccpt FOR causes mentioned. Violations OF
this provision are made a misdcneapor
punishable by 81 900 fine or one years i'm
prsonment.
Membership in incorporated labor or.
ganizations, it Is provided shall ba termi-
mated by indulgence in lawlcssncis, vic
lcnce, destruction Of property, intimida-
tiun or threats by members during strikes,
but they are not to be held Individually
liable for debts of the organization.
The employees of roads managed by re-
ceircrs appoint ii by tho federal courts
shall have the right TO bs heard through
the officers Of their organizations or their
representatives in he courts
Employers who make 1t condition of
employment that men shall not bn men,
bers of any labor organization Or discharge
or threaten to discharge mon for slfeh
membership or discriminate against them
because of it, or enter into contracts COM
peiliDg the men to contribute to any funds
for charitable, social or beneficial ubjects,
or if discharging men conspire to prevent
them from obtaining employment else
where, shall bo guilty of inisdcmeanor,
punishable by fine Of from 800 to 81 900.
Ii disputes threatening to iniuriously
affect the interest OF the people OF any sec
tion are not submitted to arbitration the
attorney general is authorized to apply to
the district court for receivers for the rail
road, to take possession of the property
and run it in tho interest of the public.