Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-04
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AFTER Amendments Made has Bccn
reported 10 the House.

AFTER Amendments Made has nccn
reported TO the House.
Washington. Fob, s-The amended
labor arbitration blll agreed on by the
house committee on labor after confer
encos with representatives OF the or
ganizatlons OF locomotive engineers.
tralnmen, nremen and conductors. has
been reported to the house by Mr..
Erdman OF Pennsylvania,
Incorporated In the report accom-
panying the bill arc two letters adj
dressed to Chairman McGann. approx
ing the bill. one from Hon. Carroll
ID. Wright, commissioner OF labor and
the other from the labor representatives
by the committee. MIR Wright sets
forth In his letter. contains all The vi
tai principles included In the bill pre-
referred to. The bill agreed upon
sented by himself and Mr vernan.
as an outcome OF the Investigation
OF the Chicago strike.
1T Is bill" he says. (which in It's
provisions seeks to place labor ON a
more thorough basis than II now oocu.
pies. II also In It's material sections
especially z, 4, and o brings to labor or
CARNATIONS The opportunity for really
pcrfecting their work and for co-op-
Grating with the managers OF railroads
in preventing strlkoa and an manner
of violence In avoiding threats and
elimiuatlona lntimidations. Il also
gives employees an opportunity to be.
heard when receivers are IA control OF
railroads upon the question OF the
reduction OF their wages and the con-
dltions Of their employment should
changes therein be sought by receivers.
While IL Will not solve the labor pro-
blem nor prevent strikes entirely. It
nor prevent strikes entirely, It viii,
in my opinion. do much TO steady tho
the foroes Involved and afford power
full and even effective balance
wheel IN Interstate controversies,
The other letter 10 signed by H. y,
Clark. Order OF Railway Conductors;
Frank T.. Sargent ana Il. NJ. Arnold.
brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen;
i. NJ. Arthur, Brotherhood OF Locomo-
tive EnBineqrs; ID. l.. Cease and w. q.
Edeus, Brotherhood of railroad Train
men, and W. v. Powell order OF Rail-
road Telcgraphers. This letter sets out
that the organizations OF railway eni-
ployes represented are IN hearty ne
cord with the general Rentiment in
favor Of arbitration as meana for
settling disputes. ana favor the enact
mpnt of,laws by the national congress-
as preferable to any that might DO en-
acted by the legislatures OF the differ
ent states.
Tha writer's point out that they have
never been willing to subscribe to the
Idea OF a permanent commission or a
fixed arbitrator named IN advance. and.
agreeable to that idea, proposed the
amendments regarding the organization
OF the arbitration commission already
pointed out In these dispatches. Al
the same time they think II essential
there should be some government Of
ficer whose duty II Is to immediately
take up tine matter OF settlement OF
disputes. by Cancellation or mediation.
ana n this Is unsuccessful 60 attempt
TO secure arbitration before war IL de-
clared.
In obJecting to section 10 OF the bill.
as originally drawn by the attorney
general which gave the government
the right to bring suits IA equity to
prevent continuance OF strike, the
labor men say they believe II covers
ground not contemplated by the pre-
ceding provisions OF the bill and that
Il could easily be construed in such
way MS TO entirely defeat the objects
aimed at.
1--WE believe that II contemplates in
vesting the representatives OF tho gem
eral government with authority which
IS not consistent with the accepted up-
derstnndin4 o. the rights OF property
owners or individual citizens. In short,
We look upon It as moving step IN
the direction OF government paternal-
ism or eventual government ownership