Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-09
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Austin, Tex. March Editor Ga
zette: The extreme partially for the
Industrial and laboring classes enter
tanned by the Galveston News, and it's
Rtlll morN punctllious fairness to those
who diner from 1t and yet address it in
courteous terms, Is manifest from
this little incident: In view OF the
News publication OF ex-senator Goochs
dignlfed criticism Of the Rogers arbl-
tration bin and several Of Its own in
iiammatory editorials denouncing the
purposes of the bill and OF its support
| ers, the following letter was addressed
TO the News, the first paragraph being
| polite and respectful request to pub
llsh. 1t Is not denied that the News
| had the right to refuse the space, but
that It exercised that right with regard
to n bill 1t has thought important
| enough to assail in repeated editorials
Is significant of it's policy to discuss
public questions only from Its own
standpoint of favor or opposition. Its
fairness on questions OF the kind is
manifest from the fact that, though as
sured the sections concerning which OBJ
jections have been urged by II and
other forces In opposition are to be elm
mated by the friends OF the measure,
1t still assails the bill In its editorials
AS though the obnoxious sections were
still parts and parcels OF 1t. However,
the general public, as well as the labor
!ng man, knows just how fair the News
can be TO laboring classes. The letter
was as follows.
Austin, Tex. March 3,-To the News:
/ take 1t that, lnasmuch as you have
contributed Of your valuable space
quite literally TO the unfricndly critl-
cism of the Rogers arbitration bill"
You Will be generous enough to It's
grlRnla In accord than f.,,s q. Fs.,.,
lines In reply.
The most plausible objections which
have yet been urged against the Rog-
ers bill, 80 far as this correspondent
has seen, are those embodied In the
letter OF the Hon. John Young Gooch
OF Palestine to the Hon, Ben. II, Rog-
| ers, the author OF the measure, pub
lished in your issue OF yesterday. With
single exception those objections en-
body the features which will be pro-
| posed. In one instance to be changed
and in others 10 be eliminated these
propositions coming from the friends of
the blll--the labor organizations seek
ing It's passage,
Taking up Senator Gooch's objections
scriatum, It may be said that the Rog-
ers bill Is not so drawn as 10 provide
for compulsory arbitration in the event
OF controversies arising between em-
ployers and employed and It Is not in
tended 10 create new tribunal clothed
with arbitrary power TO assume juris-
diction that is fixed by law upon other
tribunals. II provides merely that Il
shall be lawful" for the employer and
employees, when any grievance or dis
pute shall arise or exist between them
to submit all matters involved, l.. writ
ing to a board OF arbitrator 10 hear
adJudicate and determine. The en-
forcement OF the award made BY such
board of arbitration is entrusted 10 the
courts, that award having been made
upon the agreement, in writing. OF the
parties concerned and upon the equities
undar the law and iha evidasaa. such