Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-13
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
TESTIMONY ON THE EFFECT OF
sIRir,E ARBITRATION.
Nr. Ncf0rn.mck. Labor Com m issioner,
N.akcs Some Interesting.
Statements.

The indust. .ial commission today heard
MIR J.. p Mccormack, labor commissioner
ard member of the board Of arb -4auon OF
indiana. upon ~ subject of aIb.raelon OF
disputes b, .SrC,n laboi and cap..al. In ms
testimony ne saiu the board Of arbitration
III his STATE consists of TWO members, one
representing labor and the o,her cap tai.
He rcprt s.niS labor. being Il primer by
trade The Two members then chose a
bird arbitrator, usually Judge OF the
court of lhe county in which The arbitra-
ton is held.
He SAID tina, arbitration between capital
ard labor is rapidly gaming favor N In
d ara and in some trades has almost taken
the pace Of strikes. In som" branches OF
industry JnC contracts between idoor and
eIAp4oS,s l,,s,rIao hat III cases OF dill
,u.,y IN, ..I-Ju.r snail .te s,fI to arbltra n
W.tiioI, Ce..Sa ion OF work. VASES, hours
of labor and d, ais Of empl 'yment are DIS
cussld n n and Al. mates set,ied
increasing Good Feeling.
With these setuen.u,s occurring annually
ard bang OBSERVED sincerely, here is a
consta-iuy III, rc.S..S aUod feeling between
Wurkmeu and employers. Brute lorce,
which is sIch 4 large clement in All Strikes,
arous2s a spIri. of comua.lveness whlcn
lNcs after the sir ke s Over and leaves
bad blood be.wcen The men and their en-
pIoyers. Arbitration preNen,s such a result
and IS gradually beng acctp ped as HE Desl
means of setAlnS troubles IN all lines OF
trade.
1t is the duty of the Indiana board OF ar
b;tration to offer arbitration when' yer the
board finds trouble ex sting. and When tht
parties to the dispute accept l. proHefeu
service they must ign an agreement 10
abide by the result. The award OF the arol-
traitors $ filed with the clrcu court, ana II
one # the parties efuse> to fulfill the AWARD
with five days the coult can be Appealed
to and can enforce the award. Sucn Dual-
ness has precedence over al other bus ness
of the cou t, and if tic court is too busy
another judge can be assigned to the dutS
of acting upon the case
National Board Desirable.
Mr. Mccormack urged the necessity OF
compulsory arbitration in cases of dispute
between capital and labor where the inter-
esls of the pubic are concerned and when
a long strike will br.ng disaster to the peo-
PIE at large. He thought national board
Of arb tration should be p.ovided fer in,er-
state industries and to handle Big strike
wheIe the ervices Of the Lit a seem ilkeiy
to result. In Indiana there is not yet en-
forced arbitration, but 1t seems reasonable
to conclude that the time is rapidly ap-
proaching when other steps must be taken
to complete the essential processes for set
ting .fferences.
hoard cl arbitration, which must be ap-
pea.ed to when me pubic veal is the para
mount issue, and n cases when there is a
failure CT settlement or refusal to attempt
it is a crying need of the times
Mr.. Mccormack read the terms of a bill
which will be presented to tie Indiana legls-
lature. providing for enforced arbltratIolI
Prevention OF Strikes.
At the conclusion Of his formal state
ment MIR. Mccormack was questioned by
members of the commission as TO the de
| tails of the work of the board of arbltra-
! ton The greater efficiency of the boaTo
! hes in The direction of mediation rather
| than al duration, the preventing of strikes
! and lOckou,S. He was very much IN laNCi
| of the system which provides thai after tbs
parties Vo.untar4.y enter into arbitrator
they are bound by the court to observe lht
| findings of the board. He said there ha'
| never been a violation of the findings o
| the board.