The Van Buren press., 1900-05-12
If labor would withhold its creative

hanQ Capltal WOulu UeCoino Woi Vhi0'o,
and capitalists would die of want, IL
all capital were now destroyed labor
alone could create 1t anew. Our country
Is the richest in the world. Riches de.
pend upon capital and labor for growth
and perpetuity. Capital and labor In
this and other republics should be
fraternal in the highest degree.
The right is generally recognized for
capital and labor to respectively organize
for protection, benefit and advancement.
But contentious between such organized
bodies with increasing frequency arise
and result in strikes and lockouts.
Labor is always willing to eat its bread
In the sweat Of its own face; idle or
selfish capitalists are generally willing to
eat their bread in the sweat OF some
other fellow face.
Strikes and lockouts are liable to soon
affect and threaten rights and interests
of persons or the public that are not
parties to the contention and the con-
tending sides to the strike are liable to
soon forget or disregard all outside rights
and interests. But third parties and the
general public have rights and interests
affected or threatened which the contend.
ing sides to the strike or lockout should
be required to recognize and respect.
Both sides to the contention are in
clined to invoke the aid of police or
military power to help them along, and
capital has generally been the most
diligent and successful in asking for and
obtaining such outside assistance,
The contending sides sometimes rep
resent small armies In numbers sufficient
to plunge the local community into n
state of riot insurrection or revolution
so that not only the peace and welfare,
but the integrity and perpetuity Of
organized society demand that strikes
and lockouts should be promptly settled
and ended. For this purpose there
should be created In each state grand
board or court Of arbitration, with de.
fined powers iapd jurisdiction co. exten.
sive with the state' Then, when q strike
or lockout occurs that disturbs or
clearly threatens to disturb by its con
tention, the rights and interests of third
parties, or the peace and welfare Of
society in the estimation Of judge Of
any court of record in the local county,
then upon proper application therefor,
such Judge should be empowered to re-
quire the grand board or court of arbi'
tration to promptly convene at or near
the place Of contention and require the
respective sides TO the dispute as
soon rs possible TO fully and fairly
present their case and at the conclusion
such board or court should report it's
findings of fact and conclusions OF law,
such report to be spread upon the journal
of such local court of record and operate
rs u final Judgment or decree and the
sheriff of the local county should be
empowered and required to enforce such
Judgment or decree under the supervis.
ion of the judge that convened the board
or court of arbitration.
Either party should be permitted to
appeal upon the giving Of an approved
bond sufficient In amount to secure the
costs, but such appeal should not dis
turb the operation Of said Judgment or
decree until the change be made II made
at all, by the appellate or reviewing
court.
Should either side TO the contention
neglect or refuse to present or submit
It's side Of the case after notice so to do ,
then the court or board Of arbitration
should proceed with such light as 1t can
obtain and determine and settle the
disputed point or points the same as
though the contending sides were all
actually present and fully represented
No two cases are alike, and no two
strikes involve exactly the same questions
and conditions; and no party or corpor.
alton should be permitted to sit in judg.
ment in Its own case, and invoke police
or military power to enforce such judg.
ment; and the attempt so to do should
be made misdemeanor, and II blood.
shed or tho like results, u felony, II
the respective sides refuse TO submit tc
the action OF the board or court, or tc
notifications Of the judgment or decree
by the reviewing or appellate court, ther
treat such refusal as u misdemeapor ant
punish the refractory laborer by fine OF
imprisonment, and the rebellious corpor
alton by forfeiture Of Its charter.