The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18

organize. employers must proht by the
example set them lu a,lf-sncrlhce and scli-
denial by their employee.
Af Jastt insisted thai nntl she en-
pioyer class organizes and establishes coli
lectivcly a department of labor Just as
Individually or incorporate capacity em-
pioyera provide for their executive and
construction department. their financial
and their salee departments. strikes wiA
continue. and that ~ strikes. therefore.
are 90 become obsolete in America. every
department Of industry must be thus or
ganiEed
John Mitchell. president q the United
Mine Workers. sa!d hE organization has
favored Tor over ten years an adiudica-
ton 81 differences hv Cancellation and ar
biirati0n. and that there has not been a
great strike Ia which TIE miners bad en-
gagged that they had not nrst tried 90 ap-
ply the principle az cancellation and arhi-
tration before engaging in the strike
This was true in she recent contest In
the anthracite coal heiis % Pcunsyiyauia.
some LacaI systems.
The afternoon session was opened by r
Iena purand. who sail in part
THE most highly developed local sys-
tem Of c0uciiiai ion and arbitration b.
found IN some 81 the building trades Of
Boston ard New York lu these cases
dlsintorested parties are sometimes called
la a. arbitrator thing which u ~ yet
decidedly uncommon IN tnia country. The
number OF trades ia which systems Of
arbitration. couciliaticn. ard joint agree
monts have been developed covering the
entire trade. or a large fraction nf u, Is
SUI small In nnue Of the trades o. there
a provision Tor referring questions a. 10
general conditions 81 labor 20 outside
arbltrators In case Of failure Of the con.
ference TO agree. The system 81 cotcila-
ton and agreemcut has already done
much 20 establish permanently peaceful
relations in the trade where d exists
IS u tends 10 develop spirh on both
sides which goes FAR toward assuring IN
duatrisi peace
Compulsory Arbitration.
lie was followed by h. y Kcnna, who
aiid IN part
cornusflsory arbitration. without power
"a enforce tho award would D. farce
To say that men mus arbifsatc but need
not abide tho award would BE- 90 pro-
vide "A procedure as ridiculous ~ q "on'h
be useless. To make an award ofteoiiNe'
n IL necessary that one parry can ~
compelled 70 employ and the other com
rclled 10 labor. though neither be- satisfied
vrh the award THIS would BE- slavery
sav some. AMI others, c0nfiacation. But y
would he neither. ard only mere c"fhien'e
"a constituted authority. exercising pp"-
ers both consistent with the spirit % our
laws and similar 20 those thtt A4ft'n9
exts The sentiment 81 to-day u unqneH
.tor,blv opDosed 10 interference BY the
-s..-- "a diapi,tes between employers and
go ---..,sssses. hut their conduct may
e.,,ae a change ~ sentiment detrimehthl
20 both parties.
.svrbc,, che erurioycr % great NUMBERS
sngared la a business affecting the pupiie
IAN nu the places made vacant ~ aulN
ers the employer wln win the c"ni"ft'
and where nc cannot DO 30. the empioF -
ain VIII The decision o. the contest
therefore. will always resolve Itself INTO
- o,ta4flo ua. how necessary D. " that
~ employer shall continue IN business
,na nov. necessary b. 90 that ne shan en-
-, tba strikers No amount 81 intmi-
',,io, or persuasion will change The re-
cult. ihoush % may postpone o. iof 20.
,ue.orabla laws % supply anl n''i'l. .''
rlu control the decision. Ana y ~ VIII
anord the cmplsger every protecilon lh
~ EFFORTS to obtain others TO take ne
,,lares made vacant by striker. aHh az
800 10 such others that protection guar
.,,-sd hem by the constitution. but now
-, frequently denied them, the contest
vgiii soon b. ended. and the party pre-
,..s.fr. whichever Il be-. viii have securei
he victory az the least cost p tne pnp-
lie."
wr. Gompers' Address.
Mr.. Gompers " his address 90 the con
t.~.rra Referred 20 the remarks made
d,,r,ng the session by a Santa Re Official
according 90 whose statements. said Mr'
C;ompefw a would appear that All tbs
e,arfure4 toward Cancellation or arnitr =
aon ~ sarh disrutea a. that between the
santa Fe and nH feleEraphers came from
the employers. Dir. Gompefs asserted
mat or the contrary. where there had
been one offes frsm tas side VI associated