New-York tribune., 1902-09-05
NO COMPULSORY ARBITRATION.
THE PROPOSITION REJECTED BY BRITISH
TRADES JNIONISTS.

London. Sept. AT to-days session OF the
Trades Union Congress there a heated discus
sion OF compulsory arbitration resolution intro
dueed by the Dock Wharf and Riverside Union,
which was as follows.
IN view Of the colossal growth Of trusts and com
birss of speculative capitalists and consequent con-
centIaucn Of capital and monopoly OF industry tns
ard the tozTs OF dsiocatiOn Of trade stoppage Of
Work and distress Of wage-earners. To avert such
Calamity thlS congress caILa upon t!Ie lsS4s:atIS
pass act creating a supreme court OF arbitra-
Tee and 10 be Constituted By an equal number Of
Workne!s s an9 employers representatives; L VINO no
shall take evidence from the parties agEflGFed OF
cases debarred from acting as representatives. The
power OF the court 10 be compulsory. Cancellation
courts Tor the various industrial centres to be
court. and to be termed district courts In all cases
woTkmens repTesen lives to be selected by trades
unions rs commissioners or members Oh the Su-
pTelne court. For the effective dealing with DIS
STAPLE trades namely, mining. textile, transport,
engineering and agriculture with crown judge
cases be submitted to the court Only
unions registered under the Trades Union act ana
hrns covered by registration under an act identical
with the Trades Union act TO be eligible for con-
ton. We therefore Instruct the parliamentary com
Tni1tee TO draft a bill for the purposes aforesaid
Many Of the delegates opposed the resolution on
the ground that under such q system the trades
unions would not only lose many Of the advantages
they had wrung from the employers. but would die
of inaniton since the need for their survival would
no longer exist.
The resolution, eventually. was rejected by $751;
G1o $4,000 represented votes
After vigorous protests against the recent Taft
Vale and pcketing judgments, the congress adopt
ed unanimously the following resolutions regard
ing picketlng and trades union funds, both intro
duced by the Am8gamated Carpenters and Join
eTs' Union:
First-This congress urges upon The parliament
aTV committee every means in its power to
secure such amendment Of the Trades Union act as
shall make it lawful during the continuance of 4
trade dispute for any person Or persons on behalf
Of a trades union, 10 attend at near a house
place where another person resides or works,
carries on business, Q happens to be, OF the aP
pr0ach to such house place for the purpose of
obtaining or comm anicatng information, or peace
fully persuading any person to abstain from work
ing, and any attendance, communication or persua-
sion aforesaid. without using OF threatening
ieEce. shan not he deemed watching or besettng
within the meaning Of Section OF the Conspiracy
and Protection OF Property act, 1873.
SecOud-That request the parliamentary COM
mlttee TO approach Members Of Parliament with
view 10 the Introduction OF a bill TO define the
liability Of trades unions which shall provide that:
NO action shall lie against trades union for the
recovery OF damage sustained by any person what
soeyer by reason Of the action OF a member or
members Of union or persons acting on his or
their behak unless IL be proved that such member
or members persons acted with the directly
pressed sanction and authority OF the trades union
rules