The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-29

disturbances, it is by no means 'med-
dlesome" for them to do something
about it as if they had a right to do it.
And as to the government, its inter-
ests. are real and have commercial
value. It costs money to preserve peace,
to protect personsb and property, and
to provide for justice among men. 1t
is the duty of the state to provide for
the INDECENT and unfortunate, and this
costs money. 1t unreasonable, there
fore, that the state SHOULD take meas
ures to pfoteetftSeH against the max
ing Of paupers at home and Of their
Importation from abroad. Hence the
state has a cash interest in every in
dustry and in the. labor problem. And
cash interest is always a basis for d
business proposition.
These statements and suggestions do
not cover the Whole ground; but they
indicate with sufficient clearness where
to look for foundations for a plan for
the preventing of strikes. 1t is not
necessary to depend simply on good
advice, nor to wait for such a mil
lennium Of good will among men that
the higher law of love shall make I'M
necessary the sterner law Of justice.
The case may be taken where 1t is,
and the desired result may be secured
with reasonable certainty, and with no
more irritation than is to be expected
in the administration of good govern
ment anywhere.
Laborers the Storm Center.
In case of a strike the laborers are
always the storm center. And strike
is always caused by labor as a whole,
as organized labor, or an equivalent, at
least, for the event. The trouble Is
not with laborers as individuals, but
with labor as a unit as far as the
strike is concerned. And to the extent
that the strike has to do with the
problem of capital and labor, it is a
problem of an adjustment ef cash cap
ital and labor capital. There are CO.
ordinate interests. But the interests
of one laborer as an individual is no
more coordinate with cash capital as
unit than the interest of one stock
holder as an individual is CO. ordinate
with labor as a unit Hence, in the
treatment of strikes, laborers, to the
extent involved, must be treated as
unit
If strikes are to be prevented an easy
and efficient method of adjusting all
differences which may lead to them
must be provided; for the first essen
tial is an efficient method for the i'm
partial administration of justice. This
cannot be left to arbitration voluntar-
lily OF compulsory. Inere- must De an
easy and efficient way to a final set
tlement of any case that may arise by
the government And. as things now
are the best way to bring this about
is by courts established for this spe-
cial purpose.
In the first place, every opportunity
possible must be given to the employ
ers and employees to adjust their own
differences, and to prevent or end
strikes in their own way.
In the next place, there must be the
authority of government, backed by
power to enforce such authority. And
for greater liberty and the inspiring
confidence in the method adopted this
authority should be both the state and
the federal government, or either, as
any party involved may appeal to the
one or the other.
Establish a system of courts, one
system to be established by the state
and the judges to be elected by the
people; another system, with CORE
spending jurisdiction, to be established
by the federal government, the judges
to be appointed by the president, with
the consent of the senate. These state
courts may be called the industrial
: court the Industrial court of appeals