The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10
DIXON WON MEDAL
PuIIen Society Debate Goes
: to Affirmative.
4 Stirring Debate Las Night Was the Attraction
Given by The A. & N. Cadets in
Library Hall.

The Pullen Literary Society of the A.
and M. College gave its annual debate last
night,
This was in the olivia Haney Library
Hall and the exercises of the evening were
most entertaining and enjoyable.
Theer was a splendid attendance, in view
of the fact that the Carnival was at its
height. No matter what may be other at
fractions, the A. and M. Literary Societies
always have a good attendance at their de-
bates.
The exercises of the evening were enliv-
ened by splendid music given by the A.
and M College band The music was In
spring and it was greatly enjoyed by the
audience, which showed its appreciation
of the pleasure given.
The debate of the evening was presided
over by Mr.. O. Max Gardner, the presl-
dent of the society who with the secre-
tary, Mr.. Fl. M. Foy occupied seats on the
stage with the debaters OF the evening.
The query upon which the debate was
held was, "Resolved, That the passage by
our National Congress of a Compulsory
Arbitration Act is necessary to the high
est industrial development of our coun-
| try In the presentation of the argu-
ment both affirmative and negative showed
that careful consideration and deep study
had been given to the subject, and the con-
test for superiority was wagea with great
zeal and fervor
| AS the judges OF the debate the selections
were Judge Robert M. Douglas, of the
Supreme Court of North Carolina, DIR. w.
! l. Register and Mr. Alf A. Thompson. 1t
was in their province not alone to award
! the palm of victory to the side which in
their judgment won, but also to name the
debater who was the best of the four and
to present to him the handsome gold medal
the prize which went to the winner
! The seating Of the visitors was most
carefully looked after by the Chief Mar
shall and his able assistants These wore
the handsome badges of marshals of the
society and were most accommodating.
The Chief Marshal was Mr.. Edward f.
Etheridge, Jr., and his assistants were
Messrs. Foy Robertson. A. w. Gregory,
Joseph p. Gulley, w. I. knight.
| Following a well rendered selection by
the band, Mr.. H. NJ. Foy, the secretary,
read the query of the debate and named
Mr.. Julian M. Howard as the first to pre-
sent the views of the affirmative.
| Mr.. Howard spoke most IDLY in uphold
| ing the necessity for the passage of an ar
| bitration act He reviewed the features
of strikes and pointed out how these and
all their attendant evils gould be remedied
by legislation which would make arbitra-
ton compulsory and throw about it the
/ protection of the laws of the country He
dweIt with much emphasis upon the state
| of affairs in New Zealand, where such a
law is in force, and pointed out that it was
| generally accepted by both labor and cap
Iital. It's happy effects, he held, could be
duplicated in this country if Congress
would pass law which would be effective
and which could be used in the interests
of the whole country, law that would
4 make possible the agreement of labor and
capital upon the points of difference which
arose between them, and which without
arbitration would tend to bring on strikes.
He urged the opposition of large organiza-
| ton to arbitration was in its favor.
The first speaker for the negative was
Mr. w. M. Chambers. He spoke forcibly
upon the question and in a cogent argu-
ment presented his views in opposition to
arbitration and showed that the difference
between employer and employed could best
be settled without the interference of the
government The view was taken that diff
ferences could be settled without the gov
eminent taking a hand between the con-
testing parties, and it was urged that such
law would be undemocratic in its results,
basing this upon the idea that national
legislation was not necessary to settle af-
fairs between labor and capital, but that
these could be settled without law upon
the subject, and that labor had the right
to act as it thought best. when differences
arose between it and capital
Then came the second speaker for the
affirmative Mr.. Arthur McDixon In
presenting his views Mr. Dixon anticipated