The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-07-25
Ex-President Takes a Decided
Stand as an Exponent of
Arbitration
COMMON SENSE OF AMERICANS
A National Characteristic Which Way Be
Relied tpUn TO Aid In Settling Diff.
fieulties

That the force of public sentiment
will lead toward general arbitration
in labor disputes is the position taken
by former President Clevs,and in an
article entitled, "A Few Plain Words
on Labor Troubles which appeared
in this weeks Golfers Weekly.
The national characteristic Of under
lying common sense. he maintains,
will force a change in the present at
titude assumed by capital and labor
and ultimately the patriotism and
general sentiment of all classes will
prove irresistible forces working
toward conciliation through arbitra-
tion. The article is copyrighted by
II F. Collier & Son, through whose
permission the following extracts are
printed:
American patriotism" writes Mr..
Cleveland, "and to dwell upon it as a
sentiment thoroughly pervading our
pcop'e, and so pure and genuine that
in it's name. all of our countrymen
would be willing to forego selfish and
personal interests If thereby the well
fare of the great body of cur people
could be advanced We know that this
patriotism is not dead and that it is
still abe 10 foster and bless the best
American citizenship; but is the not
reasc2 to fear that it is so weakened
among these enlisted in contention
between employers and employed that
they are either unconscious of it's re-
straints or seek to avoid its exactions
by giving lodgment to the deluding
notion that their cuarre.s do not con-
cern the general good?
Happily, however. we can still
count upon a national characteristic
of underlying common sense that will
not permit us to look upon these un-
toward conditions as incorrieible. We
may still hope that the balance of
right between the contentious that
now affiict us will be adjusted as soon
as passion is made to yield to the
American sentiment of justice and
love of fair pay, and when these shall
insist that among those who lead, as
well as those who follow. in these
labor controversies. there shall be
created and stimulated peaceful
mood and a conci'iatory sentiment
ANY intermediary attempting to
bring parties in difference together
fer amicable de'iberation should be
absolutely disinterested and impartial
and should possess the unqualified re-
spect and confidence Of all concern
ed. The National Civic Federation
and like organizations established in
various localities have illustrated the
beEeficient uses CT such an intermed-
iary. Man. labor troubles have been
tied through their interp'sition. OPP
Grating on the same lines. we have
seen voluntary arbitration resorted to
by contesting parties, on their own
motion, with most reassuring results
ITO these influences both the work
iEgmen and their employers are
amenab'e and neither can escape their
Judgment. These forces of patriotism
and public sentiment may sometimes
steep, but when thoroughly awaken
ed they are irresistible in the reetifi.
cition of any wrongs that menace
our nations integrity or our peoples
welfare. II those who contend in labor
qLarrels fail to find for themselves
path of peace and quiet, we need not
despair Of remedy. We can hopefully
await the hour when the patriotism
OF our people shall be aroused to the
consciousness that a danger threat
ems the republic. and when public
sentiment ssal search out the right
and wrong Of labor disputes and ad-
Judge that they shall no longer breed
terror and hatred among those who
should be wiring coworkers in achiev.
iEg grand national destiny"