The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-11-04
THE PREVENTION or STRIKES

A compulsory court OF arbitration is
the relief proposed for the comp etc
prevention of st. likes. The idea is 10,
recently by reason OF its aGyye2te
winning the $500 prize offered by the
American Humane society for the hes
essay on the subject of strike proven
ton. The prize winner. Mr.. Amos ].
Bailey. took the New Zealand method
Compulsory arb.traion), and with
this as his theme wrote the essay
which has been declared the WHINE.
and has been commenced by various
labor and capital captains since its
o4Is4lal puBhoaticn.
Mr.. Bailey proposes a system Of in
dustTial courts, state and federal. with
full powers OF jurisdiction over all
disputes between labor and capital.
OF these courts Mr.. Bailey says. in
his prize essay: Establish a system
CT courts, enc system to be establish
ed by the state, and the judges to pc
elected by the p5op.e; another sys-
TEN, with corresponding jurisdiction,
to be established by the federal gov
eminent, the judges TO be appointed
by the president, with the consent of
the senate. These state courts may
be called the industrial court; the in
dustrial court of appeals. the indus
trial supreme court. TO the other
series may be prefixed the word fed
eral in each case"
There are fod parties to all indus
trial disputes. In all industries Of
such magnitude as to be liable to
strikes, four parties have interests of
such a nature hat it is reasonable fer
any of them to take the initiative in
measures TO prevent or end such dis
tarbances. These parties are the own
ers or operators, the labo.e els, the pub
lie and the government. Any one CT
the four parties interested may bring
a dispute into court, either before CT
a1tsr a strike. The method of p.o-
oeOure in each case is thus described:
a NdoS may bE OIOuSnL U6LOI6 an
industrial count by employers by any
agent appo-nted by them TOR this pur-
pose. Lmp.oyes Aay become plam-
UAS n any o4se " ageA,s duly ap
pointed by them IA a lAestIng Gale
1of me purpose o. appointing sueu
agents, or W persons authorized 20
al Tor strikers, OF u portion or tleA..
Inc Pablo may enIer suit ia the in
CGstr4al court by an agent or COM
mIttee apps inted in a meeting of ci.-
liens c-..eu Ior the purpose OF max
Ing such appo.ntlnCnt. 1he sovsin-
heat hay taA5 action on ITS own &C
co4nt. IAe court may, on lis own
1eAa.t, Summon the c~onteadIlg pa
ties Ior a nearing Of the case as II Il
Lad 0eea brought by enc OF The
othsT o. tie parties as p.aintiff.
Inc decision OF the courts is to be
final, so tar as tie persons dlreItIy in
vowed are concerned. But under the
ooc4s-on of the court there can NJ
longer be any boycott by striking CT
nOA-saccessiU laboTe.s. Strikers ma
refuse 10 return To work on tie terms
fixed by the court, ii they choos;
employers may decline to open their
shops, If they like. But if the laborers
will not comply with the courts rul-
fng they shall not be allowed TO in
terfere with other workmen who may
wish to take their places. And en-
ployers shah not be allowed to en-
ploy laborers on terms inconsistent
with the findings of the court. In
short, the principle of enforcement IN
Mr.. Bailey's plan is that if a business
is carried on at all it shall be con-
Quoted on the conditions laid down by
the court. The decision of the court
is TO be final in all cases. subject to
appeal TO higher courts.
AS said before, Mr. Bailey's plan is
not a novel one. 1t has been tested
and found to De successful. The sue
cess which it has won and Mr..
Bailey's successful advocacy is giving
f. increased interest these days. and
the plan seems to be meeting with
favor. 1t is being given Widespread
publicity. and its champions are hope
ful that the discussion will result in
it's ultimate adoption. or, at least. 10
improvement Of existing conditions.