The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-14
Especial to News and Observer.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Durham, N. c., April 13.-A large and
enthusiastic audience assembled in Cra-
ven Memorial Hall this evening to hear
the debate between Emory and Trinity
College. Aside from the excellence of
the speeches and the general bearing of
the speakers, the occasion was notable by
reason Of the distinguished judges, Ex-
Governor Allan ID. Gambler. of Georgia,
and Governor Charles B. Aycock, and
Hon. f. A. Woodard. of North Carolina
Auditor b. f. Dixon presided with ease
and dignity while Prof. w. ID. Carmichael,
of the Durham schools, acted as time
keeper. The question was a vital one
and the speeches bright, sparkling and
at times eloquent. Trinity never sent
out a better team and if Emory has any
better debaters than the gentlemen who
represented her she is indeed fortunate.
The Trinity College Glee Club delighted
the audience by the rendition of two
excellent college songs.
The query for the debate was: 'Re-
solved, That legal provisions should be
made In this country for the appointment
OF tribunals OF arbitration to settle
strikes and .lockouts, said tribunals to
have power when negotiations between
employer and employees have failed to
assume Jurisdiction and to judiciously de-
termine and enforce for the industry in
question just rates of wages and condi-
tions Of labor.
FIRST SPEECH
Mr.. Reese Griffin. the first speaker for
Emory opened the debate He showed
that the question at issue is not pri-
yate voluntary arbitration as opposed to
the plan outlined in this subject; that
some plan should be used to settle
strikes and lockouts when negotiations
have failed and that the plan outlined
is practicable and eXpedient. He showed
that the plan advocated by the affirma-
tive involves one fundamental principle
with four subordinate principles The
first and fundamental principle is that
legal provision is TO be made If after
negotiations have failed any plan what
ever is used then legal provisions must
be made for that plan. The four subordi-
nate principles are: The tribunal is to
be appointed: II is to have power to as
sumo jurisdiction when negotiations have
failed; IL is to make a judicial determi-
hation of the matter in dispute, and to
have power to enforce its decisions TAX
ing up the first of these subordinate
principles ne showed that the tribunals
have been appointed in the several States
by their governors and that this method
has been found eminently successful;
that the tribunal should have power to
assume jurisdiction for the present meth
DDS cannot reach all strikes. This pow
ar nf h, NorJs ,,a4,
justifiable infringement of private rights
and the experience Of the present State
boards IS that it is power much needed
The board should have the power to
make a judicial determination because
not having this power State boards have
failed This will set public sentiment
right and make negotiations more eff
feetive and prevent labor disputes.
SECOND SPEAKER.
Mr.. j. p FriZZelle, of Trinity opened
for the negative side of the question by
saying that a compulsory arbitration
law has been in operation in New Zea-
land since 1894. If its success could
be proved it would not argue the sue
cess of the proposed law, because the
conditions obtaining in that country are
entirely foreign to those prevailing in
the United States. Labor is Incorporated
In New Zealand it is not in the United
States. The author of the New Zealand
law says compulsory arbitration law
cannot be had in the United States until
labor and capital are reconciled to it.
Arbitration is voluntary in nature and is
effective only as ii derives it's full power
OF the consent of the parties arbitrating
There is no such thing compulsory ar
bitration. When arbitration becomes
compulsory it departs from arbitration
and becomes adjudication. The decisions
OF the board must be binding on all
parties concerned which would be a gross
restriction of civil liberty. The right to
work cannot be arbitrated any more than
the right of a man to his own home if
ii should be claimed by outsider who
proffered arbitration. DEGREES OF courts
of arbitration could be enforced versus
capital but not versus labor until labor
is Incorporated. This means discrimi-
nation. Courts of arbitration will be sub
ject to political influence because the
power of appointment will be in the
hands of the political party in power at
the time of appointment. Labor and
capital have no confidence in courts of
arbitration that are subject TO politi-
cal influence. Compulsory arbitration