The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-11
URGE ARBITRATION OF
ALL LABOR DISPUTES
w. ]. Bryan Favors Compulsory
Submission of Question
to Arbiters.
Times-DIspatch Bureau.
Munsey Building,
washington. D. G. Sept. 10. 100

Washington, d. c.. Sept. 10. 1907.
It is regarded as highly probable
that compulsory arbitration of disputes
between employers OF labor and en-
ployees will be a feature of the next
Democratic platform. Mr.. Bryan favors
such a law, and, assuming that he will
be the nominee OF the convention, he
will probably use, and successfully. all
his influence to secure the adoption of
a plank enunciating this principle.
Mr.. Bryan advocates compulsory ar
bltration in the September round of the
contest between Senator Beveridge and
himself in the Reader Magazine. Com
ing at time when public attention Is
so strongly bent upon the telegraphers'
strike. the declaration OF the Nebras-
kan Is of especial interest. Senator
Beveridge finds the condition of labor
already satisfactory.
"The greatest need of the laboring
man In this country at this time is ar
bltration." says Mr.. Bryan, FOR this
would enable him to secure the shorter
hours for which he contends, and would
prevent the strikes which have brought
the writ of injunction into use. There
is no more reason why the laboring
man should be left to enforce this con-
tention by an idleness that throws the
burden upon himself and his family
than there would be to return to the
wager OF battle as a means of settling
law suits.
while improved machinery has in
creased the number of workers and
raised the grade of their employment,
1T has also brought about conditions
under which the superintendent is so
far removed from the individual work
err that the personal relationship is
greatly weakened. Justice must,
therefore. be secured by resort to
some impartial court. 1t is not neces-
sary that the finding OF the board shall
pute. If there is compulsory investiga-
ton 1t the request of either party pub
lie opinion may be relied upon to en-
force the conclusion reached by the ar
bitrators. The President has recently
called attention to the Importance of
this subject. and as the Democratic
party has in three national platforms
urged the Importance of arbitration.
there is reason to hope that it is near
| at hand.
But the, needs before mentioned.
viz, shorter>day, arbitration and pro-
lection from government by injunction.
are but means to an end, and the end
sought Is the more equitable distribu-
ton of the wealth produced. There
has been a wonderful increase in the
production in every department of la
Dor: the strength of the human arm
has been multiplied many times-in
some instances many hundred times
| by the introduction of machinery but
the man at the machine does not secure
his share OF the product. The economic
1 = i a.,
OF rewards
| Beveridge on Situation.
Senator Beveridge quotes John Nit
Workers. as stating that the American
workinsman receives better wages both
in money and what moneyvwi buy
than the workingman of. any of the ma
lions of Europe With the progress OF
Legislation for the protection of labor
Senator Beveridge points out that there
| has been an even more rapid growth of
Legislation restraining and regulating
| capital in Its various forms. Coming
to his own bill, providing for exclusion
from interstate commerce Of the pro-
ducts of child labor. Senator Bever-
"Next session wifi have a vote upon
1.-THE bill. Its most powerful friend Is
Theodore Roosevelt, just as he- has
| been the most powerful friend In our
day OF all measures helpful 10 his fell
lowmen. Mr.. Bryan, too, is earnestly
for it. But Southern mill owners. the
anthracite combine. glass factories
silk mills. sweat-shops, the railroads
that directly haul their products, and
other roads In sympathy With these
all are against 1t, On an aye and nc
i vote we shall see who whistle child
slave drivers and the honest word.
\ theorists, or the conscience and human,
tIity of the American people"
Senator Beverdge says he will sup
alport the moderate anti-injunction bill
Iadvocated by President Roosevelt, ant
4 predicts that ~ the IS, N does not pass 1
d egoader xaea sure, acked ny al1 organ