Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-05
WRIGHT UNABLE TO &c PRESENT
Address Prepared by Former Commits,
sioner Of Labor, Now President OF
Clark College. Is Read by Secretary
Of the Congress.

Carroll y Wright. president OF
Clark College. Worcester. Mass ,
former United States commissioner
OF labor prepared an aldr IS to b"
h..n cred tonight but was unAhl" TO
be present. He lent his address.
however, which was given 70 the pub
Er.ss.
The address follows:
Carroll d. Wright, formerly United
StatCs Commissioner OF Labor spoke
"a 'rh" Importance of Arbitration as
factor in tn" advance NJ Of III"
Ninl":, Industry" He logan by say
IL" that The most important and
emphatic illustration Of III" impOr.
'.nc" g arbitration in any industry
50 tar a, this country - Concern"h
WAS when the operators and miners
in the anthracit" region Of +, nnSyl-
vania accepted tn" award of arhi,ra-
ion of the commission appointed by
the Prcsid"n, at the request of The
operators to adjust III" qu' Stiur EXIST
!ng between them and the miners
After Gwrliin" Opn The seriousness
OF tn" Slyik" of l@n2 and its effect hot
only upon domestic liz" but upon tn"
industries OF III" country Dr. ". i@ht
explained iha: tn" award of the com
mission fixed ;hr con lit on, which
Wcr, 10 rule for three wears ard re
lated 10 the demand for higher wages
for contract miners. for r"duc; ion
in tn" hours OF labor. from payment
by weight and for an agreement with
the United Min" WORKERS. OF America :.
To the subject Of CHI OK weighmon and
check docking losses. the diitrihu-
tiCn Of mine cars the sliding scale.
discrimination. lawlessnpss. hoyCo'tinc
ard black listing direct payment. and
lastly the life and condition Of the
award The award was accel-eI
by both parties and very faithfulll
observed. Or. Wright said during tn"
whole Tire" years. Near its cNpira-
ton Tho miners thought they wer,' on.
titled I" some modification and or
gained strike TO secure them. The
operators would n0' Weld and the re-
suit was that the complete a';ard was
extended for three wears more: that
is. 20 March II. 1909.
During the first three years." said
relative 70 the Interpretation OF the
award, extra demands of miners. etc.
These were referred to the cOncilia-
ton board provided for in the award.
the results of whose decision was &C
copied by the miners and operators
Several Qu' StiONS. perhaps fifteen or
twenty. wtr" referred to the umpire.
and in every instance the decisions
of the umpire was accept ed by both
parties an. faithfully ab;Jed IS. by
them. During The second three years
Of til" award. which became a rOlun-
tGrv agreement bv the ac'iO in
March. 1906, there has been little for
the Cancellation board to do. and so
far as Information goes. tho affairs
Of the anthracite regions have bean
running along smoothly and with fair
satisfc c:ion TO AL par les
The result Of the award OF the com
mission appointed by the President
Put several millions Ct dollars into
the hands of the miners which they
would not have received otherwise.
The sliding scale has worked satisfac-
tory. so far as know and the Who'll"
result has been beneficial in the eY-
treme. TIL" public has had full CON
fiGcncc that mining ops rations would
go forward and the whole benefit Of
arbitration has been realized
"Wha: will happen when the term
OF the award expires in March. 100?
no one can predict but the eXisfe ncc
through ;hese years without a break
in any Of its terms. OF the award. j.
something very remarkable indeed and
ara'n emphazi"s the benefics ncc OF
;ha: method Of adjusting difhculti"s
''I'n' there is another side which
anpea'S 10 MANY nd :hc settlement
% trade dispute r'.fo the necessity
OF arbitration is reached Arbitra-
ton is resorted TO after war IS De
clarcd after the parties have exhaust
ID their patience and their common
sense. The lines Of argument are
clearly marked ard the terms fairly
stated. I'm the preliminary sters %
arbitration ought 10 he avoided If
POSSIBLE. There shonld DO a concilia-
ton hoari or board OF arbitration
constituted through The provisions ri
The trade agresmen and looking TO
the avoidance Of a resort 10 arhi "a
ton ana the ssftlcm' Mt OF ali N"
difficulties which arise. or the Ch'c'
ones bv the very parties who are mos
Interested. hat IS. the employees and
the empioveS Their reciprocal Tria-
lions are thus brought ont in way
that cannot /" done otherwise So
the trade agreement holds out tn"
crca'"s. hope for industrial peace in
tie future. and tho advancement o:
he mining iad-stry that is so iargelv
at IN" basis OF oUr maicri2l prosperity
demands he r"cncni'ior OF hcSc high
principals OF morals and economic
combines
Another mc'hod is row rrCi"c ID
In Csnaniian law providing for rom.
pulso-y investigation. Tho Carardiar
law II Is not new idea The Hon.
Charles Francis Adams FOR wears
president Cf tho Union Pacific Rail,