Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-11
For IndustrIaI Peace.

OMAHA, Feb 9.-To the Editor of The
Bee: The differences between employers
and employees on the construction OF the
new Brandeis theater building have been
amicably settled. and we should all be in
debted to the peacemakers.
Now that Omaha has started In the build
ing Of large and permanent structures and
prospects are most excellent for further de-
velopment in this line, a condition we have
been waiting for and working up to for
many years, II must be the duty Of every
citizen to do everything in his power TO
help along in this movement even at some
minor personal sacrifice. About the only
thing, that from present Indications can re-
tard this movement would be strikes, due
to an inability of employers and employees
to agree on mutually satisfactory terms,
that both sides may get their full share of
our present prosperity.
II this be true it is our duty to do every
thing possible now to avoid such possibili-
ties rather than to suffer later the irrepar-
able loss, which must necessarily be the
consequences Of any disagreement among
the men that are to build up our city.
Differences between employers and en-
poyes have always existed and will prob
ably never vanish until the day OF the ideal
man. The main trouble is, that both sides
continue to display the results of human
selfishness; each side wants more than 1t
is entitled to.
1t was somewhat the same cause that
provoked the Russo-Japanese war. After
the powers had fought a certain length of
time with tremendous losses to both sides
and disgrace to the entire civilized world,
their differences were settled by arbitra-
ton. BY such peaceable means all Of their
differences were adjusted; il not entirely
| qnttafartnry In ayary aot,u - ho.A. -.-.tz-
stIl sufficiently so that war and destruc-
ton was ended and peace and progress re-
stored.
In cases of strikes II is true that the
directly interested parties are the heaviest
losers, but the city at large is robbed Of
Its natural progress. Is 1t not time that
the citizens of Omaha demand a cessation
; OF war between employers and employees
and insist that each side select men with
; brains enough to adjust all disputes, which
strikes will never settle Justly?
t present we have in Omaha a Central
: Labor union, representing most of the
r trades unions and a Business Mems assoc
iation, representing most of the trades
combinations. Both of these organizations
are pulling for their alleged rights"
which are Numerically opposite, and
= therefore the longer they keep pulling, the
S tighter will they draw the knot, which
q they should be trying to undo. There are
I hot-heads and people of extreme selfishness
on both sides, and these are the men that
generally succeed by enthusiastic speeches
to swerve those of better judgment from
what they actually believe to be right and
fair.
Y Would it not be timely to suggest that
the two above mentioned bodies be re-
I quested to appoint an equal number OF
members to Jointly act as an arbitration
committee and pledge themselve to uncon-
ditional abidance by all decisions of thai
committee In all matters of controversy
between employers and employees of theil
respective members?
II care be taken on both sides to ap.
point cool-headed, conservative, fair-mindet
and conscientious men, of which there il
an abundant supply in both organizations
all matters could be determined by thel
true merits and not by the mere physlca
test of financial strength.
lie If this plan be possible, 1 hope someon,
will take the initiative for It's PRONUNCIATION
and thereby save for all of us the dread
and hardships Of strikes and secure 70
Omaha an uninterrupted building activity
\. which will rebound credit to our city ant
our state, WALDEMAR MICHAELSEN.
i'd Ownership of the Air.
OMAHA, Feb. 8.-To the Editor Of TIL
Bee: Noticing various an,
speculations as to possible lawsuits tina
might result from aviators flying owe
land owned by those who might object t
such flights and sue for damages, 1 will
say that the eminent Judge Weaver O
the Iowa supreme court has already par
TALLY settled this question in a case wher
a woman sued for damages because a maj
struck her on the arm, said arm at tn
time hanging over his garden fence, an,
is so above his land, on which he elaine,
she was by that act trespassing. Judg
ment for defendant. Judge Weaver says
in his opinion affirming the case: 1T 1
in one of the Oldest rules of property know
tn to the law that the title of the owner O
the soil extends not only downward to tn
he center of the earth, but upward, usque a,
Mt coelum.' But the judge sagely adds tina
Id persons so quarrelsome are not likely L
IN enjoy the u~sufruct very far in the latte
be direction, but avoids stating his opinion a.
to how far they may go downward. Doubt
lg less this opinion will be unanimously con
CURED in by every aviator who 4
S' punched for flying over some mans land
A. L.. L.