The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-09-16

as we have given up the stage coacf
for the electric trolley, we mus'
give up the strike and lockout a.
means of settling disputes between
labor and capital, Both organized
labor and organized capital should |
move to higher plane Of action.
The strike is a relic Of barbarism
and has no place in modern civiliza-
tion. Just as we establish justice
between individuals through judi
cial procedure, so we should estab-
lish justice between two opposing
groups. The object of government
is to establish justice between indi
viduals and groups. If we Will not
allow individuals to interfere with
public welfare by fighting and set
ting their difficulties in their own
way, why should we allow two
groups [ individuals to disrupt the
community, to interfere with trade,
commerce, industry, and human
rights in the settlement Of their own
personal quarrell? 1t is just as
much the duty of the community to
settle such disputes as II is to settle
disputes between two individuals.
The trouble with the contention
between labor and capital is that
they have both ignored he third
party, the ccmmunity; and the third
party, the community, suffers on
account of s;rug ls between two
small groups of citizens. The strike
loses wages to the laborer and profits
to the employer, but II does more
than that. 1t interferes with trade
and industry. 1t disorganizes busi-
ness and it has tendency to de.
generate human society. These are
of special public concern. Itis the
duty of the community to settle dis
putes that impair the general welfare
of the people.
In therecent strike in Philadelphia
IS, 600 900 were lost to laborers in
wages and to the street car company
in profits, but the less to the people
of Philadelphia, who were not i'm
mediatsly concerned In the strike,
was probably as much more; and
the loss to society in broken homes
and human suffering is 4 loss that
cannot be repaired. I do not fasten
the blame on the labsrsrs alone n 81
on the street car sempany alene,
, bat the blame rests on-tAs people oi
| thiladelphis, and indeed on all the
citizens Of the state of Pennsylvania,
in that they have not provided law!
fer the settlement of tuch disputes
without the loss of time, energy,
property, and moral qualities.
II Progress In social ontrol demand.
that tho government shall establish
! Justice In industrial matters as wei
as in civil and political affairs. II
order to do this, every state in The
Union ought to have law for the
settlement of disputes belween al
| organizations, especially those be
tween organized labor and o'ganiz &C
capital.
II A modified form Of the Canadian
system would seem to be a yer,
good law for the state of Kansas
1t provides for the appointment oi
board of conciliation-and investl
CATION whenever any dispute arises
between the employer and any of hi'
employees, which they are unable
to adjust themselves. Either party
10 any dispute may make application
10 the minister of labor for the ap
pointment of this board.
II One of the good things about th'
| Canadian law is that as soon al
either organized labor or organized
capital contemPlates any change it
wages, hours of labor, or indeed
anything which is liable to cause ;
dispute leading to a strike, sucf
| party must give thirty days notice
of the desired change. During thi
time, if a request for a board o
arbitration is made, there can be n