Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-21
FROM SENATOR WILLACY


Portland ro, Dec i4
'duor caller
have just road wllh much interest
your editorial ln re- my article puh.
liahod in mo press on capital AVID
labor ln when sugeo.i the remedy
o compulHory arbitration Naturally
lhia one ioaturc ma, not be- nils nn
tcretood without pcrnsal ol the ar
li,ie as a whole
sm pleased too. TO note your
criticisms thnt fan Co olrar ava,
.no difficulty oi surmountinr tho night
lf private contract ior 30 81 hrrcN
rom usgosiiouH ana .incer, miuaa
eauof tally Those who have a grasp OF
'uvstima of public poli0Nl. ihni Wv
re ahir tO olmlnDie objectionable,
eatWes ol pruroscl nWH aud SECURE.
mnll' 70 Wurhlng ronaunahlD tom
The Thought advanced ht mc dnoa
uui comprehend C0mpui "ori mtul.
ntals spr,iiudo' at al lndred D
uiiy ronllfo thH mas not no done and
am lu nil sympathy with ihp r0ura
along that lime lnstcnd of compel.
Ems trnlndr. ml proposed statute
Onhodirs the converse of BE- Certain.
ihv Rf"at matses ol inc rroplr who
ihalh pa, thc bills. altcl much luHH
aud mcOn,enioncc hiss boon suffered
have auWy llahit which should be-
considered
Arbitration hoards have been fail
atce VA the paat SOLELY Tor thc ron
fon that their findings and award
Nnnot he enforced ia ,hc great
STRIKES aud loykouts ot he country
both Sides to the contest appeal iO the
lrihunal oi puhll, opinion hut nos AN
az after the striking or loekou, work.
rs ana their families aa well a. the
g,ncral public have been put TO much
'nss aud Inconvenience and oiiimcs
much suncrmw WhN not appeal 20
The public opinion before the loss aud
lunsiiNK ot,uta aud thereby avo,d it
Nou Viii note thnt refer only to
he loss hS the workers and the sem
aral pubuc to nor include the pub
llr service corporations aud inr the
ci> good reason that in the yer, ma
.ure of their business. theS have a
urc me,hod OF rcc0npng their loss
ns from the public. including che
workers thcmseNcA
ln plain language. and lu ihc last
ANALYSTS the charges tor transports.
ion include. and are fixed. Co cover
sll the nNnonees al such yorpufatiu us.
whether caused hN strikes lockouts
or other Reasons. and as said charges
are luNicd upon tho pcoplvs tmtlic
he people tually pa, them Any man
Who shlps bale ut cotton pays his
part and The same Is true Of every
pound ct freight. whether Il be cas-
ne, the product OF the factories and
mines. or oi the farms. or materials
or huildins construction.
To Hne railroad corporation. oy
a private monopoly corporation. uk,
he steel trust. sugar trust or others
4 their kind ~ more THAI ridiculous
y rs neither more nor less than an
outrage, Tor Il operates Indirectly rs
a nne upon the people. who are Ia
nocens of any wroRg. in punishmeni
~ . corporation over which they have
40 control, which said hGc said cor,
eora,lon proceeds at once "a levy in
fharres and collect from the poonla
The same rule applies IN tho ease
of strikes and lockouts the peopi,
pay the cost and that is he only pri,.
Ncee sranted them, II Is wrong IN
theory AZ Ia practice. aud should he
: stopped, A statute, national or state
; applying 20 public service corpcra
'ions, the rule tina, both employers