Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-12-28
GLASSCOCK WANTS
TO STOP STRIKES
Employer ard EmpIoye May obiect
But the Great Sody Of the Pub
tic VIII Approve Says GOV.

CHARLESTON, w Va. Dec. "a
That he will insist upon the enact.
Ement Of NEE sure tlat viii ba Of al.
sistance IN bringing about puaceahe
settlement Of labor controversies. was
the opinion expressed By Governor,
Glasscock when he discussed IN detail
the need of such law
"a bill having for It's object the pre-.
vention Of strikes ana lockouts viii
doubtless he presented 70 the coming
session II the legislature, said tie
governor Al recognize The right oe
the employee "a strife ii he SO desires.
and Of the employer 70 close his fac
tory or mine. AZ the case may bha
These are rights which cannot he TAX.
en- away from them Hut both are III
terested III the amcable settlement OF
disputes and both should be willing
10 exhaust every proper remedy for u
peaceahle adjustment OF their troubles
before resorting to extreme remedies
THE bin, prepared hy a committee
OF the state board OF trade. contiuu
ed the governor provides that no
strike or lockout shalt be declared
by either party 10 an Industrial dis
pute until after a board OF iavestlga-
tion has been appointed and has in
yestignted the matters III dispute aud
made report thereon. Zach party 10
the dispute will appoint one OF The
s,.., tl,..r
thus selected by the parties In inter.
est will choose the third man. The
bin IS made TO apply 70 all public nth.
tiles. mines. manufactures and other
Industries and business in tpis state
in which fifty or moro employees are
engaged The interest OF all parties
concerned are carefully satcguarded
against any unreasonable delay in the
work to be done by the board
That there win be objections Is nd
mittcd by the governor.
"Of course there viii be objection
to ihis bill and II may not meet with
favorable confederation by either the
employers or employees, but they must
iOt i0Ahtf tiAAA iu'f pHbfit - dtNV Nv
terested In their disputes. and II the
measure proposed IL fair one II
ought 20 be- enacted into law The re.
cent strike In the coal fields OF the
state win cost the taxpayers approx
imately s25o.00o. II seems to me that
that IL sufficient evidence OF the In.
tercst Of the public IN Industrial dis
putes, and 1t certainly is evidence Of
our interest in the recent one. The
people OF fhe state are familiar With
to bring the warning factions together
and have the trouble between the min
ers aud operators adjusted before SER
ious trouble AROSE and they know that
such efforts were unsuccessful"
That such &law would have been Of
wonderful assistance 10 him in handl-
ing the recent labor trouble In the
Kanawha coal district, Governor
Glasscock confcsses IN the following
language. IF | had had some law
that would have authorized me to stop
in between these warning factions and
ascertain the real cause OF the DIS.
pute. ! would have had an advantage
that ! did not have in tho absence OF
any law authorizing me TO act. am
a firm believer in the arbitration OF IN
dustrial disputes. The bill prepared
BY tho committee OF the state board
Of trade may not be ideal, II may
have 70 be amended in many respects,
but we win be dcreliet in our duty II
we fail TO attempt to enact law that
viii provide means for the settlement
OF disputes or troubles such as we
have experienced this year, The pub
lie has TO pay the bill and the public
ought TO have something to say about
the settlement OF industrial disputes.
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