Evening journal., 1912-04-13
INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS
Speakers Discuss Plan to
Make Capital and Labor
More Friendly
UPLIFT WORKERS
GREET Mr.. BURNS

The success of the supper given
last evening in the New Century Club
by the Social Service Committee OF
the club to Allen T. Burns, of Pitts
bury was a great pleasure to all
concerned and they were widely
representative gathering.
After the inner man aud woman had
been regaled by delicious menu,
Mayor Howell, chairman of the even
ing, introduced the speaker and guest
OF honor Allen 4. Burns, secretary
of the Pittsbugg Civic Commission
end Washington representative of the
committee forwarding the Federal
Commission on Industrial Relations.
Mr.. Burns i'm a concise speech. out
lined the purpose of the proposed
Federal Commission on Industrial Re-
lations. Mr.. Burns spoke of the Erd-
man act as a partial attempt to pro-
vide for the settlement of labor dis
putes. The success of the arbitra-
tors appointed under this act, he said,
was a promise of future solution of
problems Mr.. Burns said that the
trouble with all arbitration so far is
that settlement of disputes has been
than Justice. The employers and the
strikrs have Investigated the powers
of each side and have found out
which was able TO hold out the long
or in a strike. They have agreed to
terms necessitated by the relative
strength of the two parties TO the
dispute. Mr.. Burns submitted that
such settlements were only tempo
Tary because they were not founded
ON justice
Mr. Burns explained that this com
mission is in no sense an arbitration
board nor is it to have any judicial
powers. IL is merely a commission Of
investigation into the causes of in
dustrial unrest The commission is
also TO study the methods of settling
laboE-, problems now in use, and to
make lny suggestions as to future
lesE Elation. II is to be composed Of
. meE1ers appointed by the Presi-
dent~ They will receive $40 every ac-
iual, Sorking day and travelling ex-
pensss. The commission will report
annually to Congress and will be dis
solved after its final report, which is
90 be made not later than three years
from its organization. Its sole pur-
pose concluded Mr. Burns. is TO Sc
cure Justice for capital as we'll as for
labor.
Miss Margaret r. Shearman. chair
man of the Social Service Committee
thanked the guests for the response to
the invitations sent by the commit
tee.
Caleb E. Burchenal objected to com
pulsory arbitration as a species o
slavery, forcing OF workmen to la
Dor against their will.
The Rev. Hubert w. Wells. without
mentioning the manufacturers name
told a saying of Mr. Fels. that In
dustrial disputes would not be settled
while the employer was getting Tho
big end and the laborer the little end
financially.
The Rev DR.. William Temple sale
that political equality was achieved
and intellectual equality was fast be
coming a reality He thought there
would be unrest until social and Fl
nancial equality followed He saic
the women were responsible for draw
ing social distinctions to the hun
dredth of the inch. and the men werl
responsible for the financial Unequal
ity. He said that if justice financial,
were not given the laborer a futur
day would see the money taken forci
bly, from the descendants of the EN-
ployer of today To avoid such con
fict, DR.. Temple urged personal jus
tice upon everyone.
John P. Nields and Joseph An
drews were other speakers.