The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-07

vor Of the formation OF I federal
commission Of mediation and concil-
iatiou, the report points out that
practically every witness has ex-l
pressed the strongest disapprcval or
ANY form OF compulsory arbitration.
Arbitration was suggested only as q
last resort and then to be purely
voluntary. Witnesses agreed that
mediators should be bipartisan,
that they should have full power
of Investigation. that their contact
with industry or industries with
which they are expected TO deal
should. II possible, act before a dis
pute has come to a head, and that
adequate inducements should be Of
fered 10 obtain the best possible
men. N
The testimony OF majority OF the:
employers was in favor Of rule sim
liar to that Of the Canadian Industrial
Disputes Act, which prohibits inyes-'
tigation by the r1ediators, assisted by
representatives OF the employers and
employees. Such q law is uniformly
opposed by representatives OF izoor
on the ground that 1t is entirely in
favor OF the employer, who utiizes
the period OF delay to make prepare
tons for breaking the strike. 1t is also
insisted that such q delay would be
in violation OF that provision Of the
constitution OF the United States
prich prohibits involuntary servitude."
Regarding trade unions and emT
ployers' associations, the commission
announces that It is making a COM
Eprehensive study of q large number or
typical organizations. The commits
sion says:
Against many Of these associations
and unions grave charges OF serious
import to the welfare of the country,
II they be proved true, have been laid
before the commission, and 1t is only
by the most painstaking. impartial,
and unrelenting examination that the
facts can be developed, and such ex-
animation we are now prosecuting.
The commissions experts also are:
looking into questions OF unorganized
labor, scientific management In shops
as 1t effects employees, women and
children in Industry, land problems,
unemployment, social legislation and
labor and the law. OF unemployment
the report says:
Nothing comes SO clear to the COM
mission as the imperative necessity
of organizing market for labor ON
a modern business basis, so that there
will be no vacant Jobs and idle work
ers In the same community at the
same time, or within distance where
the transportation is practicable. The
consensus OF opinion is that legisla- 4
ton for national system of labor
exchanges is an immediate necessity.
The plan Of the commission proposes
to establish bureau Of employment
in the Department OF, Labor. which
would cooperate with state and
municipal employment Offices, regu-
late private agencies doing interstate
business, and establish clearing
houses for distributing information,
uniting all labor exchanges into one
national system"
Proposals for constructive legisla-
ton, the report announces, will be
submitted to Congress covering labor
exchanges, Industrial education, vo-
cational guidance, and apprenticeship,
safety, sanitation, health ofemployes,
and administration of laws relating
thereto; smuggling Of Asiatic media
ton, cohciliation, and arbitration;
women and child labor, minimum
wage, hours of labor, agriculture and
farm labor, social insurance, espec-
tally workmen's sickness and inval-
idity insurance, and labor and the
law.