The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-07
IlVDUST RIAL. J1NRES ST
CAJISES ARE GIVEN

So So ~.
Violence in labor troubles.
Sympathetic strikes and jurisdic-
tional disputes.
"Boycotting and picketing.
Meddlesome and burdensome deg
lislation.
1.-THE closed shop. which makes for
labor monopoly. Financial ire
sponsibility OF labor unions"
A similar presentation of the en-
ploye's side is as follows:
Normal and healthy desire for
better living conditions.
Protest against low wages, long
hours. insanitary and dangerous con-
ditions existing in many Industries.
Demand for industrial democracy
and revolt against the suppression of
organization.
Unemployment, and the insecur-
lity which the wage-earner feels at all
times.
Unjust distribution Of the prod
uct Of industry.
Exploitation Of the many by the
favored few. Demand for full share
OF production.
SAJuSl aSIAIuuS VI pOuCS anu
courts.
There is one law for the rich. an
other for the poor
Immigration and the consequent
over-supply Of labor.
Existence of double standard
which sanctions only poor living
in return for the hardest manual la
Dor, and at the same time luxury for
persons who perform no useful SER
vice whatever.
Disregard of grievances of indi-
iytdual employees and lack Of ma
chinery for redressing same.
Control by big business over
both industry and state.
Fear on the part OF those in COM
Portable positions Of being driven to
poverty by sickness. accident or in
voluntary loss of employment.
"Inefiiciency of workers on account
OF lack OF proper training.
Unfair competition from prison
and other exploited labor.
THE rapid pace Of modern indus
try, which results in accidents and
premature old age.
Lack of attention to sickness and
accidents. and the difficulty and de-
lay incident to securing compensa-
ton for accidents under the common
law and the statutes Of states which
have not adopted modern methods of
dealing with those questions.
Arbitrary discharge Of em-
ployes.
1Blacklisting of individual ems
ployes.
'Exploitatfon of women and chill
.dren in industry.
Promotion of violence by the use
of gunner. spies and provokers
hired by employers.
Attempt to destroy unionism by
the presence Of the open shop.
.''Monopolization Of land and ma
tural resources.
Suppression OF free speech and
right Of peaceful assembly,
In the principle OF collective har-
gaining the investigators found vir-
tually all witnesses with the excep-
tion OF those representing the Indus
trial Workers Of the Void to be in
accord. As to any suggested method
Of application of that principle, how
ever, wide divergence of opinion was
noted: In this connection the re-
port adds:
"A majority of the best informed
witnesses who have appeared before
the commission have insisted how
ever, upon the necessity Of securiong
proper basis upon which such coll
lective bargaining can be carried out.
1t is impossible to analyze these sug-
gestions at this time, but 1t may be
well to note that practically all of the
most experienced witnesses have in
sisted upon the necessity for strong
organization Of both employers and
employees as a fundamental basis for
the successful conduct of collective
bargaining"
| The report takes up in detail crit
icism Of existing trade unions which
| 1t says came from employers and
radicals who advocate other forms OF
labor organization. There are
eighteen detailed criticisms in this
list with an additional list Of seven
specific objections to present labor
union methods made by Industrial
Workers Of the World.
Paralleling these lists, twenty-one
detailed criticisms Of employers or
ganizations are presented. coming
from labor representatives. The la
! Dor men, however, were unanimous
I'm favoring strong organizations by
employers TO further collective agree
ments with employees.
While virtually unanimous agree
Ement Of witnesses was fo1xd Ia Ia.
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