The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-10
LABOR AND LAW
PROBE SUBJECT
Judgeu Biased In Favor OF Corpora
tiOns Due to Early Training Testi.
fiee Justice At Industrial Hearing.

WASHINGTON, May 10. Labor .
aud the law WAS the topic today be-
fore the industrial relations committee
with chief Justice Walter Clark of
,he North Carolina supreme court the
first witness. he viii be- followed by
other Judges lawyers and leaders Of
the Industrial world
What Is responsible for the appar.
ent reluctance Of lahoriug men MS In
diyiduals and labor organizations 20
submit ISSUES to the courts asked
Chairman Walsh
My observation is' said Justice
CLARK, that as rule the courts are
slow to adopt progressive economic
Ideas In advance VI legislation Courts
ordinarily are composed II elderly
men, Most Of them as lawyers have
been employed by great corporations
and when they reach the bench they
are unconsciously biased by the views
they held NJ the bar"
How can that be modified
"Only by the slow process Of edu.
alton aud development of public opin
lon
Justice Clark disagreed with the
principle underlying the panbury
hatters decision Labor. he thought,
should have the same right To organize
~ capital has aud declared there's
mo- reason why labor should be- held
collectively responsible"
jsurpatlon NJ power hy the courts
OF any department Of government
Judge Clark held 10 be- Unsuitable
cause for unrest among any sovereign
people"
Justice Clark asserted economic I'm.
terest NJ lawyers I'm extending the de-.
lays of the law was one " the prln.
! clpal causes of delay " Justice which
often becomes denial of Justice"
/ Can that not be- cured by legsla
! tlon" asked Commissioner Lennon.
{ Every time such legislation ap
pears said Justice Clark either In
u state Legislature or In congress,
there are lobbyists at work To defeat
amy proposals that would deprive de
PENDANTS " the advantage " delay.
And all the lobbyists are not In lobby
Many are In the seats OF the house and
senate
Referring To court decisions against
hoycotts ~ dealers 10y iobbers and
manufacturers. Commissioner Wen
Stock asked II Justlye Clark did not
hellcvr labor boycolts also should hc
held Illegal
NO sir" said the Justice The Ia
borer and the capitalist are not on q
parity The lahorer. with his wife and
children to support is not In the same
economic position Ms Rockefeller and
Carnegie
Former Chief Justice Cullen of tn,
New NorE court " appeals assailet
the action of military commissions n
West Virginia during the recent Goa
strike IN assuming authority Of IN,
civil court as "suhyerslve Of persona
liberty
+ Roe a lawyer " New York. crit
iciSed the supreme court I'm case
where statute law has been nulllfie,
BY return 10 common law IN the detrl
inent oi labor He cited case II
which the supreme court held uncon
sutuuonal Kansas City statute pro
hibitlng discharge NJ men because q
affiliations with labor unions Tha
decision probably win hecom- tn
bred Scott decision, NJ the labor wal
said ROe
/ do you think It might give rise &
disturbance aud agitation such az fo
lowed the Dred Scott decision" aske
Commissioner Garretson.
1 "lt very probably will Roe replie,
although reluctant To say so becsus
VI the situation that might arise"