The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-18
WEINSTOCK MAKES
ATTACK ON WALSH
Says Censure Of Standard Oil
Was Not Presented to
Commission.
CONFISCATION Is URGED

Harris weinstock. member OF the In
dustrial Relations Commission, came to
this city yesterday from Chicago. where
the commission ended its sessions in dis
cord last Saturday. Mr.. Weinstock said
yesterday that the reason the commission
broke up In disagreement was because
Chairman Walsh wanted the majority Of
its members to sign n report which had
been prepared purely from TIRE labor
point of View
He also said that Walsh's report on
the Bayonne strike. criticising the Stand
ard oil Company. had never been before
the commission for approval or disap-
prevail, and that 1t had been prepared
and Issued entirely IN the chairman's
W initiative
I'VE all agree on one thing-that there
should be a permanent commission estab-
fshed.' said Mr. Wetnstock. But we
disagree as to its powers. Mr.. Walsh
wanted such a commission to be under
the direction of the Department OF Labor.
The others thought that would make the
commission useless.
Labor Bias Alleged.
at had long been hoped by the menu
bers OF the commission that 1t would be
possible to submit TO Congress a report
signed by all the members. When the
report OF Chief OF stan Basil Manley,
however. Vas submitted to the commits
sion at its closing sessions for approval
and adoption 1t became very evident 10
the majority of the members that such
a report had all the way through a pro-
labor bias so pronounced as to make II
partial and unfair.
Under these circumstances the major
ity could not consistently sign It without
violating their sense of equity and fair
ness. Commissioner Commons. profess
sor of economics at the University OF
Wisconsin, keenly realized its u~nfairness
and thereupon himself prepared "A re-
port whi1h the other members OF the
majority found so fair, unbiased and
judicial that they cheerfully signed it,"
MIR. weinstock pointed out that or
ganizcd labor had every right to ex-
pect important results from the COM
missions work Of two years, costing
100000, and said that Congress did
not intend that the commission's aim
and report should be to arouse class
hatred and to appeal to the passions
and prejudices Of people. all OF which,
In my opinion, Is the spirit In which the
report OF Director Manley was written
and submitted"
ConHscRtion of Fortunes.
The commission, 1t is reported. was
divided on "A recommendation in the
report fostered by Chairman Walsh.
that Congress enact laws confscating.
upon inheritance, all great fortunes in
excess of 81. 100000.
1t was Mr.. Walsh's idea that this
would furnish a panacea for all the
problems of taxation and relieve the
working classes from paying for the
support OF the Government.
Prof. Commons. Mrs. Hartman and
the three members of the commission
representing employers refused to give
serious consideration to such a proposal.
Report to He supplemented.
To the majority report will appear
addsnda signed by Commissioners Vein
stock. Ashton and Ballard, the three
representatives of employers on the COM
mission. Their addenda, according to
Mr.. Weinstock. 'call attertion to the
fact that organized labor itself is re-
sponsible for its fullest share of causes
OF industrial unrest.
The testimony and the evidence
brought out by the Investigations"
he said. ''have made IL plain
hat neither uhe employers nor or
ganiZed labor can come into court
with clean hands. The report made by
the employers on the commission does
not hesitate to indict employers where
employers rave shown themselves to be at
fault, nor does IL hesitate in the friend
Hest and most helpful spirit to point
u to organized Labor some Of dts
grievous and serious mistakes in policy,
including sympathetic strikes. cessation
OF work through jurisdictional disputes,
contract breaking. violence In labor
troubles, electing to high trade union
offices labor leaders convicted Of crime
and other mistaken methods"