Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-09-02
Industrial Commission
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Trade Union Law-by Mr.. ]. w
bryan.
Colorado situation-by Mr.. George
,,P. West.
The Telephone and Telegraph In
dustry-by Mr.. Christopher T. Chen
cry.
abor Conditions in Porto Rico
by Mr.. Christopher T. Chenery. ,.
Labor Conditions in the B.ack Hills
by Mr.. William T. Harvey
Labor Conditions in Los Angeles :
|by Mr.. William P. Harvey.
Preliminary export on the Land
|Question- Mr. Charles w. Holman.
t Agricultural Labor and Tenancy
by Mr.. John L. Coulter.
i Unemployment by MI. William M.
,Leiserson.
Extent and Growth of Labor Organ
lizations-by Mr. Lee Wolman.
Injunctions in Labor Disputes-by
Mr.. Edwin E. Witte.
The Inferior Courts and Police of
Patterson, N. J-by Mr.. Redmond S.
Brennand and Mr.. Patrick F. Gill.
Chinese Exclusion-by Mr.. Edward
"a Fitzpatrick
. Extent of Unrest.
1.-THE principal duty imposed, under
the law creating the Compassion. was
ito seek to ascertain the causes OF in
da5ttrial unrest and offer such recon-
mendalicns as we believe might allie
viate that unrest. There can be no
question but that unrest exists, in
some instances, to an alarming eX-
tent. Thousands and tens of thou
sands of our people feel that they are
deprived, under existing conditions
in industry, of an opportunity to Sc
cure for themselves and their families
standard of living commensurate
with the best ideals of manhood,
womanhood and childhood. They re-
sent the fact that the existing system
of the distribution of wealth which
creates at one end four industrial
scale a efw milionaires and at
the; other end thousands an dtens OF
thousands of men. women and chill
sdren who are at all times in a sitlla-
ton where they are uncertain as TO
where their next meal will come
from. Hungry, poorly clothed and
without the opportunities that fully
rounded life requires, they become
filled with a suIlem resentment that
BODIES no good for the future Of our
Republic.
1--WE have found men and women
ftwho are inclined to aScribe this con-
EDITION to the fact that the Govern
ment exercises no power OF manda-
Etory character to prevent strikes and
lockonits. Many have been the propo-
lsitions unlimited to us for compul-
lsory arbitration or, at least, compu4-
isory investigation with power to rec
commend a settlement Some have
proposed an elaborate machinery to-
he set up by the general Government,
and Of a similar character by the
States, providing for Cancellation, me-
diation, arbitration and investigation,
lau of which, while without definite
compulSOry features, establish a legal
machinery that must of necessity eX-
ercise an influence in that direction.
saThe plan for the reation of an in
dustrial commission, both National
and State, proposes to assign to
commission of three members the ad-
minstration of all labor laws OF either
State or Nation, giving them powers
far in excess of those exercised by the
president of the United States, or the
Goyesrnor of any State. This we be-
lieye to be Bureaucracy run mad, and
a subversion of Democracy dangerous
TO the civil and soial liberty OF all cit
izens. We hold that all power should
he in the fina analysis with the peo-
ple, and we, therefore, dissent from
any such plan.
New Governmental Machinery
+, UnWise.
X 'SThe~ activities Of such Commits
sion supplemented by the proposed
advisory committee of employers and
labor representatives would be so bal
anced as to prevent substantial pro-
gress, and tends to perpetuate present
conditions. Such plan conceives OF
labor and capital as static forces and
lof the relations between them as al
ways TO remain unchanging. 4
I aWe believe that the work now be-
ing done by the Department of Labor
in industry generally, and by the
Board of Mediation and Cancellation,
dealing with interstate public utill-
Ties. is better than any that could be
expected OF any additional board that
has been suggested to this Commits
sion. We believe that the Depart
ment of Labor, with further exper.
!, fence and larger appropriations, VIII
develop a high state of efficiency in
adjusting labor disputes that are cap
able of being adjusted by any one
other than the parties directly inter.
este6. and villa adequately carry on
the work provided for by the law
creating the Department OF Labor, to
wit:
lpartment of Labor shall be to foster
promote and develop the welfare oi
| the wage Farmers in the United