The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-01-14
COLORADO GOVERNOR DELIVERS
INAUGURAL ADDRESS At
AUDITORIUM.
MUST OBEY THE LAWS
New Executive Recommen ds Economy,
An industrial Commission, a Work.
mems Compensation Act, and Asks
That Capital and Labor Clasp Hands
for Reunited Greater Colorado.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Services.
Denver, Jan. 12.-Besides the mem
bers of the Legislature, large num-
Der of people assembled at the Audi
torium at noon today, when Governor
George A. Carlson delivered his in
augural address. Substantially, the
new executive said:
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE TWEEN
TEETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE STATE OF COLORADO:
Greeting: In my few days asso-
citation with you l have become inn
pressed with the fact that the desire
s9 ser to is and
lite and firmly, fixed Colorado is young
in history. Her vast resources are yet
In the earliest infancy of develop
ment; Mighty problems have proven
battling. but l am most highly graft
fied to find nowhere among you a dis
problems are the despair of the weak,
but they only serve as a spur to the
strong. The ocmpleXity of your prob
lens is only matched by your opportu-
nifty for service.
Industrial Communication.
Colorado and the immediate parties
nave suffered much from industrial
employer and employe have occurred.
and each conflict has been character
ized by Increased bitterness and. in
ton of property and bloodshed 1t,
therefore. must be apparent to all that
the present methods of preventing and
settling grievances between employer
and employe are entirely unsatisfac-
tory, and quite frequently disastrous
to those directly involved. and to the
perative that this Legislature earnest
ly and diligently address itself to the
problem OF ascertaining and removing,
II possible. the causes of these indus
trial disputes. TO preserve peace Is
but part of the problem. The
be reeosnxed ooa ea oi a.sorder must
eliminate them
Early in our country's history in
dustries were small and industrial
SsW Mmn,o much less keen than to-
employees and were on close, friendly
relations with their employer. There
s Mas no need OF
serve harmony and Insure fair deal
ing between the two. But time saw
sources and ou, pr EMS OF our re
grew. gigantic industries and large
combinations of labor. Inventions of
increasing size of industries made a
very complex proposition out OF what
had been very simple one, and tend
ed to push the employer further and
further away from the employe, and
the employe from the employer Ger
tain tain confusing c purposes of employer
veloped and evidenced itself. from time
to time. in strikes. boycotts, black
lists and lockouts. Colorado has en-
eeachs cbanpe Of sese Amid these
no intermediate agency to protect the
employer and employe from the ex-
9f ths Our own state
Ing breach and made but feeble pro-
test for the inestlmabic damage done
the state by these recurring and vio-
lent disputes.
The time has now come when Colo
RADIO must cease being merely n mega
tive force Our state government must
become a positive and vital agency TO
forces; an agency to stand between
employer and empioye and compel fair
result can best be accomplished by the
establishment of an Industrial commits
sion charged with the power and duty
Of administering laws now existing or
hereafter enacted concerning the rela-
ttonship between employer and en-
ploye. Boards and bureaus now cx-
listing and designed to deal with GER
tain phases Of this relationship. lack CO.
ordinntion uniformity and n definite
plan. and should be abolished and
the commission
This commission should be given
broad. general powers. IT should have
poWeT 70 ADMINISTER una ENFORCE laws
protecting the life. health. safety and
welfare OF employees: to Investigate and
prescribe what safety devices and oth-
adapted to render the employees Of ev-
cry department safe: to do all in its
power To promote the voluntary arbi-
tration. mediation and Cancellation OF
disputes between employers and en-
ployek, and to avoid the necessity OF
resortinE 70 strikes. lock outs. boy.
colts. black-lists. determinations and
LeKuI proceedings In m an
ploymcnt; to establish md conduc,
free employment agencies and to do
all IN its power to bring together en-
ploycrs seeking employees and work.
ers seeking employment: to devise and
adopt the most efficient means within
It's power TO avoid unemployment and
to prevent involuntary idleness; TO pre-
vent distress following Involuntary
idienes.; to publish Information reiat-
Ing to tho work under Its jurisdiction /.
books.
Power to. form nm advisory board
should be given tho commission such
board. composed or persons serving
without compensation and represent
Ing the different interests affected by
able to give valuable aid and suggcs-
tion to the commission and tend to
minimize criticism OF Its rulings
In addition to the power to issue
ana enforce general orders. the COM
mission should have power to Issue
special orders where particular or un-
general order work nm unreasonable
hardship upon amy Interests coming
within Its scope.
Heretofore. our state government
has stood by and allowed Industrial
disputes to become more and more
bitter until finally vIoi"nc" occurred
The state troops were then called out
An Industrial commission armed with
fun information az to the exact CON
ditiops In n disturbed employment
with power Of mediation and concilIa-
ton and offering induc.m.nt to nrhi-
tration would In most cas"r be abb"
To suggest "A satisfactory solution. IN
case either side proved unfair, n
agreement could not DO reached shc
public would 10" In fun possession Of
N" facts. This In tn" application Of
the commission TO a situation grown
acute"
Along the lines Of preventive work
It's brond powers To decrease unom-
p!oyncnt. To compel rnf. places Of EN-
ploymant. to enforce existing ma fu-
tur~ laws concerning the relationship
or employer ANA employ6 would Ger.
tniniy tend to diminish tho present
industfini unrest and establish "a con.
dillon Of harmony
Woskaes's C1sae~ sssti.a.
Complementary TO thee" powers. tho
commission should have authority to