The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-09-01

as they found them to the congress at
the earliest possible day, but without
facts had been thus disclosed an adj
justment should be sought in some or
derly Of al the matters now
managers and the men.
Experience Essential.
"These proposals were exactly in line,
1t is interesting to note with the posi-
ton taken by the supreme court of the
tect certain litigants from the financial
losses which they confidently expected
il they, should submit to regulation Of
service by public legislation.
THE court has held that 1t would
not undertake to form a Judgment upon
forecasts. but could base it's action only
upon actual experiences; that it must
be supplied with facts, not with CAL
culations and opinions however scien-
tifically attempted.
Situation Demands Action.
II yield to no man in firm adherence,
alike of conviction and of purpose, to
the principle Of arbitration in indus
trial disputes. but matters have come
to sudden crisis in this particular dis
unprovided with any practicable means
of enforcing that conviction in prac-
stop to Inquire. A Situation had to
be met whose elements and fixed condi-
lions were 1ndiSputable. The practical
seemed to me, was to secure Immediate
peace by conceding the one thing in
the minds of the, men which society
scented public sentiment were most like
ly to approve. and Immediately lay the
foundations for securing arbitration
with regard to everything else involved.
To Safeguard the Future.
"The event has confirmed that judg-
w n N ho
present in order to safeguard the flu.
ture; for wished an atmosphere of
peace a, and friendly cooperation in which
Of the nation with regard to the best
means for providing, so far as It might
prove possible to. to provide. against the
in the future-the best and most prac-
ticable means of securing calm and fair
arbitration arb ratio Of all industrial disputes in
the best way of vindicating a principle,
namely. having failed to make certain
of its observance in the present to make
govern the will of others who took an
entirely different view of the cireum;;
to admit the circumstances to be what
they have turned out to be-
For Larger Commission.
Having failed to bring the parties to
this critical controversy to an accommo-
datlon, therefore, turn to you, DEEM
ing 1T clearly our duty as public SER
wants to leave nothing undone that we
can do to safeguard the life and inter-
ests of the nation. In the spirit of
such a purpose. earnestly recommend
the following legislation:
"First-Immediate provision for the
enlargement and administrative reor-
ganization of the interstate commerce
commission along the lines embodied
in the bill recently passed by the house
of representatives and now awaiting
action by the senate; in order that the
commission may be enabled to deal with
the many great and various duties now
devolving upon 1t with a promptness and
thoroughness which are with it's present
constitutions and means of action, prac-
tically impossible.
Establishment of s-Hour Day.
"Second-The establishment of an
eight hour day in which the legal basis
alike of work and of wages in the en-
ployment of all railway employees who
are actually engaged in the work of
tation.
"Third-The authorization of the ap-
pointment by the president of a small
body of men to observe the actual re-
suits in experience of the adoption Of
the eight-hour day in railway transport
tation alike for the men and for the
railroads; its effects in the matter of
operating costs, in the application Of
the existing practices and agreements
to the new conditions and in all other
practical aspects, with the provision
that the investigators shall report their
conclusions to the congress at the earli-