The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-09-06

with instructions to report the facts
as they found them to the congress at
ree Possible day. but
facts had been thus disclosed an ad-
3ustment sheuld be sought in some or
derly manner Of all the matters now
managers and the mon.
Experience Essential.
"These proposals were exactly in line.
1t is interesting to note, with the posi-
tect certain litigants from the financial
losses which they confidently expected
# they should submit to regulation Of
their charges and Of their methods of
service by public legislation.
The court has held that it would
not undertake to form a judgment upon
forecasts, but could base its action only
upon actual experience: that it must
be supplied with facts, not with cal
culations and opinions however scien-
tifically attempted.
Situation Demands Action.
o,:, IT yield to no man in firm adherence,
the principle Of arbitration in indus
trial Disputes; but matters have come
to sudden crisis in this particular dis
unproyided with any practicable means
Of enforcing that conviction in prac-
t1cs (by whose, whose fault we will NOT now
STOP St pod to 1 inquire): A situation had to
lions were indisputable. The practical
and patriotic course to pursue, as it
seemed to me. was to secure immediate
the minds of the. men which society
itself and any arbitrators who repre-
sented public sentiment were most like
Temptations for securing arbitration
with regard to everything else involved
To Safeguard the Future.
1.-THE event has confirmed that tudg-
ment: l l.; was asas seeking to compose the
for IN %she ID sa 5ss %
peace and friendly cooperation in which
to take counsel with the representatives
of the nation with regard to the best
prove possible to provide, against the
recurrence Of such unhappy situations
IN H. the he tuture-the best and most prac-
a arr ton Of all Industrial disputes in
the days to come. This is assuredly
the best way OF vindioating a principle,
n nf ne having 1alled to make certain
certain OF it's observance in the future:
But I could only propose. I could not
e goNern the Will of others who took an
to admit the circumstances to be what
they have turned out to be.
For Larger Commission.
"Having failed to bring the parties to
inns critical controversy to an accOmmO-
cation, therefore, turn to you, deem
ing it 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
the following legislation:
Flrst-lmmediate provision for the
enlargement and administrative reor-
gan1zation of the interstate commerce
commission along the lines embodied
in the bill recently passed by the house
or 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
dc,evolv1ng upon 1t with promptness and
thoroughness which are with it's present
constitutions and means Of action, prac-
tically impossible.
Establishment of 8-Hour Day.
Second The establishment of an
elght hour day in which the legal basis
a!1ke OF work and of wages in the en-
ployment Of all railway employees who
are actually engaged in the work Of
operating trains in interstate TRANSPORT
tatiOn.
Third-The authorization of the an
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 transpor-
tatlon alike for the men and for the
railroads.; it's 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-