The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-04-06
SAYS REPORT OF BOARD NAMED TO
FORMULATE WAR LABOR PROGRAM
Representatives
Lockouts During the War-RecOmmend That All
Disputes Be Settled Government Mediation

WASHINGTON, April 4.-"The right of all work
ers, including common laborers, to living wage is
hereby declared. In fixing wages, minimum rates of
shall be established which will the subss-
tence of the worker and his family in health and
That is the final declaration in the report of the
Wash-Taft board, officially known as the War Labor
sentatives of organized labor and five representatives
OF the organized employers of the United States, and
signed behalf of the public by former
and Frank P. Walsh
The declaration that unless the employers
OF the country repudiate their chosen spokesman
they. will be bound revise the whole wage scale of
American industry, and the laborer will be
entitled to an annual income of around $400 for the
government statistics and the figures complied by
that it costs that much to maintain a man. his wife
and four children-the average size of family-in
health and reasonable comfort"
An agreement that there shall be lockouts
strikes during the war and recommendation that all
ton body are other important provisions made in the
report.
Biggest Labor Event of Year.
This Walsll-Taft report is the biggest event of the
for American labor In the declaration of prin-
ciples which these employers and leaders
and Walsh and Taft have signed are Contained nrac-
ticaly all of the fundamental demands made by the
famous Walsh report of the Commission Industrial
Relations: Not only is this fundamental concession
made by the employers that from the laborer
to the highest skilled all shall have at wage
which meets the standard but they
the 'open shop lockout of union men They agree
that union conditions shall be maintained wherevers
tney now exlSC BOth SIDES agree tnat where women
employed they shall equal pay with
equal work, and they shall not be given tasks dispro
portionate to their strength This the favore
excuse for paying women less than men.
Here some of the important parts of the declar-
alton of principles with regard to general relations
between labor and employers: "There should be no
strikes or lockouts during the
Concede Right to Organize.
II. The right of workers to organize in trade
unions and to bargain collectively through chosen rep
resentatives is recognized and affirmed. This right
shall not be denied, abridged nterfered with the
employers in any manner whatsoever.
"2 The right of employers to organize in assoca-
tons groups and to bargain collectively through
chosen recognized and affirmed This
right shall not be denied, abridged nterfered
by the workers in any whatsoever.
"3 Employers should not discharge workers for
membership in trade unions, for legitimate trade
union activities.
a. The workers, in the exercise of their right to
organize, shall not coercve of any kind
to induce persons to join their organizations nor to
induce employers to bargain deal Herewith.
Existing Conditions.
H. In establishments where the union shOD exists
the same shall continue and the union standards as to
hours of labor other conditions of employ-
ment shall be maintained.
"2. In establishments where union and non-union