The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-04-06

men and women now work together, and the employer
meets only WITH employees or engaged
tions shall not be deemed grievance This declara-
tion, however, is not intended in any deny
of. labor unions, the joining of the same by the
workers in said establishments, guaranteed in the
from urging any umpire from granting, under the
machinery herein provided Improvement of their sit
uat9n IN the matter OF OF LABOR or other
time.
's. Established safeguards and regulations for the
protection of the health and safety Of the workers shall
not be relaxed.''
Board May Be Permanent
Now, the machinery provided by the report for Sc
curing better conditions in, "open shop consists in
the holding of an investigation by National War
Labor board and the appointment of umpire to de-
board is to be chosen the way consist Of
the same number of persons the Walsh-Taft board
Inat ina Is to say 1T is probable that the board
will be made permanent for the period of the and
that it will act final court of mediation and set
tsment for every industrial dispute handled by some
other Federal authority. -
It's powers and duties, as drafted by Mr. Taft, will
IL, To bring about settlement, by mediation
and conclaon of every controversy arising between
employers and workers in the field Of production
sary for the effective conduct OF the
- "2 To- do the same in similar controversies in
other fields of actlvity-delays and distractions in
which may in the opinion Of the national board affect
detrimentally such production.
= 3. To provide such machinery by direct appoint
ment, otherwise, for selection Of committees or
troversies arise to secure settlement by local media
tion and Cancellation.
"4 To summon the parties to the controversy for
hearing and action by the national board in case Of
failure to secure settlement by local mediation and
conciliation."
If this mediation and Cancellation fails to bring
about voluntary settlement, and if the members of
the national board shall be unable to reach unani-
award, then the national board is to select an
umpire for the case If they cannot choose the umpire
by unanimous vote, the president of the United States
is to nominate ten suitable for the place,
is to be chosen by lot from among the ten.
Equal Representation Provided For.
In all committees selected by the national board in
this work of undertaking to establish industrial har-
mony throughout the nation, the employers and the
workers are to have equal representation.
It appears that while the five labor members of
the present board all took part in the discussions, it
was the Influence of Olander of Chicago and Hutheson
Of the carpenters backing Walsh which really turned
the tide in favor of agreement Walsh was able to
persuade Taft that these in their definite state
ments of the minimum demands Of labor, represented
conservative rather than radical element of the
wage workers of the country, and that the principle
of the living wage and the right of workers and en-
ployers to organize could only lead to better under
standing and mutual advantage. TAFT in turn broke
down the opposition of the five employers, four of
whom we're typical anti-union standpatters.