The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-29
NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL. TRI.
nCNAL PLANS THE ARBITRA.
TI0NN OF ALL EMI'I. OYER

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classified BY industries among the EN-.
ployers and BY industries, with sub
classification into crafts. among the
employees. Lots would be cast to de-
terinine the order VI names in each
panel.
When dispute arose In any N,
glon, the chairman would request each
side 10 submit 1t TO Regional Board
of Adjustment, consisting OF the chair.
man: one representative chosen ny
each side, and two unchallenged mem.
bcrs of each panel. Appointment OF
representatives OF both sides to any
dispute would constitute an agreement
10 continue the status that existed
when the trouble arose Decisions OF
such regional boards would have to be
unanimous or the question would bG
referred py unanimous vote to an um.
pire, whose decision would be final.
or TO tho national tribunal
Refusal by any side TO controversy
to submit to adjustment would result
In the constitution OF Regional Board
or Inquiry. consisting OF the chairman,
two members OF each panel and the
representative OF either side that agreed
10 adjustment II the other side CON
scented to adjustment before the In.
qulry was completed, the board of in.
quiry would become board OF ad.
Justucnt by appointment Of the re.
manning member. Otherwise. the board
Of inquiry would investigate the dis.
pute and make public it's findings for
tho benefit OF the public.
in the presentation Of evidence" D."
preliminary statement declared,
zach side shall have the right to pre-
sent its position through representa-
lives OF Its own choosing"
All the properly constituted boards
would have the right TO subpoena wit
nesses. examine them under oath. and
to require the production OF papers
pertinent to the case.
Existing means OF adjustment and
conciliation. whether federal or state,
or established under mutual agree.
Tnents OF workers and employers in
any industry, would not be affected by
the creation Of the system suggested
by the conference.
With regard to public utilities, the
conference made the following state.
mcnt:
The plan here proposed presents
greater difficulties in applications in
certain public utilities than to com.
prtitivc industry. The continuous op
Grafton Of public utilities is vital 20
public welfare AS the capital invest
ed Is employed In public use. so is the
labor engaged in public service: AMI
the withdrawal of either with the re
suit Of susprndinC service makes the
people the real victir..
The Conforcnc" believes that plan
OF tribunals or boards Of adjustment
and inquiry, should be applied to pub
lie utilities, but in the adaptation Of
thc plan tWO problems present them
selves. Eirst. governmental rcgutl-
tion Of public utilities Is now usually
confined to rates and services. The
conference considers that there must
be some merging OF responsibility for
regulation OF rates and services and
the settlement Of wages and condi-
tions OF labor. Such coordination
would give greater security to the pub
lie, to Cmployc, and TO employer. Sec
ond. is the problem whether some
III, thuJ can l.. arrived at that viii
avert all danger Of interruption to ser
vice These matters require further
consid, ration before concrete PROPOSALS
arc put forward"
After 4, cEIring that the government
ductcd in the interests Of all the pco
pie. to bc interrupted by concerted crs. /
s.dlon Il work. the conference further
affirmed that government employees
concerned with the administration Of
ju~ticr or the maintenance OF public /
safety Or public order should not be
D. rmittcd tu affiliate with any Organi
2,tion which authorized the use Of the
strike. An essential part of the appli-
cation Of these principles. it was adj
.l.d. WAS the establishment OF tri /
bunAls to remedy promptly any rriev /,
Juccs submitted by government work
,FS.
"lUgSation Of the nation, the states ,
and lh- municipalities the conference !
laid. should be improved to prevent !
drlay in hearings and to enable speedy |
action when there are grievances |
Whqn President Wilson summoned |,
th, conference. of which Secretary VIII !
son is chairman and Herbert Hoover !
vice chairman 1t was expressly denied |
the right to consider any existing In |
duStrial disputes, which was the ques' !
tluu which wrecked the first industrial !
conference. While no specific refer. |
cnces to recent Industrial troubles !
were made. several recommendations !
and statements Of the conference re- |
firodcd the experience of the steel |
strike and the Boston police strike
other members OF the conference |
are Martin III. Glynn. Thomas W. Greg !
cry. Richard Hooker Stanley King, /
Samuel W. Mccall. Henry NJ Robin
son. Julius Rosenwald, Oscar 5. Straus,
Henry c. Stuart. l.. w. Taussig. VIII
liam o. Thompson. Henry j. Waters.
George ". Wickersham, and Owen ID.
Young. with Dr. Henry Il. Seager as