Evening star., 1919-10-17

cessful conduct OF industry This is the
Principle upon which the democratic
Surely it is not consistent for US as
Americans to demand democracy in
government and practice autocracy in
industry.
idea Of representation, and that idea
must find expression IN those forms
which will serve 1t best, with conditions.
forces and times what they are"
E. plains Trade Union System.
Trade unions keep in their employ
rlent trained men for the purpose of
negotiating their different schedules"
Mr.. Morrison explained. The employer
tive or bring any assistance that he may
desire in carrying on negotiations. and
there is no logical reason why the en-
ploye should be denied a like right.
Collective bargaining is the negotia-
ton of agreements between employers.
or groups of employers. and employees or
groups Of employees. through represent
atives chosen by the respective parties
themselves.
ized by labor could possibly take part
in the present industrial conference
If employers in general in the United
States should refuse to deal with
wage-workers or groups OF wage
workers, not their employees or not
chosen among their employees. Logi-
should refuse to. recognize the labor
group in this body as representing Ia
bor."
Mr.. Spargo Sounds Warning.
Mr.. Spargo sounded a warning.
This nation" he said, "is torn as
the world is torn, it's resources and
it's nationalism strained and racked
almost to ruin, facing still the need
not only Of maintaining it's own life,
but Of sustaining the life of large
tion needs more than it needs any
thing else in the world a stabilizing
of its life. holding together for the
trying months Immediately ahead, in
order that we may work out. in peace,
in amity and in the ways of democ-
racy the present development of our
national life to its predestined goal
What we need is an intense sense
that America cannot afford to be d.
vided in itself II she Is to prevail in
the great onward march of the ma
tions; and in saying that I say it as
one who looks with no neutral or
impartial eye or pretense at impair
tiality in this conflict of capital and
labor"
Views Of Mr.. Fish.
"Of the hundreds Of Thousands Of
organizations throughout this coun-
try there Is very large number that
are having no trouble today, where
things are going along smoothly and
contentedly. and they are going along in
way that cannot be improved in sub
stantial particulars Mr. Fish stated.
III is pretty serious matter for any one
TO suggest disorganizing those tnstitu.
tions BY bringing IN unnecessary ma
chinery that is likely to do moro
harm than good-machinery that nei-
may want. but which they may Be
fooled into adopting. II it IL put up
in such way that Il seems to be I
duty.
And, yet, this collective bargainins
proposition is an absolute and definite
suggestion. amounting almost to an or
der 30 far as we can give orders, amount
ing almost to the statement that any
one who does not follow 10 an outcast
who should be condemned by pub
lie sentiment, II he does not follow
1t. submit that 1t il with reference
to q matter that has not yet been
demonstrated as OF fundamental and
universal value; that It has not yet
been demonstrated as the only way
to bring about this reDult--which
everybody wants-of cloeer affilia-
tion, closer re1ations, and better
spirit between employers aud EN-.
ployes; and that the thing il prema-
ture"