South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-01
A. F. |. OFFICIAL
WOULD EQUALIZE
LABOR-CAPITAL
Vice President WOlI Says COL
IeCtive Bargaining Must
be Accepted.
PROPOSES LAW ENACTMENT

BY Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, Nov. SO.-organ-
lied labor's attitude toward many
questions pending and likely to
come before congress was outlined
Sunday by Matthew woll. vice pres
ident OF the American Federation OF
Labor. replying TO a series Of cues
tiOns submitted to labor leaders by
Chairman Hays, Of the republican
national committee.
To make the fruits Of labor more
effectively usuable for the welfare
OF the country, capital and labor,
Woll declared, must be placed on an
equal footing by making all cor
poration charters provide that un-
der it's powers the holders might
not deny employees the right 70 or
ganize, bargain collectively through
representative of their own choos-
ing" or TO determine for themselves
the conditions and relations of their
service. Without this check on cor
porate powers, he said, the domestic
conflict cannot and will not be per-
manently ended.
Discussing plans to settle or mini
miZe Industrial unrest. Mr.. Woll de-
clared arbitrary exercise of unwar-
ranted and unconstitutional author
fly by our courts" could not allay II,
adding that ito avoid building up a
judicial aristocracy" the word OF the
supreme court, state or federal
should not be final on the consti-
tutionality of an act. He proposed
enactment of the measure.
Prohibit Injunction.
Government by injunction should
be prohibited, the rights and liber
ties and freedom should be fully
safeguarded and the upbuilding OF a
judicial autocracy made impossible
for all time 70 come"
Congress, he said, should speed
lily approve the covenant Of the
League OF Nations including labor
provisions contained in this remark
able document which holds the
hopes for future peace of the world
IL it's keeping. instead OF filibuster-
ing and fiddling away like Nero
while Rome was aflame."
Measures 10 prohibit child labor.
total exclusions for two years, gov
ernment employees minimum wage
and retirement act, federal en-
ployment service. elimination OF
convict labor competition, soldiers
land legislation. states loans to home
builders and repeal Of all taxes on
necessities, were advocated.
Mr.. VOL denounced the pending
bill for railroad control offered by
Sen. Summins. republican. Iowa, "as
the most un-American piece of legis-
lation ever proposed by any one"
and suggested that the railroads be
not returned to private operation
for two years TO permit the people
meanwhile TO say what should be
done with them. Under no circum-
stances, he contended, should any
commission or other agency be
authorized 10 fix wages or hours.
and while the federal compensation
law has done good il should be
amended as to it's rates as to keep
pace with the cost of living.
Equal Pay.
Women should receive equal treat
ment and pay with men but should
be given tasks only proportionate
with their physical strength and pO-
tention motherhood. the letter stat
ed. Discussing accident and unem
ployment insurance, Mr.. Woll de-
clared the true solution was 70
strike at unemployment itself by
"a systematic elimination Of many
of the seasonable industrial under
taklngs" The United Mine Workers.
he said, in asking for a five-day
week. were "in reality asking for r
greater period of work rather than
a greater period Of idleness." Uni
versal observance Of the eight-hour
day would tend. he said. TO adjust
conditions Of unemployment in
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