The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-01

ATTACKED By
LABOR LEADERS

WASHINGTON. Nov. 3o-OrEaniZeu
Iabor's attitude toward many questions
pcnGing and likely to come before con-
t;-cSs was outlined today by Matthe"
VOL. vice president of the American
Federation Of Labor. replying I" II series
Of questions submitted To labor leaders
by Chairman Hays OF the Republican M
tlOnal committee.
To make tho fruits Of labor more CT
fectivcly usablc for the welfare OF the
country. capital and labor. VOL declared
must be placed on an equal footing by
making all corporation charters rr"Fiue
that under its powers tho holders mlEh'
not deny employees tho right I" organize
bargain collectively through representa-
tivcs Of their own choosing. or 10 deter
mine for themselves the conditions anu
relations Of their service. without mus
check on corporation powers, nc S"iu'
q The domestic conflict now raElnS-cah-
not and will not be permanently ended.
Discussing plans to settle or mininllFe
Industrial unrest. Mr.. VOL declared
"orbitrarv exercise Of unwarrant"d and
unconstitutional authority by our courts
could not allay il. adding that. ito aFoio
pliiding up n judicial aristocracy the
word Of the supreme court. state or leu
rral, shUld not be final on the conSu'u-
tIonalitv Of an act. lie proposed rccnact-
ment Of the measure
njunctions Attacked.
"Govcrnmcn: by injunction should be
prohibited. the rights judicial au'"-
crazy made impossible for all time TO
come"
Congress. he said. should speedily aP
prove the covenant of the League OF VA
tons including the labor provisions coz
tanned in this remarkable document
which holds the hope for future pcac" OF
! the world in its keeping. instead OF M
clustering and fiddiins away Ike nero
/ while Rome was nflanc.
| Measures to prohibit child labor. total
exclusions for TWO years. government
EMPLOYEES minimum wage and retirement
! act. a federal employment service, cilii!l-
! nation of convict labor competition. SOL
dicrs land legislation, state loans To
home builders and repeal of all taxes on
necessities. were advocated.
| Cumrlins Bill Denounced.
! Mr.. Vol denounced the pending oil
! for railroad control offered by Senator
! Cummins. Republican. Iowa. as the
I most un-American piece OF legislation
! ever proposed by any one" and suggest
! cd that the railroads be not returned 10
private operation for two years t9 per-
NIT the people meanwhile to say what
should be done with them.
! Under no circumstances he contcnoco.
should any commission or other aSc''-S
: be authorized to fix wages or hours ana
/ while the federal compcnSau"r Ia" mas
! done good il should be amended az I"
! it's rates, to keep pace with the cost OF
! living.
! Women should receive equal treatment
and pay with men. hut should be given
tasks only proportionate TO their physl-
- nd M on ia
, the latter stated.
! AS to Unemployment.
! Discussing accident and uncmploy-
nant insurance, Mr. Vol declared the
true solution was to strike At unempl"y-
ment itself by "a sympathetic climlna-
! ton of many of SCaSonablc inuustrlal
UNDERTAKINGS" The United Mine Work
rrs. he said. in asking for f!Fe-dav
week, were "in reality asking Tor q
greater period Of work rather than
greater period Of idlCnrss." Universal
observance Of tho ciGht-hour day would
tend. he said. t. adjust conditions of I'M
employment in many industries. II
these matters were adequately dealt
with. he added. workers could lay by Saw
ings TO care for their families i'll times
Of stress or idlencSS
Answering IL labor desired TO parti-
cipate in the control and management OF
industry. and share in profits and loss
as" Mr.. Wool said profit-sharinS as thus
far proposed was "a sham and fraud.
and a cloak for excess profits. Tho
suggestions as to sharing profits and
losses, borders on the absurd aid ir
Woll. who added:
IF worker are to share In the loSs"A
then let US establish shop soviets and
let the worker also manage and operate
al. "Arericon labor demands only a
the cntEc industries" he said. Hc add
voice and control IN such industrial mat
ters and management as affect their IN.
terests as workers and which are deter
mined largely by their contracts Of en-
ployrnent."