The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-15
Avoid Straightout
Anti-Strike Issue
on Labor Measure

washington. Nov 1t--The ralt-
road hrothsrhoods won complete
victor in the house today when their
~ecor1rle ndattcnS for the pattler7 s7t
~ tabor disputes were written into
the Esrn Railroad control hill n
lieu NJ the plan proposed hy the IN
terstate commerce committee which
drafted the measure The vote WAS
81 70 l0s
dlrec, vote nn st-airhtoGf
anti -t-iks issue was avoided and tHe
parliamentary sttuattcn go r5nen
yared as ~ prevent consideration ~
amendments prohibiting waiko4ts
before and during arbitration
THE three plans before the house
we're debated for FIVE hours hefe'@
anal action was taken Representa-
tive Sweet. Republican ~ Iowa vas
the author Of labor's plan. but II was
introduced by Rerrescutstive Ander~
son Republican Of Minnesota
~ provides for strSct}@ ~sjamsagE
Cancellation nv IeraiiEing the adjust
r3ont machinery " operation before
tho war and continued with some
modification during federal control
II carries no nravisiou 20 proven:
strikes or - compel acceptance e
the awards 81 the tribunals II sets
81
TIE railroad er---ioves sre divided
ITO three classes sncordinr 70 ths
character of their work N connection
with the operation ~ tne transports
9sxsrt III a4s7~res s~2f ere rr+svsN1-st ~
zach class are - Re considered nv ar
adjustment hoard comprising equal
representation from tho workers of
that class ard +he carriers II an
agreement is not reached by the al
lUetrnsnt board +he controversy Is
carried - an appeal board Three
apnesl boards constituted in the same
way as the adjustment boards are
provided for
THE anti strike provision, proposed
ny Representative webster Reruh-
hcAn ri Washington. would have
prohibited strikes under any circum-
stances and given tho carr "rs the
right 10 recover through civil action
danaGss suffered through strike
Members of the hrcthcrhoo6s would
have hecn i'ab}c individually. as we'll
as thc union. The workers also
WOULD have had tho right 70 recover
damages from the carriers in tine
event of lockout
The committee plan described "a
"midd'" ground" proposal. provided
: fer voluntary Cancellation through
, adjustment and appeal boards, sup
ported by the right to recover dam
ages through civil action II carried
No renal clause however
= The Webster anti-strtke plan was
offered AZ a substitute for the com
mittee prorosal, and the Sweet
scheme as an amendment 70 the Web
| ster substitute Under the rules Of
4 . hn u
/ first voted on When this proposal
WAS adopted Il automa lily dis
posed Of the other two plans
/ My amendment" said Mr. Sweet
/ has the approval of the railway
| employees and brotherhoods, II pre-
/ serves tho present machinery for
settling labor disputes by concilia-
tory methods and provides addi-
/ tional boards which may pass upon
disputes between employers and en-
/ ployes Its central thought is equal
representation by the parties in In
terest the employers and en-
I ployes, SO that they may sit down
elbow to elbow and man TO man and
adjust their differences. The SET
/ nemert Is thus made by men who
understand the questions in dis
I pute."
The trouble with your methods.
retorted Representative Newton.
/ Republican of Minnesota, is that II
permits of al deadlock. while the
/ public is interested in seeing a
method of settlement employed
which will give a solution and end
To inconvenience due To strikes"
Representative Denison, Repub
lican, of Illinois, charged that tho
! Sweet amendment was supported
by those representing districts where
railroad union labor and his brother
hoods are strong"
II am dead against the Webster
amendment from start to finish" an.
nounced former Speaker Champ
Clark If it is put into this bill, I
will not vote for it, | will never
agree that the little home of a la =
boring man in Missouri shall be
seized and his wife and children
turned out to grass because of the
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