South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-30
SUGGEST COURT
: To ARBITRATE
] LABOR QUESTION
Industrial Commission Would
Have Entire Country
Cooperate.

WASHINGTON. Dec 2e.-With
their tentative plan Of a strike court
TO insure industrial peace. members
y the presidents industrial com
4 mission Monday invited criticisms
and suggestions on tneir work.
The invitation virtually consti-
,utes a request that the entire coun-
try resolve itself into an industrial
commission.
When the Wilson commission re
assemblies here Jan. Il to put It's
reports into hnal form. it expects 10
have hundreds OF suggestions from
capital. labor and the public. II al
so will have 20 aid Il reports Of 9TH
or Investigations now being made.
Members OF the commission are
determined 20 stay in session until
they have brought about results
they are seeking
Tentative Report.
The tentative report. which has
been before Pres't Wilson for some
time and was given 10 the country
today. divides roughly into three
parts.
Flrst-The commission declares
!. the final solution Of the nations in
! dustrial problem depends on the es-
adjustment OF a thorough under
standing and a closer relationship
between capital and labor.
Second-The commission. pend
- T.e
proposes machinery 70 stop indus
trial conflicts. This machinery will
consist OF a national tribunal OF
nine members and Il regional
tribunals with board powers to ad-
Just and inquire into strikes.
Third-The commission "consid
ers" that in the railroad industry
there should be some merging OF
responsibility for regulations OF
-ates and wages.
N'he principal OF collective bar
canning, on which the first industrial
Conference split IS recognized.
Introductory Report.
Introducing its report the com
,aission says:
our modern industrial organiza-
lion II II is not 20 become a failure.
must WELD TO the Individual a larger
$50 tisfaCtion with life.
The right relationship" the re-
port continues, between employer
and employe In large industries can
only be promoted by the deliberate
oreanization of that relationship.
not only must the theory that labor
% commodity be abandoned but
ne concept OF leadership must be
INSTITUTED for that or mastership."
with the declaration that the
public is becoming uneasy at the
<ower OF great employers and en-
ployes. the commission outlines in
detail its tentative plan for strike
Jurts. At the top would be q ma
.IouaI industrial tribunal OF nine
members. three from labor. three
f-om the employers and three from
tue public. with not more than five
POD be from the same political party.
This tribunal would be a court OF
appeal
There also would 6e T. industrial
re-ious one for each OF the federal
..-erte districts A chairman would
re appointed for each OF these re-
-io1s with vice chairmen II neces-
-trv.
Panels of employees and employers
or each region would be prepared
nF tho secretaries Of commerce and
por. published and % days after
ru1iiranon submitted % tho presi-
-r1t order Of names on The panels
would he determined by lot
settlement OF Disputes.
When a dispute arose Tho region
lr hoard on its own initiative at the
request Of the national tribunal. the
eccretary OF labor or the parties
concerned could call upon each side
ro choose n representative After
choice Of representatives two would
De chosen from the panel or en-
ployers and employees and these
with the regional chairman would
constitute a regional board for adj
ustment or the strike A decision
hy this board would have the force
m a trade agreement and be bind
inE on both parties. In case OF fail
IRE 20 reach a unanimous decision
an umpire would De appointed and
his findings would have the same
force as those OF a board
II one side refused 10 submit it's
case 10 the regional board. the
hoard would become board OF in
curry with two chosen from each
PANEL. the chairman and tho repre-
-entative from the side willing 10
arhitrate