The Washington times., 1919-09-29
NEEDOF
LAWS TOCJRB
LABORUNREST
New Industrial Code Alone R1
Bring Peace, W. ]. Lauc
Tells D. C. Ministers.

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A new Industrial code win have %
be written into the Federal Consutu-
tion before peace between capital ana
labor % permanently assured accords
ing 70 W Jett LauclI, former aeerc-
tary of the National War Labor
Board, who addressed the WashinFs
ton Minister'S Association on aIndurs
I trial Democracy" iu the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church. this
morning.
The right Of collective bargainiuE
| and Of the living wage should become
part Of the supreme law Of the Ian.
and be guaranteed 20 every man
/ the same manner that rhe right q
I free speech % assured HIM, aecordiu1
70 Mr. Laucks who said:
cit O. evident that Cur political con-
stitution viii have 20 be 8upplsmentsa
/ Cd By legislative action in establish
/ ing q blll of Industrial rights. EhI1
means the incorporation into our eons
stitution Of certain standards and
guarantees 20 labor. such a. collecsi
I tive bargaining and the living wage
I It also contemplates the creation Of a.
supplement 70 our civil institutiones
the necessary changes for the estat
lishment Of administrative and
dicial agencies Ga industry 90 inter-
prst and administer this Industrial
bin Of riEhts-
Rightn ~ AgFeemenfs
These rights, and the machinery
Of their administration win. IN
doubtedly, be az first deFolope1
through agreement between employ
er8 and employees: but eventually,
they win receive q social and politics
sanction and be incorporated into o1t
fundamental law.
The fundamental change that hrr
transformed the world labor move
ment 81 primarily re8ponalble loF
present industrial disturbance, M
Lauck continued
I The ave diRerent trends toward the
4 reorganization Of Industry in the AZ
rection Of industrial democracy WeEg
outlined By Mr.. Lauck as the maintersl
nance Of che present dominance or
, capital in Industry; the dominance or
labor; Joint control BY labor and man
agement; municipal ownership aud-
operation and the predominanca of
the public.
"The fundamental rights Of capital
and labor" stated Mr.. Lauclz, "muet
be guaranteed and protected. e % ae-
knowledged; but there must Be no
Z
try. Industry must be democratiaea
The public Or popular interest &c
claimed. must be made paramount
Reviews British Ideas.
review Of the British labor cor-a
ference OF last April and Of the recent
Canadian industrial conferences Wa1
made BY the speaker, who stated hi1s
belief that civilization would prove
equal to the task OF reconstitutfng i'm
dustry without the violence OF reVo-
luton.
The cause for alarm has passed.
he said. "rhe world was apprenhen-
sive when an autocracy Of labor WaGa
established in Russia and in some
other European countries, and an agl-
tatiOn was carried on uusuccessfuIlg
for the same purpose in Great Britain.
Sounder counsels have prevailed. Thgr
extreme radical, as well as the revo--
lutiOnary agitator, especially IN the
United States and Canada, has hese
supplanted By the liberal and more
conservative leaders.
Blames Certain Employers.
"The really great menace to the
lpublic. under present conditions, iE
that the attitude OF certain backward
employers, who are still evidently dos
ing their thinking on a pre-War basis.
may provoke q general strike ana
produce chaos in Industry. By denying
to their employees the right of colef
lective bargaining. which has already
been sanctioned by the enlightened
opinion OF the civilized world. Thin
Is the real significance OF the situatiou
in the steel industry at the preseuG
time. Any group Of men. under pres
ent conditions, who refuse TO arhl-
trate, or who are unwilling to-cOnfsF
with their employees, even Il only %
I A., FEs.
menace and should receive no c0ns,l
sideration from the public"
shows Chureh's interest.
Emphasis was placed By Mr.. LaucE
upon the vigorous interest that the
church. regardless Of denomination.
was showing in the present industrial,
crisis. He concluded with the state
ment OF Robert +. Speer. that "the
world wants a clean and Just piece OF
work done now, and done once for All
The new order makes its demand that
the walls must be moved out There
must be room for the spirit Of 5000, coo
men who died for a larger world
They bid us to let the old evils 90 and
to bring In the new good"
IndOrse Major Pullman.
At the morning session a resolution
deploring violation OF the prohibitioh
law in the District and indorsinE tha
work Of Major Pullman and the Dis-l
trict Police Department in checking
this evil, was adopted unanimously.
The BILL introduced BY the Rev
c. II. Butler stated that where's
there is much violation Of the Law
prohibiting the sale Of alcohotIg
LIQUORS in the District OF Columbia,
and whereas there Is widespread at.
tempt to discredit the law and 20 an
tagonize the Police Department OF the
District for the enforcement Of t
law against this and kindred evils.
II be resolved that the members OF tha
Pastors Federation should "indorsa8
the administration Of the major and
superintendent OF police. n. W. PULL
man. IN this respect and call upon an
good citizens 70 support him anf hig
department In their work OF up-
pressing these evils"