Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-11-15
HUGHES FAV0RS
NEW INDUSTRIAL
JUSTICE system
Community Plan to Prevent In
terruption of Essential Serv-
ice Needed, He Declares.
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
RECEIVES APPROX AL
Labor Should Not Assume Manage
ment, But Should Share in Excess
Profits of Industry, Jurist
Declares.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. IA Machn-
cry for industrial Justice which would
prevent the interruption of service
essential to the community, was adj
vocated tonight by Charles f. Hugh
es, in an address on "rhe Antidota
for Bolshevism" at the Worlds
Christian Citizenship conference,
Referring to public servants, trans
portation and basic industries, he
said:
of the community provided just
means for the settlement of COM
plants, and for the redress of wrongs
which might be suffered by those en-
gagged in essential activities, we
should have a right to prevent con-
certed attempt, that is through any
sort of combination, TO mold up the
community and enforce demands UNI
der throat of widespread suffering
and want"
For industrial activity outside the
essential services he urged collective
bargaining with decisions binding in
law.
"The time is at hand" he said,
"when we must furnish suitable
machinery for industrial justice, at
least so far as those vital enterpris-
es are concerned upon which our life
depends. The processes of justice
imply that the parties to the dispute
cannot take the law into their own
hands and sacrifice the peace and
well-being Of the community to
their contentious.
with the apostles of violence 81
fenced, the schemes of meters to dis
order and revolution frustrated, law
and order preserved with an inflex-
ible demand for loyalty on the part Of
the public servants, with provision
for the peaceful and just settlement
Of industrial disputes, this making
ion Of essential services to the COM
munity, we should go far toward
making class rule impossible"
Little Progress Made.
eve have made little progress in
providing the machinery for indus
trial Justice, and in this respect we
are still uncivilized. We are still at
the stage corresponding to that of
trial by battle and trial by ordeal in
the early law of procedure. But we
cannot 90 on indefinitely in this
way. What is absolutely necessary.
as I have pointed out in the case Of
the basic industries, upon which the
community's life depends. is clearly
advisable through the field of indus
trial activity-although when the
vital interest of the community is not
involved. the plan should not go
further than to facilitate and enforce
agreements.
6" believe in the recognition of the
right of collective bargaining on the
part Of labor, through representatives
of their own choosing. The oualifi-
cation may be made that these should
be proper representatives and not
those who aim at the decentralization
of our industrial life and use labor
disputes as means to promote SIMS
ter designs. 1t is hardy issue that
survives the painstaking examination
of the facts and it cannot be doubted
that the provision Of representative
instrnmentalities Of conference and
cancellation will be of greatest bene-
fit to capital AS we'll as to labor.
Profit Distribution.
"While the same sanction may not
be justified when the interests Of the
community are not so vitality con-
ties and the basic industries. there
should be the greatest readiness TO
secure voluntary cooperation THROUGH
boards and representative councils by
which disnutes may be settled peace
fully. Fair inquiry should result in
agreement and agreements, when
made. should be bindine and enforced
under ant provisions of law"
Mr.. Hrohes favored sharing of ex-
cess profits with labor. but opposed
cooperative ragement. saving:
Gas labor will not and cannot take
the risk of losses. there should be
reserved out of profits for continoen-
cies. After fair wages have been
paid a fair return made to invested
capital and contingencies provided
for in the interest Of the continuity
of the enterprise. it is lust that ex-
cess profits should he distributed on
some reasonable basis among all who
produced them. Investors, managers,
and all other workers.
"The participation of labor in
management iS often suggested
thoughtless|v, see little prospect
of successful voyage in having the
seamen divide the captains respon-
! sibi'itv in NAVIGATING the vessel.
Skillfnl management ia the prime
condition of success and it will not be
to the advantage of labor to en-
barrass the discharge Of executive
functions or to ATTEMPT to share the