The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-07
URGES new CODE
Laws and Principles Should
Govern Industrial Rows.
Suzzallo Dissects Capital-Labor
Fight Before Rotarians.

out of the whirlpool of industrial
turmoil today/the United States and
otheF nations of the world will evolve
a series of laws and principles which
VIII be the Industrial code-and will
serve the purpose of settling disputes
between labor and capital just as the
= criminal and civil codes settle '-putes
between society and the wrong doors,
ana between al claimants
The formation of an j rial code
OF laws covering the principles of the
statement quoted was advocated by
fTof. Henry Suzzallo of Washington
university in talk at the Rotary
meeting at the Chamber of commerce
this noon
The industrial code was but one Of
the principles of a real modern de-
mocracy touched~upon by Doctor SUI
zallo. He held UP all the practices of
labor and capital to the gaze of the
Rotarians. He cut them in half with
Knife of ridicule, and held the two
halves up for inspection by the pub
lie. 1t was one of the clearest cut and
most lnclslve and positive speeches.
made in Topeka on the present indus
trial situation in America.
Warns Against Alignment.
In closing his talk Professor Suz-
zallo said that the teachers of Amer
lea must not be allowed to align them
selves with either the capital or the
labor side of the controversy" He
cited as reasons that the teachers are
public officials and must therefore be
in a position to take a judicial ana
impartial view Of both unionism and
capitalism. He said that affiliation OF
the teachers with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor or their unionization
as a separate organization must be
clipped at this time in the interests
of all the people
Suzzallo defended labor interests in
their demand for recognition of the
right to bargain collectively. He cited
the pooling of small savings of capital
and its administration by an appointed
agent of stockholders of corpora
ton as the collective bargaining OF
capital" and he asserted that the
right possessed by one side of con-
troversy when it is an accepted pr1n-
eiple must also obtain as a right for
the other side. ''In this connection,
he said, 1.-The business agents of or
ganized labor unions are the outside
experts hired by organized laboT-ln
effect they. are the lawyers of the
unions, hired on the same principle
as the corporation head hires his ex-
pert accountants and advisers" L.
Protect Nom Union Workers.
On the closed shop principle Suz-
zallo declared "the laboring men who
do not wish to be organized should be
protected by law from the advances
of organizers who would force them
selves on their attention"
Doctor Suzzallo@ was introduced by
Robert Stone.
4 Gov. w. L. Harding was the first
speaker on the Rotary program this
noon. He spoke less than ten min
utes the major portion of discussion
being given over to generalities. In
particular points of general interest
Harding expressed personal conviction
He asserted that those persons who
do not think America is the best coun-
try in the world, ruled under the best
set of laws, and whose institutions are
the best should be given free trans
portation to the nation of their choice.
Touching on the discussions of the
peace treaty at Washington and the
charges and counter charges made by
the administration leaders and the OPP
position, he said that what America
needs is for body of men to gather
around 9 peace table in Washington
and there decide just what is best for
the United States"
Governor Harding was introduced
by George McDermott. chairman of
the Rotary entertainment committee.