The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-11

work is carried ON are ns safe ana as
E,,i,,rar,,ry f. tho workers as tho ma
FUR. Of IA" business reasonably P'i
mlts Every effort should 30 mao w.
maintain steady cl"l!"Eln"h Oh 'ne
wrrk.r~, both IN their account and 10
luCrra~" ccIiC;cu"Y.
wages.
TIL wrrkcr should receive WE
s,.ctr.'.%t {" maintain hl'n ana ms Liiil-
~ ~ 4 standard of LIVING 'hrt SA"u'n i's
So: lI"lrry 10 r!%ht n.hN'u i,,,.i
view # Ito pr"vlil.Er cost or iINinE:
N-rr,.,, doing work equal with that u
rnc, uranr tho sam" conditions Sh"uiu
r,c.. -. III" sun" rate # pay Al" %
acr"r,l.I the s:l'"" opportunities LOT
training and H'!lAar'.'n nj:
Tho standard a.; tho work sch"dul"
has been tn" week.. varying rs th' Pc
rultpr roTurrrm.uts 0t ind1vlduPl INDUS
tries may d'uni.l. Qr"rt'N" %h"uIa' "S
far rs r"S>'hi" h' aNrI1'd anu or u"'
Of rest II! SH..cn should h" provided
sett:$ment of Disputes.
Each c$Iabl shlu"nt sl"IId provide al,
eGunrr m"IpS for til" discussion 81 "lI
quest ms and the just ard pr"mrt So,
.,.r.,1..,rr rr MI disputes bat there SHOULD
y" nu Improper limitation or imrairm",lt
&C. ~" .N.rc'y" hy management OF iIS
esq ~ Il! function Of Judgment and di-
r,ctI.n n.
TIL" aSsurlIt ON Uf m'". WN"lHF ~
employers. "inpir,cS or others. Tor coy
'"gl ~, action ur d-nli;;: ''uf'rS n" au-
thorI'v "ud inv, ir.. ~ r hi ~ ""i''t'"!- =
sion over tho" wh" d. not d"t:r" t. h''
"r d.ol win ,l'ru - ;T lSs"''a.r'ih. "
! h!trar,. u.s.. &C ,'!,,h ...iiv''iv,. power to
co.r,% GOT" ru!,ir,l others W.ti,"ut Their
: Cri.$, nj is nu m;r.rE'E'u' 1T i'NS"''"'
! l.hrr.% 2mH q mrM,c" I" the mStth'io''S
! OF a free rCuui".
"Gpoasibility Of Associations.
Tv'ry ass"r'0':'n. vh'm.r "f en-
rlry"r- ur ,'ari.,l,.s IuV-' h'' equally
, subject I, Public autH"r'tr mad Legally
/ n'.$w"r:l,,r Tor its eva conduct or thai
, of its agents
Freedom Of Contract.
With The r.,sh' /" aS~u"'n'r r"Cnrnizcd
tho c,:niamru'al rriur'nl" &c Individual
Freedom demands That every person
must W free L. cri,a"" IN my lawful
occupation or "n'cr ,mln any lawful con
tract aS an cmUi"r.r "r employ" md 10
srcur" IN the continuity and rewards OF
his effort.
The Open shop.
Tho rrinC.rl.s 49, individual liberty
md freedom oE contract U"un which our
institutions 80" fundamentally. has"d.
rcuuir" chat lhcrr should - no 'rt"r-
fcrHncc with II" "or"n shop. Nh'i'
fair argument ani persuasion ar" per
mies;h'c c"r"riv" mr'h"li aimed at
turning ~" "uUCn shop" into closed
Uuinr" nr "cluscd ron-uni"n shop"
Should not hN t"'rTt"d. NJ employer
should b. required I, deal with mon or
Crcur,S nr mon who Hr" not IL employees
or chosen hN AMI from among thorn:
The Right To Strike or Lockout.
In ~" statement Or the principle mat
should govern 1S IN III" right to S'r!Er
CT lurinut. 4 Sh1rn distinction should
hn drawn between the employment r"la-
tiors in tho fold Cal Of tho private in
dus'rv Cb) Of tho public utility service
, rnd (cl OF government employment. fed
! cral state or municipal
r. private Industry. tho strife or N"
! loci5ou. IS I" ho G"rlor"d. hut tho right
! To strike CT lockout should not hc dcui"i
rs IN ultimate resort after all pNSSihl"
! MONS Of adjustment have been cN-
J hauSt"d. 10th EMPLOYERS md employees
should recognize tho seriousness Of such
I actions and should bc held to a high re-
| sponSibility for tho same.
| Tho synpathotir strk" IS ind"fcns-
bic. anti-social and Immoral. TIL" same
J may he said OF tn" black lict. tho boy
/ colt and also OF the sympathetic lock-
/ out.
In public utility service tho nuhl:r in
| tcrcst and welfare must hc IN" para
mount and controlling consideration.
The state should. therefore. impose
/ such regulations as will assure Cortin-
uouS operation. at the same time provId-
! ing adequate means for the prompt
hearing and adjustment OF complaints
! and disputes.
A strike OF government employees IS
an attempt 10 prevent III" operation OF
Nhc government until such demands OF
! employees arc granted and cannot bo toll
Grated. The right OF government en-
ployes TO be heard and TO secure JUS;
redress should ne amply safcguardcd.
Training.
j Practical plans should be inauEurate 20
in industry and outside Of II for tn
training md upgradinC Of industrial
workers. their proper placement in in
dustry. tho adoption and adoption Of ap-
premiership systems, tho extension Of
vocational edupntion and such oth"l
adjustments Of our educational systcr
to the needs Of industry as will prepare
the worker for more effective and pr,f
table service to society and to himself