Arizona republican., 1920-04-09
FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 9, 1920
The generality of men spend the early part of their lives in contrib utlng to render the latter part miser- able. La Bruyere.
The Star of Industrial Peace

The Star of Industrial Peace
 When the radicals on side have been left standing alone, the irreconcilabe labor leaders, one side those who believe that positions are maintained only by strife between employe and ployer, and the greedy, autocrattc employer the other-we shall come to understanding. We slowly approaching it. Forward looking and fair-ninded employers
 way has been found by the second industrial conference at Washington and that way has been given endorsement by the liberal la Dor leaders and by employers. This way recog- nizes collective bargaining provides method of arbitration which. however is compulsory but is calculated to a friendly of employer and employe toward each other until award be made. The award will not be binding ner in which it will will so pro- mote tfriendiness forestan bitterness, that both sides to the dispute inclined to yield and accept concessions In the meantime be no cessation of industry
 Mir. Gompers is opposed to the plan, not sup pose. because it puts disadvantage in any dispute, for labor need accept plan in any Instance by award but We surmise that his opposition based crcum stance that the effect the plan would be to reduce friction. He declares that the arbitration proposal is unnecessary that there already suf- feient machinery for the adjustment of differences between employers and employees
 fs Yet the Literary Digest has made collection of expressions in which it is pointed that the pres ent machinery is far from adequate; that it has far failed that within the years more production -paralyzing strikes fallen upon the country in any ten-year period shown from the figures of the department labor that strikes and 1ockouts referred bureau within the last year-not including the great steel and strikes involved 2,30O,0O0 cost them in wages s1OO.OoO.O0o.
 IF We believe that reasonable both sides and there reasonable unreasonable men, would accept any plan by which this appalling loss and with their evils might be avoided. We have reached a situation which makes the adoption of some plan imperative.
 The following the recomme ndations second industrial conference.
 +'1. Establishment Of employe representation in shops plants.
 ~2 Acceptance of the principle of collective bar gaining.
 8. Creation of machinery for settlement all industrial disputes
 A. system marketing velopment cooperative buying and selling of food products to stop speculation and 1'rofiteering.
 "5. Fixing of minimum wage to give reason able living conditions and protect community and in dividual i'll effects of lack of
 .'s. Extension of government machinery to in vestigate living costs
 "7. Establishment of gain sharing opposed profit sharing.
 @S Promotion of the insurance principle and for converting Liberty Loan savings into form of annuities.
 .s. Fixing a weekly basis, with preferably forty-eight hours week and Saturday half holiday.
 1U. Final determlnatIon or hours Of labor the basis of studies of fatigue and the effect of work in ;a particular calling the hand and studies of that will give maximum production the other.
 "11. Prevention child labor enforced schooling and physical upbuiding.
 "12. Special safeguard for ,women in industry hours and conditions of work, and equal pay equal skill and equal production.
 .13. Better housing
 "I4. Prevention of labor
 t15- Relief from present economic conditions for government workers and school teachers
 The report recommended against
 q. Profit sharing panacea for labor ills.
 "2. Restriction of production by labor
 Strike by United States employees public servants, such police and firemen.
 "4- Affiliation of policemen and firemen with sanizations that the strike
 '.5. Encouragement of overtime work"
 This plan proposes at least determined effort on part a group of patriotic broad minded experienced men. reach ground of better between labor and capital
 Fundamentally the plan proposes efficiency and ma production the part Of labor, y,ur capital, thorough recognition that the-xe fare of the and his family be safe guarded, better housing afforded working condi ions improved. all of which bound bring 1t clearer understanding operation be- teen workmen and their employers which must be secured in interest of national welfare.
 What the Fight Was About
 Threshng over ancient straw which the s<s in previously extracted is idea of unprofitable employment hooves us to in order to prove to suspicious