New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02
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Kansas Law Puts Pubcs Rights Above Capia1 and

the public, and all other matters
affecting the conduct of said in
dustries, employments, public
utilities or common carriers and
to settle and adjust all such con-
troversies by such findings and or
ders as provided in this act.
"The court of industrial rela-
tons shall order such changes, if
any, as are necessary to be made
in and about the conduct of said
industry, employment, utility or
common carrier, in the matters of
working and living conditions,
hours of labor, rules and prac-
tees, and reasonable minimum
wage, or standard of wages, to
conform to the findings of the
court in such matters, as provided
in this act, and such orders shall
be served at the same time and in
the same manner as provided for
the service of the courts findings
in this act: Provided, all such
terms, conditions and wages shall
be just and reasonable and such
as to enable such industries, en-
Payments, utilities or common
carriers to continue with reason
able efficiency to produce or
transport their products or con-
tinue their operations and thus to
promote the general welfare"
Permits Collective Bargaining
Labor's rights under the law are
sharply defined by the section which
reads:
'It is hereby declared neces-
sary for the promotion of the
general welfare that workers en-
gagged in any of said industries,
employments, utilities or COM
mon carriers shall receive at all
times fair wage and have
healthful and moral surround
ings while engaged in such labor;
and that capital invested therein
shall receive at all times a fair
rate of return to the owners
thereof. The right of every per
son to make his own choice of en-
ployment and to make and carry
out fair, just and reasonable con
tracts and agreements Of employ
ment is hereby recognized"
The law thus specifically gives the
unions the right of collective bar
gaining, for which they have so
long contended, it being the only
law in this country which does that
Balancing this exceptional conces-
sion, labor is told in this fashion
just what it can and can not do:
at shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation, or for
any association of persons. to do
or perform any act forbidden. or
to fail or refuse to perform any
act or duty enjoined by the pro-
visions Of this act, or to conspire
or confederate with others to do
or perform any act forbidden, or
to fail or refuse to perform any
act or duty enjoined by the pro-
visions of this act, or to induce or
intimidate any person, firm or cor
portation engaged in any Of said
industries, employments, utilities
or common carriers to do any act
forbidden, or to fail or refuse to
perform any act or duty eujoined
by the provisions Of this act, for
the purpose or with the intent TO
hinder, delay, limit or suspend the
operation of any Of the industries.
employments. utilities or common
carriers herein specified or indi-
Gated, or to delay, limit or suspend
the production or transportation
Of the products of such industries
or employments or the service Of
such utilities or common carriers.
Provided. that nothing in this act
shall be construed as restricting
the right Of any individual en-
ployee engaged in the operation of
any such industry, employment,
public utility or common carrier to
quit his employment at any time.
but it shall be unlawful for any
such individual employee or other
person to conspire with other per-
sons to quit their employment or
to induce other persons to quit
their employment for the purpose
of hindering, delaying, interfering
with or suspending the operation
of any of the industries, employ
ments, public utilities or common
carriers governed by the pro
visions Of this act, or for any per
son to engage in what is known as
'picketing,' or to intimidate by
threats, abuse, or any other man
ner, any person or persons with
intent to induce such person or
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