The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-01-05
COMMISSION TO
WORK OUT PLAN
FOR INDUSTRIES
Members to Convene January 12 Not
to settle Troubles But to En-
deavor TO Prevent Other In
dustrial Disturbances.

body named by the president late II
November to stu0y the industrial ait
uai no, win recoqgMe in Washington
1aiuary IL and will settle down 10 6
tas& that may prove of eitat END
lasi rg benefit > entire country.
The commission is w9.r.1.g with
out fanfare Of trumpets. 1t appre
ciates the magnitude of its job and
the confidence placed individually in
each member of the commission by
the president who is seeking a solu
ton Of industrial troubles and clio
ser relationship between employer
and employee.
When members OF the commission
left Washington for the Christmas
holidays it was agreed that, despite
the recess, each member would give
attention to the problem OF indus
trial relations and return here early
ia January with additional ideas and
slggestions.
The presidents commission has
gone about the performance of its
duty quietly 1t has not been press
agented and has not sought publicity.
1t was realized that to establish a
league in this country between en-
ployegs and employees would be to ac
comnish something really big and
worth while, Such a fruition of the
llbors of the commission can come
only with the most intelligent applica
Jon to the subject and the taking in
Is, conscientious account Of the many
qualifications of the industrial situa
tioo 10 this country today.
Recent submission of a report of
progress an ltentative recommends
tions, upon which public hearings la
ter will be held, demonstrates how
thoroughly the commission is doing
its work
In appointing the second industrial
commission the president announced
thai The conference has been called
not 20 investigate Industrial strife
whore it already exists, but to work
out seine plan whereby industrial diff
ferences in the future might be avoid
ed and a better understanding reach
ed all round between capital and la
Dor, with the removal of the cause
of such disturbance as have recently
seriously Inconvenience the country
Accepting the responsibility placed
upon them, members of the commits
sion came to Washington and deeid
ed to work steadily sSas in quiet
Little has been published regarding
it's activities, although the commits
sion was in session almost three
weeks before recessing for the Christ
mas holidays,
1t ie stimated that the expenses of
1t is estimated that the expenses of
the commission will not exceed $25,
900 Members OF the commission
Themselves servo without conlponsa
ton Assuming that something tan
sible will be brought about by the
conference Of these public servants,
who include former governors, col
lege professors, business men, former
federal officials and the secretary of
labor, the nominal expense involved
will be one Of the cheapest invest
ments ever made by the country The
modest sum asked for Incidental ex-
penses is not the cost of a strike of
one hour in any of the great indus |
tries of the country.
While it is not the purpose of the
commission to discuss its work at |
length until a final report is ready |
II IS shown that substantial progress |
has been made and there is conf
dence that out Of the conferences will |
come some program for the better
lnent of the industrial situation
throughout the United States.
Some idea Of the scope Of the com
lnssion's work may be obtained by a
review Of the several major sugges-
tons which in all probability must
1
necessarily be analyzed and acted
upon before there can be action. Al
though there has been no full Off
cial announcement of these various
iuhiccts, it is assumed here that the
commission of necessity must investi.
gate and report upon such fuada-
mental propositions as permanent tri-
'unals to pass upon labor disputes;
collective bargaining as a principle;
'rcf.t sharing systems; betterment of
he conditions of labor; rights of en-
'ioyers ard capital invested: CO.
. 1crative agreements and possible
between employers and
mployes.
The report Of the commission may