The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-02
'ALLENIzE' u. S.
GOVERNOR URGES
Nationwide Extension of
Industrial Court Sug-
gested by Governor
IT'S JUST, HE AYERS
Right TO Work Just as Sacred
as Right to Quit, Sponsor
Tells State Executives

UARRIsBrRG. pp. Dec, i.--Goy
Henry j. Allen Of Kansas. accom-
panied today 10 the cpntcrcnco OF
governors u nationwide cNt"nHipn ~
the method adopted IN Kansas ot
Hctting up "A court ot indualfihl roih-
tlons. lie cited many orcasiuns un
which the court had roCt.flcd long
standing wrongs 90 labor ana dr-
clared that experiences ~ his state
had proved that stritr bctwccn capi-
tai and labor should be settled
through impartial adjudication rath-
or than by Arbitration. THIS method
nc asserted. will do away with tho
soft handed radicals who make
their nving of tho quarrols they
foster between labor and its en-.
ployors.
Governor Allen said that every
other form Of quarrel except the
strike had been done away with by
tho establishment OF courts and
asked Ia there any reason for ns
suming that governments may not
find iustice for the laboring man
In his controversy with his EN-
ploycT2"
I,aps Dynamite Methods"
Describing the operation OF the
Kansas law. he said that under II
any man or group OF men might
quit work whenever they chose hut
after they had done 80 they shall
not come with their pockets fun Of
dynamite In order TO prevent those
from working who wish TO continue
on tho Job The law holds that tn"
right To work IN Just az sacred an the
riEht To quit work.
The governor declared that the
Kansas law placed restrictions upon
employers, ms well an upon labor,
by forbidding loCkouts to affect a
wage controversy or Increase the
price OF commodity.
Referring To his debate early last
summer with Samuel Gompcrs.
president OF the American Fedora
ton OF Labor. the governor quot
Ell Mr.. Gompers as saying to him.
You have taken away from the la
boring man the only weapon he had
the weapon OF the strike"
Gives Impartial Justice.
IT contend" said Governor Allen.
that In every reasonable and honor
able controversy We have given TO
the labortng man the only safe and
dependable weapon he ever had
the weapon Of impartial Justice.
fully agree that any law which at
tempts to take away from labor its
right to strike without giving to la
Dor adequate protection would be
going backward.
Tho governor Aaid that since las,
February when the Kansas law be-
came effective the Kansas court Of
tNuustrial relations had rendered
slotlrtcen decisions In cases brought
bytreprcscntatives Of labor and all
these except one, which has been
appealed To the federal court. have
been accepted as satisfactory. both
by labor and cap!tl. The decision ~
twp cases brought by employing capt.
tai has been accepted by both sides
Vim spite Of the fact that every
dcr1siOn OF the court had been in
dttntive OF It's capacity TO serve and
alta. disposition to render exact. and
Impartial justice. every union lead
~ u fighting the law" the governor
declared. why don't they give H.
q fair and honest trial?'
Hits "SOft- Handed Radicals"
"lll tell you why---it is bcca use
these labor leaders realize that II the
government may find Justice for
tho employe In his controversy with
hts employer. then there will bc no
longer any reason why laboring men
soOuld pay out OF their pockets
oxery month "a share OF wages to
hyep going lot OF soft handed
redicals who make their living oft
s1he auarrcls they foster between Ia.
Dor ana its employers"