Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-29
supreme law"

supreme law"
 He declared that this was the funda- mental axiom upon which he and ms supporters were working and which govl erned his attitude toward capital laoor and the disputes which arise between them. He asserted he was not present as a representative of capital or labor but "as a representative of all of us-the general public"
 He reviewed the labor troubles in Kan sas last winter, laying especial emphasis on the coal strike and the alleged hard ships resulting therefrom.
 We have not forbidden to any man
 the right to quit work he asserted.
 "We merely have taken away from Mir Gompers his divine right to order man to quit york;
 Governor Allen then referred to state ments alleged to have been made by
 union leaders in the past. including MT. l Ciompers, that If you take away the ] right to strike, we will find some other | way"
 | Before the debate ceases tonight" he said. T implome Mir. Gompers in behalf J of the country that is waiting to know,
 what other way he has in mind" | Governor Allen outlined in detail the
 organization and operation of the Indus
 trial Court system in effect in Kansas 8. !
 world. he said:
 We have taken away nothing from la ! bor. we have provided protection in all | the industries, we have forbidden con vict labor to come in competition with | other labor, we have established a free 1 employment service, we have provided an industrial welfare commission, we have provided that no injunction, wheth- er interlocutory or permanent, in any l PmDlOV0C
 between persons employed or persons
 seeking employment, growing out of
 dispute concerning terms, conditions, etc
 shall be issued without previous notice
 and an opportunity to be heard in behal
 of the party enjoned.
 I've have established knes to protes workers. we have established the eigh hour day in mines, we have established everything that has been established il the history of the progress of this grea industry
 He denied that the Kansas law denied the workm,N the privilege of cole viv' bargaining.
 Governor Allen then assailed MT ! Gompers political activities. Referrin! to Mir Gompers' alleged orders to organ
 ized labor to see that no man goes t' congress who is not in favor of labor' , programme. he said: "The politica party in the forthcoming campaign tha has not the constructive courage to stan' out and pledge to the public protection against the wrongs and terrors of indus [ trial warfare will travel down the path
 way of cowardice to defeat.T Governor Allen concluded his direc X argument by asking Mir Gompers to de 1 fine who had the divine right to forbi k the switchmen to strike in their outlay ? strike who cc ntrols this divine right t | quit work ?'
 q Mir. Gompers speaking in rebuttal, sai f he would like to answer the governor n he had time. Later he said: - The governor says that he wants t Q take from me, from Gompers the alvin s right of ordering strikes, It remind h me very much of a man who has bee - told a story utterly ridiculous, but to hi if bland mind it seemed simply to
 the truth and he ran away and believe E ! it. It may be interesting news to tn l. 1 governor to know that in all my life + have never ordered strike of two men il more or less-never, never and |, challenge him or anyone else who wi Y. give his name to assert the contrary f Somebody in. the audience shouted
 "Go home and find out. Take vol I, special train back to Kansas, M e Ciompers retorted. amid shouts of laugl - ter from the audience.