The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-07-23

the federal law enacted by congress,
securing to the workers the legal right
of voluntary association, for mutual
protection and welfare, protecting
their rights against unwarrantable is
suance of writs of injunction, either
prohibitory or mandatory, and guar
anteeing the right Of triad by jury in
alleged contempt cases, committed
outside the presence Of courts
Democratic Platform
Labor is not a commodity; it is hu-
man. Those who labor, have rights,
and the national security and safety
depend upon a just recognition of those
rights and the conservation of the
strength of the workers and their
families in the interest Of sound
hearted and sound-headed men, women
and children
Comment
While the language Of the platform
constitutes an endorsement Of the la
Dor provisions of the Clayton act there
is no specific condemnation of the
abuse Of the writ of injunction in la
Dor disputes. However, failure of the
platform to endorse the injunctions
secured through the efforts Of Attor-
ney General Palmer in the miners case
may fairly be assumed to constitute
Reputation Of that action
Labor's Demands
Legislation which proposed to make
strikes unlawful or to compel the
wage -earners to submit their griey-
ances or aspirations to courts or to
governmental agencies, is an invasion
of the rights Of the wage-earners and
when enforced makes for industrial
serfdom or slavery
We hold that the government should
supply information, assistance, and
counsel, but that it should not attempt
by the force Of its own power to stife
or to destroy voluntary relations and
policies Of mutuality between employ
ers and employees.
We hold that public employees should
not BE denied the right Of organization,
the eight of representation for the rec
tifcation Of grievances and should not
be denied political rights accorded to
all other citizens
Democratic Platform
The nation depends upon the pro
ducts Of labor; cessation Of produc-
tion means loss and, if long continu-
ed, disaster. The whole people, there
fore, have a right to insist that jus
tice shall be done to those who work,
and in turn that those whose labor
creates the necessities upon which
the life of the nation depends must
recognize the reciprocal obligation be-
tween the workers and the state. They
should participate in the formulation
of sound laws and regulations govern
ing the conditions under which labor is
performed, recognize and obey the
laws so formulated and seek their
amendment when necessary by the pro
cesses ordinarily addressed to the laws
and regulations affecting the other re-
lations Of life.
Neither class, however, should al
any time, nor in any circumstances
take action that will put in jeopardy
the public welfare. Resort to strikes
and lock-outs which endanger th'
health or lives Of the people is an VI
satisfactory device for determining
disputes, and the democratic part,
pledges itself to contrive, if possible
and put into effective operation fai
and comprehensive method of compos
ing differences of this nature. In pr
vate industrial disputes we are oppos
ed to compulsory arbitration as
method plausible in theory, but
failure in fact. With respect to COY
ernment service, we hold distinct
that the rights of the people are pal
amount to the right to strike. How
ever, we profess scrupulous regal
: for the conditions of public emplo.
ment end pledge the democratic part
to instant inquiry into the pay
Al government employees and equal