Evening journal., 1920-01-26
THAT ANuLsTRIKE CLAUSE.


dent, Hon. Jonathan Bourne, Jr, has given out the
following statement from It's Washington headquarters
"Represeutative n McArthur Of Oregon, is absolutely
right in his assertion that in the ant-srike provisions Of
the Cummins Railroad bill Congress IS face TO face with
the question shall have government OF, by apd for
the people or shan we have government Of by and for
special interests lie Is also right in declaring that the
question be dodsed evsded and IL involves
principle it cannot be compromised
By quotations from Supreme Court decisions Mr.. Nc
Arthur demonstrates that it is within the constitutional
power oCongress TO enact compulsory arbitration law
and then TO prohibit strikes railroads In the decision
which upheld the Adamson Act which the Brother
hoods exulted there agreement in dissenting
opinion that Congress has authority to require compu
sorry arbitration Of labor disputes which may seriously
and directly ieopardlze the movement OF interstate
merce and TO protect the free flow Of such commerce
against any combination whether Of operators owners or
strangers. Upon that phase Of The question there Is
room for doubt
Nr Macarthur is also sound in his argument upon the
policy Of the anti-strke provision Not only individuals
but the people whole 80 to the courts for the
redress Of grievances and the defense of rights There
no such thing strike for the general publlc % must
submit 10 the law OF the land and the DEGREES Of the
court. organized labor. however. wishes TO
tinue its mad org OF applying the force for the
settlement Of its demands What there so sacred about
organized labor that It submit its grievances to
the legally constituted tribunal for adjudcationg The
argument unanswerable pretend TO maintain
g government which understakes 10 guarantee equal
rights for all and special privileges for none.
The weakness OF the plea that railroad employees should
not singled out for antstrike legislation fully
posed by Mr. Macarthur when he says, The answer to
that objection the lack Of jurisdiction Of the Federal
Gevsrnment except in question Affecting interstate
merce Congress unquestionably has the right 70 pass
legislation regulating interstate and labor
nected herewith, but It would no. be warranted in en-
terng the field Of state and local legislation As Jus
ce NcKenna said When one enters into interstate COM
nerce one enters into service which the public has an
interest subjects oneself TO It's behssts And this
no limitation of bst It is the consequences Of liberty
exercised the obsaron OF his undertaking. and con-
strains 10 nneEe71hsHs the ssontract oontrains,
The cunmns blf fcompels to enter railroad
employment and requires to remain in such en-
ploymet All it does is forbid him to enter into con-
sprscy to interfere with Interstate commerce
Mr.. McArthurs presentation Of the subject thus
briefly referred TO- is clear convincing and unanswsr-
able argument courageously presented time when the
vengeance Of labor unions threatened as punish
ent for his unequvoeal stand II will be worth the while
Of any student OF the subject read the address in full
As it appears in the Congressional Record"