The Holly chieftain., 1920-01-01
INDUSTRIAL COURT
IS RECOMMENDED
By Wilson's Labor Capital
Conference.
PUBLIC LONG UNEASY
ABOUT CAPITALS POWER
Il Now Equally Uncertain ~ to
Arbitrary Action Of Organised
Labor Conisrsnes Ssys-Plsn L
Still in Elementary Stages.

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WASHINGTON. Dec. 29-The
creation Of = national industrial
tribunal and regional board of in
quiry and adjustment for the set
tlement of all disputes between la,
b0r and capital is the chief recon-
mendatiOn in the preliminary re.
port of President Wilson's second
industrial conference.
Asserting that the public has
long been uneasy about the power
OF great employers and is fast be-
coming uneasy about the power of
great labor organizations, the re-
port, which was made public Mon
day, declares the community must
be assured against the domination
by either and provision is made for
the representation of the public
on the proposed Industrial tribun-
al.
The plan of the conference is in
reality q proposal for the creation
of q national industrial court with
subsidiary agencies to assist It IN
maintaining peace between labor
and capital and thereby safeguard
ing the public interests.
While the plan is now in its ele-
mentary stages the purpose OF
making it public at this time is to
invite the fullest discussion from
men and women in every walk OF
life. The conference desires criti-
cisms, especially, and when it recon-
yenes Jan. IL it intends to take up
all ideas that meantime have been
submitted to it,
THE national industrial tribun-
al" says the report, shall have it's
headquarters in Washington and
chosen by the president and con-
firmed by the senate. Three shall
represent the employers of the
country and shall be appointed up
on nomination of the secretary of
commerce. There shall be repre-
sentatives of the public interest.
Not more than five OF the members
shall be of the same political party.
THE tribunal shall be, in general,
a board Of appeal. Its determine
tiOn on disputes coming to it on an
appeal shall be by unanimous
vote. In case it is unable to reach
q determination it shall make and
publish majority and minority re
ports which shall be matters of
public record"
In providing for the operation of
the proposed system, the confer
ence suggests the division of the
United States into twelve districts
similar, so far as boundaries are
concerned, to those established un-
der the federal reserve system.
Each of these units would have
chairman appointed by the pres
ident. He would be the represen-
tative of the public interest and
would serve for period of three
years with the chief executive exer-
cising the privilege of re-appoint-
ment. AS bulWark to the region
al chairman the national industrial
tribunal at its discretion could
choose one or more vice chairmen
and provide for the establishment
of additional regional boards.
Somewhat akin to jury service is
the method suggested for the selec-
tiOn of representatives of employ
ers and employees for the regional
boards. The secretary of commerce
and the secretary of labor would
be authorized to prepare panels for
the approval of the president and
upon service on regional board,
. mans name would automatically
60 to the bottom of the list, thus
insuring complete relation.
There will be three members on
each regional board, including the
chairman, and all decisions must
be as the result of an unanimous
vote.
In the event it cannot do this, it
is privileged to select an umpire,
whose decision shall be final, or ap-
peal the case to the national trib-
unal.
Provision likewise is made for
the transformation of a regional
board OF adjustment into a board
of inquiry at any time either side
to controversy fails to name a
representative and also for its re-
transformation back to an adjust
ment board.