The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-06

ed hereahout regarding tho Kansas
court Of Industrial relations. Not 80
much has been written about some
thing nearer-the Oregon concilla.
ton board.
Even az this distance we can hear
Il grinding. II settles disputes
There's no doubt about that. But IL
leaves sores.
FUNCTIONS NoIsEiESSLY
AND EFFICIENTLY
The oregon Cancellation board
functions so efficiently and noise
lessly that the public. even In Port.
land. hardly ever hears about IL.
As chairman OF the Cancellation
board. William +. woodward Is 1T.
The employees member votes one
way. tho employers member votes
the other way--and Woodward set.
ties the DISPUTED
No one knows exactly how he
does e. but he always does. lie
reminds one OF the man Joe Daniels
usrd 10 sing about who amputated
the wrong les. but
He did u - politely. politely. politely.
ne did u 80 politely the fellow Was
eharmed'-'
Every time Woodward settles
dispute. he saws of the wrong leg
for one side or the other--or both
iegs. but. capltaileg. or hbor.lcg. or
both. the disputants shake hands.
and laugh. and rejoice that there
tsu't going to be a strike after all,
DOESN'T LEAN TOWARD
EMPLOYERS SIDE
Woodward Ii a druggist In a big
ny. wholesale and retail. He In
: smooth taiker. Being what he is.
IN employer and large property
owner. you'd naturally expect him 10
Kan toward the employer side In
m Industrial dispute. But he
6oesnt
Several years ago woodward's
company erected a building In the
heart Of the Portland business sec
ttnn- II WASH; n union job. Otto
HArtwtg. presiden; OF the State Fed
eation OF Labor. led tho night on
Woodward The drug house was ban.
nered as unfair for years.
Hartwig and Woodward met In
var work. The law creating the
boArd provided that the employees
mNmber and the employers member
should choose third. Hartwis sur-
Geeted Woodward. Jim Flynn. con.
tractor. said: s'Fine-'
he board was organized In July
q last year. Its nrst Job was set
Ting the hello girls strike The Pa
ct1lc Telephone Telegraph company
was then under control OF the federal !
administration
TELEPHONE COMPANY's
ATTORNEYS BORED
The telephone company's attorneys
were distinctly bored. Were they
not . protege Of Uncle samg who
w1a this Woodward person 70 ask
them cuestionsy
Hut Woodward. the pin mixer. fat |
tered. builieC and cajoisd the inror.
nation he wanted out Of the tcie-
phone company. and the trail led
straight 90 Postmaster General Bur
1eson- Burieson wrigxied and carnou.
6aged. passing the buck TO a com |
mtm1on supposed TO have such mat |
I'm IN charge. woodward made the |
postmaster general admit he was the |
cnmmission-
Then he FASTENED a settlement. |
and ended a strike that was en-
barfassing and gripping tho entire
Pacific coast
The boards NEXT job was sitting as
Arbitrators In a wnge dispute between
the organized grain handlers and the I
grain dock operators OF Portland, Ta- |
coma and Seattle.
10Th SIDES ACCEPT
BOARDS FINDING
Both parties to the controversy &C.
cepted the boards finding.
Then II settled dispute between
The part OF Astoria and its employees.
The employees OF the Silver Falls
Timber company had a little falling
cut with Its managing head. The
board talked the matter over with
both sides. each conceded a little. and
there was no strike.
II was reported that the Milton
Greek Logging company discrin-
mated against certain OF ita employees
because Of their affiliations with or
enuixcd labor. The board visited the
camps. Where before the atmosphere
u the camps was tense with hostf1.
fly. now men and company are posi-.
lively friendly.
The board adjusted differences as
10 wages. hours and conditions be.
tween the union BARRIERS and the
master BARRIERS and averted n strike.
OREGON FREE FROM
INDUSTRIAL STRIFE
THESE are just samples. Oregon
has been free from indus rial strife
since the Cancellation board came
into being. Both sides know the
board will not attempt TO adjudlcate
q dispute II II has progressed as far
~ a strike or lockout. Hence there
are no strikes or lockouts.
You must admit Flynn and Hart. /
wig are pretty broad gauge, or one
or the other would be at Woodward's
throat all the time. But both are
strong for the chairman.
Woodward disclaims credit. when I
all the facts are understood, both
sides are 80 reasonable and 80 fair 1
that they make my work easy and
delightful" he says.
The funny thing about the board
r. that II has no machinery. police
or otherwise, 10 enforce its findings. /
Either side. n II wanted TO. could
laugh at the board and start a tight I
Only 1t never does.
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