The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-06-26

~ pUTCu0OiOS u0cucu SOuuSS WHICH,
the reat'meat of trouble was labor
aRitations, I w. W'ism and other
manifestations fomeDted by an
undesirable element. To alleviate
the situation the New Iberia
Chamber of Commerce members
are urged to be on hand and voice
an opinion on the most vital
question now before the people.
Two refereDdums have been
forwarded to the local chamber by
the National body % referendum
J Number Que, the committee states
its belief IN the following princi
ples:-viz:
Every person possesses the right
to engage in any legal business
or occupation and to enter, indivi-
dually or collectively, into any
lawful contract of employment,
either as employer or employee.
These rights are subject to limlta
ton only through valid exercise
Of public authority.
III
The right of open shop operation,
that is, the right of employer and
employee to enter into and deter.
mine the conditions Of employment
relations with each other, is an
essential part of the individual
right of contract possessed by each
Of the parties.
All men possess the equal right
to associate voluntarily FOR the
accomplishment of lawful purposes
by lawful means. The association
Of men, whether of employers. EN-
ployees or others, for collective
action or dealing, cODfers no
authority over, aud must not deny
any right of, those who do not
desire to act or deal with them.
Nv
The public welfare, the protec.
ton of the individual, and sound
employ ment relations require that
associations or combinations of
or employees, or both,
must equally be subject to the
authority of the State and legally
responsible to others for their
conduct and that of their agents.
v
To develop, with due regard for
the health, safety and we'll being
OF the individual, the required
output of industry is the common
social obligation of all engaged
therein. The restriction of pro
ductive effort or of output by
either employer or employee for
the purpose Of creating an artificial
scarcity of the product or of labor
10 On injury to society.
vi
The wage Of labor must come
Dut OF the product of industry and
must be earned and measured by
Ito contribution thereto. In order
that the worker, 10 his own and
the general interest, may develop
his full productive capacity, and
may thereby earn at least q wage
sufficient to sustain him upon q |
proper standard of living, it is the
duty Of management to cooper ate |
with him to secure continuous
employment suited to his abilities,
10 furnish incentive and opportu-
nity for improvement, to provide
proper safeguards for his health
md safety and to encourage him
10 oil practicable and reasonable
Ways to increase the value of bis
productive effort.
VII
The number of hours ia the
work day or week in which the
output, consistent with
he health and we'll being of the
Individual. can be maintained 10 q
yiven industry should be ascer-
AIMED by careful study and never
'honld be exceeded except 10 case
4 emergency, and one day of rest
o seven, or its equivalent, should
" provided. The reduction in
working hours below such eccnO
mic limit, 10 order to secure
,rester leisure for the individual,
hould be made only with full
understanding and acceptance of
he fact that 1t involves a CON
aeDsurate lOes in the earning
'ower OF the workers, q limitation
nd shortage of the output of
be industry, and an increase in
be cost of the product, With all
be necessary effect of these
hinge upon the interests of the
ommunity and the nation.
VIII
Adequate means satisfactory
9th to the employer and his
Employees, and voluntarily agreed
n hv hem. ahOnld ha nrovidpd fnr