Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-29

New York. May 2S.-The relations of capital and labor; the right to strike and its legitimacy as regards the effect on thef public. The Kansas industrial court law and Hs significance Co the future ot the work ingmau. were iutertwined m re- r,arsahis debate tonight-in Carnegie hali between Samuel Gompers, president oi thr American Federation of Labor and Governor Henry J. Allen of Kansas.
 Governor Aliens main contention was that government has the right 10 protect The public against strikes when its wei fare .s inrneriled. while Mr. Gompers held ;o the argument that no law can prevent a man from stopping work if by doing ro he may benefit himself and his family Gomrers labeled the Kansas industrial court law the 'un-American slaev law and Governor Allen declared he had taken away from Gompers his divine right Co order a man to quit work.
 The debate called for no decision. the committee in charge having purpoesly divided tho house equally between sup portcrs of each speaker
 Mir gompers. the first speaker, pretaced his argument with the announcement that he had been In conference during the day with representatives Of the striking long tho-emen and that they had authorized htm Co state they were willing to sub mir pending controveries 10 a fair and unbiased board of arbitration and will pledre themselves in advance to abide by its decision
 I've arc now at the parting of the ways in the great controversies which are now occupying the minds of our people, declared Mir Gompcrs. beginning his di- rect argument of the debate. "On the one hand we have the great constructive movement for urorress. for civilization and with an thc tasks these impose, an' on thc other hand We have those who ar' leading the course Of reaction. of injus tioc .of tyranny
 Mr. Gomners said he wanted to la! down few fundamental principles. anC one of his executive committee. Mrs Sa rah A. Cnnhoy read the following state n,ent. 'Thc fact that the voluntary or ranizations of the wage workers are de ciared by the courts Go he trusts and com hlnations in Illegal restraint of trad does not necessarily so constitute them In fact the unions or workers are no such None of their achievements in be half of the toilers or society at large cal ts confused with the selfish and perni tious activities of the illeeal trusts"
 Returning his address. Mir. Gomper said. There is a common error in th' mind of 90 large number of our people and neorles of the whole world who con fuse the term labor and capital as he ing In cxactly equal position toward eaci other Tho fact or the matter Is tha capital is thr product of labor.
 The difference between a slave and free man is that the slave must worl when his master or owner directs an wills The free man may stop his wor and whatever consequences of suferin that may he involved is his suffering an the suffering Of no one else. The righ of free man to dispose of himself. q hts labor and hts labor power has bee pct forth in a supreme court decision an opinion read by the then associat justice of the supreme court. Mir Hughe Lin which the principle is set fort clearly that no man is free. that involur tsry servitude exists. when a man mu: work against hir will"
 There is one thing about the labo 1uesiion which Is automatic Mir. Con nerr continued. That Is: if you attemT io outlaw strikes by legislation, depen upon if. your law win be futile and { rfu simply make criminals and law breakers of worlsmen who are bones patriotic citizens.
 ''Therc is but one ground upon whC any justification may be assumed to | men Co their iohs and make strikes UT lawful. that is the concession that ot republican institutions and our democr; -y have ceased. Admit that and I haN ao word Co debate except that comba ted every moment of my life The Bo ton tea party was very nice affai
 Whnt was it except a strike again England. tyranny and injustice2'
 Governor Allen lost no time in comiI ,o the defense of the Kansas industri
 ,ourt. building his argument on the pr
 mise that "the safety of the public is |