Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-03-20
CON-CON To HEAR
NON-STR|KE PLAN
Committee to Tackle Industrial
Court Proposition.
SEVERAL IDEAS ARE OFFERED
Chairman Sneed Anxious to Probe
Suggestions; Governor Allen Of
Kansas Invited to Speak on
Operation Of Law.

ing an Industrial court FOR Illinois to
take care of disputes between capital
and labor and prevent strikes and
lockouts will be tackled this week
by the Industrial affairs committee of
the constitutional convention.
Several proposals on the subject
have been submitted and Chairman
William J. Sneed is anxious TO get his
committee busy on them. Kansas is
the only state that has established an
Industrial court, and he has asked Gov
ernor Allen to address the committee
on the results of the experiment in the
Sunflower state.
Mr.. Sneed, who comes from Herrin
and Is district president of mine
union, says the Illinois coal miners are
| opposed to the establishment I'm this
| state of court such rs Kansas has.
but would not object to one that did
not abridge what they feel to be their
fundamental rights.
The proposals submitted to the con-
vention vary widely. Some would sim
ply authorize the legislature to give
the state an industrial court, while
others 90 into detail as to how the
court is to be made up and IL TO func-
ton.
A plan submitted by Lee Mighell of
Aurora Is modelled to some extent after
the Kansas idea and Is expected to re-
ceive n good deal of attention.
'The general assembly shall ere.
ate nm industrial court" Il reads,
(which shall have jurisdiction to hear
and decide all controversies invoy-
ing the rights of employers, employees
or the public In relation TO production.
transportation, distribution or sale of
the necessarles Of life, or In relation
to the service rendered by public utll-
tiles.
"This court shall have authority,
when II deems IL In the interest of
Justice, to temporarily take over and
operate any necessary industry or pub.
lie utility, and shall mt It's discretion
prohibit strikes of public employees
or any strikes that interrupt neces-
sary public service or deprives the pub
lie Of fuel, food, or other necessary
commodity"
This court would be made up of nine
judges. Their salaries and the date
Of their election would be left to the
legislature. Terms of office would be
for ~ years. The conclusions of the
courts rs to the facts of any case
brought before Il would he final. The
supreme court might review Its cases
to determine whether the Industrial
court had exceeded Its authority.
"The right OF al the people to the
continuous and uninterrupted supply
Of food, fuel and transportation is n
primary right" is the opening section
of proposal by George A. Dupuy OF
Chicago.
"Such right shall not at any time be
obstructed or interfered with by the
concerted action of any two or more
persons.
"The right Of all the people to the
continued and uninterrupted operation
of all agencies of government Is like
wise primary and absolute right; no
person In the service Of the state or
of any municipality, or other subdivi,
sion, or agency of the state, shall en-.
gage In any strike or concerted cessa,
ton of such service"
Mr.. Dupuy would require the legis
lature to create the tribunal necessary
to carry out the provisions of his
proposition.
With n view of ironing out the DIFF
ferences between Chicago and the
downstate on home rule Of utilities
Delegate Oscar Carlstrom of AledC
will offer n new proposal to the com
mlttee on municipalities of the con
: stltutiOnal convention this week. The
proposal will he given consideration
by the committee before April I, which
will be field day for home rulers In the
convention.
? The proposal which Is to be offered
by Mr.. Carlstrom will provide for home
rule for all municipalities, which vii
be broad enough. in the judgment OF
Its author, TO satisfy Chicago. It vii
contain n self-Operatlve charter provi
sion, granting to each municipality thu
right of charter convention to assume
the privilege of home rule and prevent
Ing the legislature from interfering
with that right in any manner. Il
gives the general assembly supervision
of revenue matters, with limited pow
ers OF taxation to cities.