Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-06

Stacker, the lOa1er on the J0D, - not
only the greatest obstacle to labor's
advancement, but he Is cheating his
fellows more than he does his en-
ployer.
B ''Tt is utterly false to assume that
labor and capital are in deadly con-
flict. 1t is not important TO estab-
5lish which element comes 4irst, since
each is essential to the other. We do
know that labor, the human element,
is OF deepest public concern. The de-
plorable side Of modern industry is
machines atswork. Men ought to know
a pride in the thing done. The big
Inspiration in life is to get On. When
men tell you this is the privilege Of
the few, they challenge your intel
ligence.
Il am sorry the old, intimate con-
tact between empyoyer and employe
is gone. wish we could have the
intimacy restored, not in the old way.
employees, not to run the business.
but to promote and maintain the mu-
tuality of interest and the fullest un-
.derstanding. Herein lies the surcst
remedy for most Of our ills.
Arbitration Needed.
We cannot have compulsory ar
bttratton, because all, parties must
consent to establish arbitration and
enforce its conclusions. I think we
can have and ought to have. volition-
al arbitration. The best thought of
the day commends this way to set
#tlement.
'.The wage scale which .contem-
might be wholly inadequate to meet
the cost in another, and a national
lied scale would work an injustice.
This point was developed in the re-
cent railway controversies.
This brings me to the subject
OF railway legislation and the enact.
ment Of the Cummins-Esc bill re-
storing the railways to the lawful
owners. We owed it, to the railway
owners to restore their properly
owe the returns of the peoples money
invested in government loans. In
free and thoughtful America we dc
not take advantage of wars tumult
to change the regular order of things
am weN aware that many earnest
railway workers and advocates Of the
Socialist plan preferred to take the
railroads and put them under the
operation Of the employees. but thai
or American promises. We were
honor bound to make the return.
favored 1t for the additional reasor
that I do not believe in government
ownership.
h Act Not Perfect.
II do not pretend TO say the rail
way act is perfect, indeed, 1 know
|, it is mot. But congress was dealing
with problem Of first Importance
and it had to speed the legislation
1t does not guarantee dividends; i
limits them. 1t did make a six,
months guarantee, but that was I,
enable stupendous financing for re
Mobilization. Railway workers ar,
made preferred class and the gov
ernment has singled out railwa,
workers to see that their just treat
ment is matter of public pledge
This Is progress.
"This law does not contain an anti
strike clause. You can mot takt
away from any man the right to qui
!, his employment, but it does aim a
i the prompt, Instant grant Of justice
futtsS3uatice: and justice, men; is TN
! best guarantee of all civilization. 1
does not interfere with collective bar
lHainlng: On. the contrary, 1T facili
go Issthe other hand, want to Sc,
prof ofiteering Isolated and punished
robbery Stage assaults on profiteer
Ing, mostly dealing with too petit.
Eoffenders, do not deeply impress tn,
country, and sugar agreements which
add billion, to our bills for a yea
do not indicate know-how which
| entities the bunglers to hold thei
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