The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-07

pose undue exactions upon the pub
lie, 30 1t 10 not desirable that .
labor organisation shall be permit
ted to exact unfair terms Of em-
ployment or subject the public to
Actual distresses In order to en-
force its terms. Finally just as
we are earnestly seeking for proce-
dures whereby to adjust and settle
| political differences between ma
tions without resort to war, So we
may we'll look about for means to
settle the differences between or
ganixed capital and organized labor
without resort to those forms of
warfare which we recognize under
the name Of strikes. lockouts, boy
colts and the like.
| AS we have great bodies of law
carefully regulating the organiza-
| ton and operations Of industrial
and financial corporations, as we
have treaties and compacts among
nations which look to the settle
ment of differences without the re-
| cessity of conflict in arms, SO we
might well have plans of confer
ence, of common counsel. Of media
ton, arbitration and judicial de-
termination In controversies be-
tween labor and capital. To accom-
plish this would involve the neces-
sity to develop a thoroughgoing
code of practice in dealing with
such affairs.
Public Welfare Paramount.
1t might be well to frankly set
forth the superior interest Of the
community as a whole to either the
labor group or the capital group.
With rights. privileges. immunities
and modes of organization thus
carefully defined IL should be pos.
sible to set up judicial or quasi
judicial tribunals for the considera-
tion and determination OF all dis
putes which menace the public
welfare.
| In an industrial society such as
ours the strike, the lockout and the
boycott are as much out of place
and as disastrous in their results
as is war or armed revolution in
the domain of politics. The same
disposition to reasonableness. to
Cancellation, to recognition of the
other sides point of view, the same
provision of fair and recognized
tribunals and processes, ought to
make il possible to solve the one
set of questions as easily as the
other. l believe the solution is
possible.
Suggests Code of Rights.
The consideration of such a policy
would necessitate the exercise "a
care and deliberatics.' IN The con-
structions of cos and a charter
of - .-htaG rights. dealing with
stbr relations OF employer and en-
ploye. This foundation in the law.
dealing with the modern conditions
of social and economic life, would
hasten the building of the temple
of peace in industry which a re-
joicing nation would acclaim.
After each war. until the last
the government has been enable
to give homes to its returned sol.
diers. and a large part of our set
Element and development has at.
tended this generous provision o.
land for the nations defenders.
There is yet unreserved approHi.
mately 2OO,O0O.00 acres in the pub.
lie domain. 2O.O0O,0O acres o,
which are known to be susceptible,
of reclamation and made ht FOL
homes by provision for irrigation.
Favors Land Reclama ton.
The government has been assist
ing in the development of its re,
naming lands, until the estimated
increase in land values in the irri
gated sections is full $500, 900. 900
and the crops OF 1920 alone OF
these lands are estimated to eX
coed $l00.OO0.0OO. Under the Law
authorizing these expenditures 70
development the advances are Z
be returned, and it would he goo,
business for the government L
provide for the reclamation of tn,
remaining 100000 acres. in ad
! dition to eXpediting the completion
Of projects long under way.
Under what is known as the Goa
and gas lease law. applicable alsC
to deposits of phosphates and
other minerals on the public domain
leases are now being made on tn,
royalty basis, and are producin,
large revenues to the government
Under this legislation 10 per cen
of all royalties is to be paid di
rectly to the Federal Treasury, an,
of the remainder so per cent 1
to be used for reclamation of ari,
lands by irrigation. and 40 per cen
is to be paid to the States in whicl
the operations are located. to b
used by them for school and roa
purposes.
Means Added Wealth.
These resources are So vast, an
the development is affording so re
| liable a basis of estimate that fb
Interior Department expresses tn
belief that ultimately the preser
law will add in royalties and pay