The Connecticut labor news., 1921-05-27

vices to be provided and every care l taken against accident.
 "Wc believe that the prcscribcc hours of work should be governed | by the nature of the work rather 1 than by an arbitrary period without reference to conditions. We believe | that a weekly unit of working time l is d faircr and SOundcr measure of employment than d day, and that one days rest in seven Is essential. We believe that overtime work should be discouraged SO far as possible. We believe that one of the funda- mental causes of industrial unrest is the loss of contact between the em- ployc and the employer, which is the product of the larger and more com plcx productive organizations which have rapidly sprung into existence during the last decade and that one of the simplest means of return to normal is the restoration of this con tact. We believe that this contact is best rc-cstablished through the nor maj channels of organization. We believe that when this contact is re- stored employees should receive through it as much information about the general business principles affect S arc members as they are interested in absorbing and that conversely, em- ployes should present to the employer such important matters as affect their interests and the conditions under which they work, and that absolute frankness should exist between both parties in the discussion of their mu- tual relations.
 We believe that by a more liberal use of these channels of contact by all parties to production having in mind the great importance of the human element in all organized activities, the causes of many disputes will be elir1- mated and spirit of mutual interest and confidence established.
 Settlement of Disputes. l "In all industries, and especially the l various forms of public service, every
 effort should be made 10 settle dis putes without recourse 10 the strike or lockout With the highly special izcd activities of the modern com nunity, the publC's right to uninter lrupted service and the activities which are essential to the COmmunity'S wei ) fare IS a consideration of more i'm portanCc than the average question ir dispute between those engaged in giV-
 ing that service.
 "Wc believe that some machinery
 should be developed through which
 that part of the community indirectly
 concerned in disagreements between
 other parts can express the necessity that it be considered before either tparty resorts to direct action.
 We believe that every man has a
 right to quit work; that he has no
 right to force others to quit if they
 would not do so except for fear of the ] consequences of continuing to work
 and we believe that the public senti-
 ment should be developed to support
 this general view of the community | interests.
 Negotiations.
 We believe that negotiations
 should be limited to negotiations be
 tween an employer and the proper
 representatives of members of his
 own organization, and that public
 sentiment should be developed to holC
 such representatives of the employees
 and the employers themselves to as
 rigid fulhllment of any agreement
 which may be the outcome of these negotiations, as 1t now holds the em ployer to fulfllment of his end of sucf a bargain"