New-York tribune., 1922-02-28
Declares Tha, Tribunal
Can't Adiudicaie Wages
and Other issues That
Are Suh.icc, TO Contract
Eavoas Mediation;
Unions 10 Protest
500 y orkcrs Expected
TO 60 20 Albany To-day
for Con1n,iiicc Hearing
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NbRANN, Feb ~ The Duoll Miller
industrial Court bill was dealt death
blow to-day by Governor Miller. who
declared that not only va he against
certain provisions of the bill. but thot
IT embraced control over labor and
industry which the people oi the state
arr not prepared to accept. The
measure Is TO be given hearing " ed
nosday before the two committees on
labor and industry.
One Of tic Fundamental objections
io the hlll.' said the Governor. "is
that 1t undertakes to set M judicial
machinery to adiudlcate questions
which do not think arc subjects Of
Hdiudication. For example. the ques
ton of wage. That 's matter of con
tract. u cant property be made the
nattor Of judicial determination. &C
cording 10 any settled or known prn-
ciplos of law
Il doubt very much that tho state
can undertake, for example. to compel
people to work for loss wages than
They arc willing to work for. and do
not think that q judicial tribunal can
adludicato tho kind Of questions which
must necessarily be left to cortra IT,
In Favor of Mediation
w nat the state can properly do, It
seers TO me-. IN the wav Of heipirc in
he settlement of industrial disputes,
is along the line of endoavoring to Sc
euro fair dealing to prevent abuses, to.
rs far Is 1t can. set UP machinery for
mediation and arbitration, and / think
perhaps the greatest thing 1t can do IS
to secure exact information Of the
facts involved in these disputes, so
that + ~rae--nllhliG liGmaN- know what the
facts arc.
Inc bill. which Is patterned on the
Fansas Industrial Court act aroused
orgsa.1cd labor no otne' piece Of
lcgi 'atioa Introduced here in years.
It's enactment. labor leaders declared.
mean ecrfdom or jail for tho workers.
TIE meg uro Wss lntrodured on be
half Of tire New orr Roard OF Trade
and -Tr4Hs rortaton. It VA objected
to bv numerous large employers Of
iabor no maintained that ITS proVi-
sion5 v.rfc 700 farroaraing.
Governor Nt'idr did not anoounse his
position on another bill similar in ct
feet, which was introduced bS Assem-
hlvnnsr {. 2 NilleY, or Genesee, ono
Of nc snonsors OF the industrial court
bill. ,spor Official Assails Bill
James ". O'Hanlon. secretary of the
STATE Federation Of Labor in discuss
inc ihc la.tor bill tonight. aid
Tho second { r. Miller bill is
equalir vicious II contains all the
drastic provisions Of the New York
Board of Trade End Trausportatlon
bill. and il vas prepared hy Marx Daily,
lobbylst for a group oil roactionary up
state manufacturer who want to move
the hands Of procress hecI. 500 ears
The Mark Daily measure gives prac-
t,callv all tho czar-lise powers pro
vidcd for I'm the Nuell.Nlilcr bii ~ the
State Industrial Commission.
In the absence o Samuel Gomrers,
president Of the American Federation
Of Labor, Hugh France. ono Of the or
gsni7ors, aid last night when COY
ernor Nillera statement vas road to
him. that it probably would not put off
to day proposed visit 10 Albany Of
500 r~nre =entativos Of trades unions
in New York City 70 bring to head
the fight against The Duoll- Miller bill
and other measures which union leaders
declare prohibit strikes aud make ar
btration Of industrial disputes COM
nulsory.
= am very glad" he said. that Gov
ernol Miller used his best Judgment
to avoid throwing tho people OF >en
\ Nork into industrial chaos.'
In Albany the Nov ! OK CITY dele.
gates will JON force with 500 others
from other parts Of tho state. >ictt
conferences y IL be held for porfoctne
plans At 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing they will assemble in the Knights
Of Columbus Hall and conrleto an
organization, the chief work Of which
VIII fall on committees ON speakers,
Ways and means and declaration Of
principles
Then. folloens Adjournment Of this
meeting. tho delegates viii march in q
body to the State Caitpol. This will he
"a march Of protest against The attempt
Of the interests to foist erfdon on The
workers Of New York state" according
to William <. kehoo. secretary Of the
Central Trades and Labor Council