The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-13
CANCELLATION AND LABOR CLASHES.

The world has grown exceedingly weary OF milarsm
Of deciding controversies between nations In the light
The last stupendou outbreak than before
up the costly and barbarous that human ingenuity
could devise No wonder the enlightened of the world
are all seeking better and that mtarism and mtarsts
everywhere "in bad"
But armed conflict between nations the only form of
modern In this modern of which indusraism is
outstanding feature clashes between employers and employees
cause appalling losses and present OF the most serious obstacles
the peaceful of mankind the higher OF we'll
being and happiness which is the goal of human endeavor In
principle the parayzng OF huge industries which mil
lions Of people does essentially from the fundamental idea Of
narn it is nothing than the appeal to force in another
form which, although require the sacrifice of
lives losses Of untold magnitude May hope that
The day IS coming when this form OF mlarm in industry will be
much depue the old mtarism which has been the
fruitful cause of boodshed' Is there not better way1
In his annual report Secretary of Labor Davis discusses
OF the industrial conflicts of the and the of preventing
similar clashes the future In the of things, there
no cue-al Tor industrial STRIFE even though eminent doctors in
both the labor and the capital camps may loudly advertise their
sovereign specifics More progress probably be made by open
nded thorough study OF the pobem from both points of view
than in any other way The great difficulty rule is that
neither side makes sufficient effort understand the other point
OF view Mr. Davis believes that conciation larger scale
opens promising field and this subject his report says
I'VE rrs find way to avert these futile, fatal appeals
industry with their worker the en-
oyer and to the public which today vitality dependent upon
industry in its daily life We must and will find way settle
disputes by OF reason and Justice before the appeal
force is made Instead of conferences after indus
trial battle would have council before the strike is called
worker in every industry Unless obcured bv passion
and prejudice in the heat OF dispute that community of interest
two to their common benefit This community of interest TO
my mind the of ending these industrial conflicts
There to be unateable opposition the part OF
both employer and worker the bringing any dispute of
third party vested with any coercive powers sufficient
settlement Our people have ndorsed any general policy OF
compuson dealing with these disputes The principles Of
forced arbitration any gue is generally rejected by both
parties to these controversies
1T has been the experience of the Department of Labor that
dsinerested intelligent practical conciaon capable of end
ing many of these disputes In the less than 10 years that the
department has been existence the Cancellation Service ham
ped by limitations personnel and equipment has accomplished
much these disputes 1t has handled thousands
ing millions of workers 1t has had arbitrary power
coercve authority Its commissioners
industry seeking ascertain and appreciate the differing points
OF view OF the two parties to controversy and by and
pansang appeals the innate fairness and
both sides to bring them to ground where agree
nen can be reached OF all the handled by this
than 20 Of the disputes have been adjusted through
their efforts with their cooperation Furthermore where 70
cent of these disputes which the service acted was
organized reached the stage Of strike lockout today less
than so cent of them become actual suspensions Of before
they adjusted
1T to that before enactng any radical legislation
changing the administrative scheme for dealing with these
strikes might well consider the perecng extension Of
the machinery which has proved effective in past have
no doubt that by improving and increasing the facilities of
Cancellation Service materially increase its effectiveness
dealing with the 10 per of industrial disputes which
apparently fails In many these Of apparent failure
the efforts of concon commissioner become the ultimate
basis Of settlement