The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-12
FAVORABLE REPORT ON LABOR HEARD
DESPITE "YEAR OF UNUSUAL STRIFE"

people and as originally conceived by |
the founders of our republic"
Instances of most fragrant abuses /
of equity power" were declared to be
contained in Federal Judge Anderson's |
order at Indianapolis. enjoining con-
tinuance Of the "check-off" system of
collecting miners union dues, and in
Federal Judge McClintic's decision in !
West Virginia against strikers of the
same union IN that state. This lat
ter decision the report characterized
as Conclusive evidence that the In
junction as used 80 is devoid of all
sense of fairness and decency and that
our courts of equity can be turned con-
veniently into instruments of the
greatest iniquity whenever 1t will best
serve the interests of soulless corpor-
atoms and mad desire for wealth"
Possibility of relief from the con.
stitutional use of the writs of injunc-
ton" by legislative action lay in the
political field. the report said.
Praise Locals
The executive council described its
renewal of non-partisan political cam
paign organizing in advance of the fall
elections ard expressed satisfaction
over the wonderful enthusiasm ex-
| pressed" by every local organization
of labor in the effort which 1t said
proved mot only the wage earners,
but the great mass of our citizenship
are crying for relief" The campaign
effort will be to focus votes behind a
program of opposition to compulsory
labor law" and opposition to injunc-
lions and contempt proceedings as
substitute for trial by jury" the coun-
ell said.
] Congress has proved that only
those who are well-to-do or control
| great interests can induce it to listen"
the council said, in detailing the rea-
son why it asked the federation to
enter the campaign for satisfactory
candidates. "These facts are slowly
penetrating the minds of the people.
They are beginning to realize the
! change they thought they wanted, has
been an injury instead of benefit. I'm
less there is a change in the personnel
| (of the house and senate) people can
prepare themselves for still greater
and greater suffering and injustice"
THE idea seems to prevail that the
outcome of the 1922 elections means
4 llldI l1DS1lJ VI TIC Call U6
taken away provided some individual
or group Of individuals representing
the privileged few desire it for their
benefit" the report continued. THE
statement is often made that If the
United States capitol could be trans
ported to the England of the fifteenth
century half the members of congress
would be to the manner born"
State ldOisla tive bodies oil EnoJ-c
taken to task in some cases, chiefly
in the matter of compulsory arbitration
laws. The Kansas industrial court was
described as IAN utter failure" and
similar legislation in Colorado was
said to be equally as absurd and fully
as dangerous"
Harding Accused
4 President Harding was accused Of
having contemplated "a system of in
: dustrial laws similar to those which
prevail in Kansas" when in his mes
sage to congress last December he de
clared that lin the case of labor or
CARNATIONS we might well apply SINH
lar and equally welI-def1ned principles
OF regulation and supervision (ds he
had just previously recommended fol
corporations) in order to conserve the
public's interests as affected by theil
Operations"
1T is hardly believed possible" the
reports add, that the president i'm
piled that the present administration
intends to further policy which will
, deny Americas workers the right tt
, cease working collectively and to de
termine for themselves the conditions
under which they will give service
: Yet the language used leaves LITTLE
room for different conclusion"
: The decisions of the Railroad Labo
: Board have given satisfaction neithe
/ to the workers or the management,
/ the report remarked in considering tn
/, compulsory arbitration subject a
e demonstrated in transportation fields
e They have tended toward a mere gen
e eral Generalization of morale of me
+ chanical forces. The Esch-Cummin
? law, through the board, has practically
e destroyed the concept of voluntar
l. agreements between employers an
workers and the subject of compensa
ton for services has become a cor
Y slant source Of litigation and irrits
l. ton"
/ Returning to direct labor matters
r organized labor scored victory, the n
> port said, against organized can
J. Ipa1gns for the establishment of tn
It so-called open shop"
d Chambers Of commerce throughou
d the country, with certain notable e.
h ceptions, have lent themselves to thi
l. disruptive propaganda" the repol
r stated. THE United States Chambe