Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-15

The conciliator must meet each sit
uatiou In tn" manner best calculated
To bring the ContcndinE parties to-
Srther. lf he can get both employer
and employ" to SIT down around the
council table and discuss their differ
vnccS man TO iuan he has won more
than half the battle. For cxpcricnc.
has shown that no matter how great
the differences may be between men.
II they VIII get together and tax
over their disagreement, obstacles
which seemed impossible may uuicE
ly he overcome.
The cancellation work OF tho a.
partn"nt has gradually become NOR,
and more II rccorniz.d factor In
Americas Industrial life. IA cxpcri-
cncc mas demonstrated the effective
ness OI itS !n"diation In avohIIuu
STRIKES, or in bringing "a quick got
tl"ucnt Of disputes where work has
alt"ady been suspended. Labor has
discovered that IL has n standing
recognized hy the government whcn-
ever it's demands ar" based on In
Hustrlai and constitutional rights
Employers. on IN" other hand. have
found that the department Will pro-
tcct ;hem from unjust and unrca-
sonable cxactI"ns. Ia almost all the
cases where the consultation service
has acted, there has been found
fine spirit OF cooperation Oh the
part Of both workers and employers
The success o: the concil!ation
methods az N. Department, is nd.-
Gustely demonstrated by the record
o: disputes in which the good Offices
"f the Department. through commits
i'n"rS OF cVnciiiatiuu. have boon
used. from tn" beginning OF the pr.s-
"It administrations. March & 1921
10 Juno 30. l"22 - period Of hlSt."u.
'n"nths In thtt tim. "a few NOR.
tnar 30" cases % strikes and
threatened strikes and lockouts have
n""n acted upnn by department OIL
ci"ls Three hundred and foriy-ryc
cases w''e satisfactorily adjusted BY
Ia" coimmisrion"rs OF cancellation.
h''y-nin" were adjusted hy tho com
Fniss!"ncTs OF Cancellation I'm coon
grafton with local o'nc!als ana
agencies: thirty-u.ae crscs are rcrd
'nr or TN process ~ adjustment. ana
N hfiy-nln" cns"s the department,
has Jailed 20 socr.r" u scttI.mon,
tn" period 81 Industrial rcaljus,
mont through which tho country ia.
bon la-sl;g made tho settlement,
- industrial disputes more d!rlrult.
but GcSpIi" that fact nearly 30 p,r
cen, OF the controversies IA when
~" department ue"i its good o,,lcc.
were '9nl'huiy and -a'istIgtorllv al
'S'"d without doubt those settle.
m"nts dif much 10 aid ~ The stnbU-
'7!n% OF tic generals disturbed ir.
tuair!M situation N-arly 100000
wori'cre Were involved Ia the dis.
pUt"s under consideration.
These NGur.s 10 not take IN .c.
count scores % threatened di,put,H
that would have Involved thousands
a.; workers. that have been quietly
had effectively avert.d through ti..
advice and assistance OF the score
taIy o: Labor and the Cancellation
officials. Nor DO they take into con
sheraton The ass!stnHco rendered
committees OF employers ANA en-
p!U!cs ia working out agreements
that mean continued peace In scores
OF Industrial plants
The Department Of Labor has m
panhcea for the establishments; O,
Hchc" Ia Industry. 1t has no .orrlU-
Ia for inc institution OF millennium
among ;he workers. But am arm
~ convinced that the Intelligent. and
proper extension Of the principle O.,
cancellation and mediation. az prac.
ticcd by the department will reduce
10 minimum those disastrous tn
,crruptions in industry watch bring
misery to wage earners. lc,s to EN-
p1oJcrs and danger and discomfort
TO tho public generally.