New-York tribune., 1922-02-10
Bill Provides
Citizens Court
To End Strikes
Arbitration Board Would
BE Chosen From Panel of
100 and Finding Enforced
by Public Opinion Alone
Labor Begins Its Fight
DuclI-Millcr Measure Laid
to ''Opcn Shop Advo-
cafes by Labor Chairman
From q Stor Correspondent


ALBANY, Feb. 9.-Anothcr measure
providing for arbitration of industrial
disputes was introduced in tho I,cp;s-
,a'urc u day by AsscmbIyman Charles
T. Miller. chairman OF the Assembly
'Cmmlttees on Labor and Industries.
who. with Senator Holland s Duc]l
sponsored tho industrial relations conrt
bill on Tuesday,
Ihe new bin, unlike the first. has no
compulsory features. 1t provides for
me appointment by the State Industrial
NommlssIoncr Of a panel Of 100 citi-
zehS' made up of employers of labor.
"orkcrs and persons not immediately
connected with labor, the last groun TO
represent the public 1t further pro
vldcs that in tho event of a disnutc
c!'hcr SIDE may petition the Industrial
onn 'ssIoncr to name an arbitration
pcard OF three. ono from each group.
ne industrlal Commissioner could
a.S' act on his own initiative. The
innings Of tho board could not be on
forced except by public opinion. as no
penalty Is provided for noncompliance.
Governor Miller said tonight that he
had not made up his mind on either
OF the measures
organized labor to-day opened its
hght against the l-Milcr indus
'r'al relations court bill. 1t also began
drive against the repeal Of the fun
crow law.
In circular being sent broadcast
!" an unions IN the state, telling them
TO rally their forces in opposition 10
notn measures, John NJ. OHanlon
cha'rmsn Of the legislative committees
OF the New York State Federation Of
Labor IN an address to the members of
,ne Legislature, likcns the ell-Mllcr
n'il 20 "a chapter out Of the effort Of
the Bo!sheviki to rule Russia"
Inc 10000 organized workers Of
the state arc opposed to this measure =
SAID Mr.. O'HanIon. at is unfair alil lc
TO employer and employee It is un-
democratic and un-Amcrican. 1t pre-
vents worker aud employer from set.
tlng dlffcrcnces between them i'm their
own way. IT is autocratic and not at
Al III harmony with our free insttu-
t'onS' IT spells coercion in an exceed
mgr objectionable form. Its real in
tent seems to be to keep wagc-earncrs
and employers continuouslv in tbo
courts, whether either sidc wants to no
or not, by permitting outsiders to in
'cr'ore to this end. 1t cmanatcs from
me open shoppers, who, unable to de
lea' trade unlOnism on the industrial
u'ld' are cndcavorlng to throttle it bv
the court route, knowing they will be
unable to bear the enormous cxpcnsc
involved. They endcavored to disguise
their open shop propaganda by wrap
ping themselves in the American nar
they arc Disgusting this vicious proj-
ect under the false plea of assistinr
the public Who constitutes the pub
''c' We respectfully request YOU to
oppose TINS unwarrantcd MEASURE"
Mr. y Hanlon said he had not seen
out Dill which the New York Chamber
OF Commerce will have introduced here
soon. This measure. far more drastic
than the Duell-Millcr bin. which cma-
mated from the New York Board Of
Trade and transportation. will also bc
opposed by organized labor