The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-08-17

ployees organized labor unions
Also, he says, the employees organizations like
wise, IN some instances, have been incopsiderate
and unjust and employers organized"
But, he goes on to say
THAT employers and employees organiza-
tons have been iaconsiderate and unjust ought not
| to condemn all employees organizations nor all
employers organizations. On the contrary. #
should be the solemn duty of both sides, by mora!
suasion and sound logic to work toward the end Of
formulating series of laws that will compel both
sides to respect the rights of each other This can
never be done by strikes or 'boycotts,9 nor can it
! be done by employers lockouts' or dalnning or
gained labor
lie takes the position that the unruly or unfair
labor agitator or labor union can and should be
curbed regulated by the identical force by which
the unruly unfair employer or employee organic
alton is regulated-by the force of law, (which is
made alike for the employee and employer
You may ask, " he says, g How can the law con
troll labor?' My is, Just as it now controls
capital; " and he cites ga few laws passed to
control capital usually regarded as laws to protect
terstate commerce commission; the Sherman anti
trust law; the employers liability act of 1908; the
arbitration act of 1913; the Clayton act of 1914;
the child labor act of 1885, the Adamson act. Of
1916, and the more recent transportation act state
public service commission acts; banking acts state
and federal wartime laws regulatory of wages atc
In view of what has been done by legislation to
control capital and protect labor Mr.. Wade calls
upon the independent thinkers of the country to
take the lead in finding some solution for the prob
lem, the disordered conditions Of business clearly
demonstrate the need for finding means to end
STRIKES
He does not attempt to prescribe the remedy fur
Their than to suggest the creation of d commission
composed of members to be chosen by the various
Ichambers Of commerce, labor organiza tons nanl.
iacturers and bankers associations Of the country
the purpose of which would be to work conscen-
tonsly to find way out which would be far and
acceptable to Atm ot' words to find the meas
lot establishing peaceful ani harmonious relations
between employer and employee on a permanent
basis such would effectively prevent strikes in
the future.
The present railroad and coal strike cannot con
tinue indefinitely as everyone knows The settle
ment of these two strikes is Of vital Importance hui
the effect of their settlement under existing condi
tons will be ephemeral
Of infinitely greater Importance to the American
public is the development of permanent strike
|preventative-of dependable safeguard against
strikes 1t is idle to say that this cannot be DONE
that it is impossible; for in a democracy nothing in
the way of government regulation is impossible If
lit is the will of the majority
And as Mr. Wade truthfuIly says: ''tle American
people can solve any problem they set themselves to
solve
The people have overcome other problems equally
as formidable that of preventing strikes. For ex
ample, as Mr.. Wade recalls, eve provided Tor
sound currency when the greenbackers and the in
dationists routed and the gold basis establish
eds" we established the federal reserve banking
system, making money panics virtually impossible
and solved problem for which most people had
an idea there was no solution for"
Having demonstrated their ability to satisfactorily
solve these great prblems surely the American oeo
pie have the ingenuity constructive intelligence and
resourceuness necessary to evolve solution to the
great strike question!
j Whether or not the initiatory process proposed
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