South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-13

particularly II has been especially
etrcssed during the past -wo years.
by the strikes. I0ckou,e and warfare
between capital and labor. The
consuming public has suffered and
Is still suffering from the conflict.
Various rzpedients have been re-
sorted to in the attempt TO avert or
mitigate this warfare and bring
about Industrial peace. Among
these eNredients one has been par
tIcularIv noted for it's novelty ana
its success lu that lt ignores all com
promises between right and wrong
and all makeshifts of eXpedlency,
and IS founded upon the broad prin-
clple Of industrial justice.
The originator of this court. the
author % the law establishing it and
its presidins Judge IS Hon William
Higgins. who viii deliver the open
ing address OF the Knife and Fork
club season, Tuesday evening. oct.
18th.
Former Day LabOrer.
Judge Higgins is Cmlneutly fitted
e. be an impartial arblter between
capital and labor AS an attorney.
capitalists have often been his
clients. and he Is familiar with their
rightfm dues and their wrongful
claims Personally, through long
experience. he IS sympathetic with
the labOrfng man Born on a farm
in Ohio. with very little schooling
and much hard work. he remained
iu the parental homo until the age
OF 10. when he moved to Kansas.
i'm that state ne began as an unsKll-
ed lab0rer working for wages. and
so continued for three or four years.
In the meantime he occupied his
spare hours in study. and at length
was able Co secure a certificate TO
teach country school. While
notwithstanding he took up the study
OF law. He did not attend "a law
school. but pursued his course in the
old-fashiOned way, borrowing books
from a kindly old lawyer Finally
he was admitted 90 the bar.
He became interested I'm industrial
questions through certain incidents
connected with the great railroad
strike OF 1894 which. I'm his determi-
nation 90 maintain freedom Of trans
pOrtatOn Of the malls, was broken
bv Pres't cleveland. through the
use az United States troops. Judge
Hu-Elns was nj that time reading
blackstone ard was particularly inn
pressed with tho statement Of that
authority that such Is the genius OF
the common law tha- it affords a
remedy for every wrong that may
De committed against any mans per-
son or property Justice should be
cHr..oG .- every mans door.
Rule of People
out OF l- am grew firm belief
I- our form of Eovernweut-the rule
OF the people. hy thC people and
f-r the people. the VIII OF the peo-
rIa .o DE determined by the voice
or the majority. and the duty of the
minority 90 submit Particularly
was he IMPRESSED I'm our system with
the value az the courts for melting
r.t Justice. He reasoned that as all
other differences between man and
man or association ard association
arc submitted to the arbitrament OF
the courts. here was no reason why
d.r0utas between capital and labor
should not also DE thus submitted.
decided fu 'y and the decision ac-
Cen-eE by .I parties
Tho f1u- Iallou Of his belief. the
course ~ his reasoning and the de-
tails u the plan worked out I'm
Kansas wI' Doe luCidly Get forth In
Judge Higgins address before the
KNIFE aui Fork club.
Recently. samuel Goupers in
leading magazine made a spirited
attack upon the Kansas Industrial
Court and Judge HurEins made
more sui -itCi reply. The Knife and
Fork club win doubtless hear echoes
rf sNfs con -1varsv