The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-18

arisos during the process Of nogota-
tlons The nice thing about settle
mout ~ indugfrinl disputes through
Cancellation IN that at the conclusion
neither party feels aagrieved. They
have been brought together and have
been advised by an impartial third
marty who has uu power other than
one puRgcstivo and advisory. They
have taken up one by ono the mat
icrs in dispute: they have com" 10
au understanding and reached an
agreement and every one connect
od with the council table procedure
feels that he has had part In the
agreement because IL IN based on un-
dcrstanding and good fath.
Some Statistics.
10 prove COuclusivety that concili-
alton ls effective, tho United states
department ~ labor has since
March. through its division OF CON
riiiatlou. utilized the good offices ~
lts mmis8ionCra Of cancellation in
nearly $500 industrial Disputes In
volyIuE directly md Indirectly over
Z. 100000 workers During that
period they have been unable ~ nd-
just but few more than 400 Of the
cnses presentod. A. an outstanding
example ~ what can he and has
been ucroWpl pllghed along the uurp ~
cIuoili1tion In iuduStry by an Impair
tal government agency. thc copper
industry may bo cltod.
In iPl7 tho presidents mediation
commission ana the department ~
labor 'ut up iu Arizona machinery to
adjust any dispute that might arise,
\ commissioner Of concillatiun of
the department OF labor was select
ed and named "adminlstrator" with
An agreement betwcep the owners
ana workers 20 accept his docision
ps fin1l ln dispute. aud further that
strikes or loctputs were prohibited
during the lifo of the agreement
After fOur years we find that since
the creation ~ this plan only two or
three strikes Of minor Importance
have been reported. aud these were
settled Ia = very few hours. An un-
usual feature 'uf this solution de-
vclnped after the nrmistlcc. or In
February, 1919. when In the face Of
n tremendous surplus of copper on
hand and q restricted market the
employees without question accepted
n decision which meant n reduction
ef 81 per day ip wages and prevented
q general suspension OF the indus
try.
Another Example.
Another caAr In point is the oil
industry of California, which has
been SINCE late In 1919 brilliant
example of what concilintion can nc-
comDllsh for permanent Industrial
peace. where nearly 10000 contcnted
workers and many satisfied opera
tors have had no troubles that were
not speedily and fairly soitl"d hy
commissioner OF conCiliation" ac-
cepted by both interests as tho final
referee IN all grievances submitted.
This official designated federal oil
adiuster." has handed down over
400 deciglons--somo affecting few
and some many workers and COM
panles. every decision being cheer
fully accepted. Production was thus
u augment cd wages for various gra-
datlors were specified and the classi~
fication Of labor defined, working
conditions were vastly Improved and
all interests benefited IN conso-
quence.
In the great packing house Indus
try Of Chicago and at many outlying
places throughout the United states,
since 1917 no strikes OF any grave
concern have been recorded. 10 II
true n few inciplcnt or sporadic
strikes ot little consequence have
occurred which worc of short dura-
Hon Through tho agency created
by the department OF labor. Judge
Alschulcr was aclectcd as the admin
istrator and he not only has stabn-
lied tho industry, but has main
tanned peace aud continuous opera
ton and made II plain 90 alt that
there In better way OF settling dis
putes and grievances than striking
the plant or plants involved,
To accomplish this great achieve
ment has entailcd upon Judge AL
schuler q tremendous amount Of
work on minor grievances. extensive
hearings on general issues-but the
net result. steady employment, sta
bilizod production ana general salts
faction ~ certainly worth while.
Tho fsolution of the Industrial
problem lies not In carrying on the
nge-old battle between employer nud
emplpye as though they were hostile
factions with lrrCcouciliable inter
osts, but In recgHnizing the fact that
capital ana labor have common in
torests. each depending upon tho
welfare oi the other.