The New York herald., 1922-06-13
LABOR SEES BATTLE
FOR LIFE OR DEATH
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true and proper meaning. If it is inn
possible to have faith in pledges given.
then the entire industrial structure will
be undermined"
The council protested "most emphat-
ically against such unjust and inhumane
decisions" as that of the Supreme Court
voiding the act intended to abolish child
labor in the United States. Congress
by this decision must keep its hands
off when the health and life and well
being of the nations children are con-
cerned." the report asserted, adding that
the supreme Court of to-day is far
more legalistic and less humane in its
attitude and temperament than was the
Supreme Court of 1915"
THE year is marked particularly with
an increasing hostility of the judiciary
toward the effort of wage earners to
prevent deterioration of their standards
of life and labor" the report continued.
Relief From Injunction.
Possibility of relief from the consti-
tutional use of the writs Of injunction"
by legislative action lay in the political
field, the report said.
The executive council described its
renewal Of non-partisan political cam
paign organizing in advance of the au-
tumn elections and expressed "satisfac-
ton over the wonderful enthusiasm ex-
pressed by every local organization Of
labor in the effort which it said proved
that mot only the wage Garner but the
great mass of our citizenship are crying
for relief" The campaign effort will be
to focus votes behind program of "op-
position to compulsory labor law" and
opposition to injunctions and contempt
proceedings as substitute for trial by
jury" the council said.
Congress has proved that only those
who are well to do or control great in
terests can induce it to listen" the coun-
ell said, These facts are slowly pene-
trating the minds OF the people. They
are beginning to realize the change they
thought they wanted has been an injury
instead of benefit. Unless there Is
change In the personnel (of the House
and Senate) people can prepare them
selves for still greater and greater suf-
fering and injustice"
The Kansas industrial court was de-
scribed as IAN utter failure" and SINH
lar legislation In Colorado was said to
be equally as absurd and fully as dan
gerous."
Harding Criticized.
President Harding was accused of
having contemplated "a system of in
dustrial laws similar to those which
prevail in Kansas" when in his mes
sage to Congress last December he de-
clared that Gin the case of labor or
ganizations we might well apply SINH
lar and equally well defined principles
of regulation and supervision (as he
had just previously recommended for
corporations) in order to conserve the
public's interests as affected by their
operations
1T is hardly believed possible the
report adds, that the President I'M
piled that the present Administration
intends to further a policy which will
deny Americas workers the right to
cease working collectively and to de-
termine for themselves the conditions
under which they will give service. Yet
the language Used leaves little room
for a different conclusion"
1.-The decisions of the Railroad Labor
Board have given satisfaction neither
to the workers or the management,
the report remarked in considering the
compulsory arbitration subject as DEM
onstrated in transportation fields.
Returning to direct labor matters. or
ganized labor scored a victory. the re-
port said. against organized campaigns
for the establishment of the so-called
open shop"
chambers OF commerce throughout
the country with certain notable ex-
ceptions, have lent themselves to this
disruptive propaganda" the report
stated. "The United States Chamber of
Commerce is about to begin construc-
ton OF a 1900, 600 headquarters building
in Washington on the open shop basis.
The experiment to be tried in the
capital Of the nation on so pretentious
scale will undoubtedly be watched
with great interest by the workers and
employers alike.
There is but one answer to the entire
campaign Of employers for the disrup-
ton and destruction OF the labor move
ment. and that is continued organiza-
ton. eternal vigilance. ana the highest
degree of solidarity"