Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-01

lAhrhe1t Of an Industrial code which
defthes the fundamental PRINCIPLES
governing all relations in Ill industry,
Every community. every ind ustry, and
every. plant, presents problems in EN-
ployrafnt that are peculiar to .itaelf.
there are certain pha rs Of the
RELATIONS between employer ana en-
ioyea that are universal ana bAaic
ana with RESPECT. to which there
should be rules or; principles that are
nasio d universally accepted ana
workers either ahould Or shou,d NOT
have the 'riEht to- Organize III trade
unions, the Fight OF collective barkAin.
Inc, the right to a living wage, ana
the right to an eisht-hour day or some
restriction upon the hours Of labor.
Women In Industry should Or should
not have TIM right to the same ,1ayv
~ tt1en forS the same Or equivalent
service. Employment Of children un-
def 4 certain age IN mines and mills
should Or should not be permitted,
The public should or should not be
protected against Interruptions In in
dustry growing out Of controversies
between capital and labor.
Organic Law Of Industry,
Whatever Is ethicaiiy, sot~ially.and
economically just and wise with "a
speet to each Of these questions should
Pc clearly defined and promulgated A
the organic law OF industria1 relations
Ina this organic law. Of code should
be accepted ana enforced a. the M
~ Of all employment and TIE. adjust
ment OF all, differences between capi-
tai ana labor. p
II unions are useful ana lawful. aaav
me expefts. then that fact should Be
es.aslishsd d universally ..reeoE-
abridEennsnt OF that right A stt-
uAtton, such as has prevailed in Wsst
Virginia. Tor exaahple, ii regarded AZ
psstostsr6us. There IN certain coal
fields the miners have had aha6Ii,fa
freedom to Join theft Union, while ii
otner fields they arS not, only denied
employment II they are union mem
.bers but they dare not Mold mAetfnss
70 consider the organization 81 a local
one s*tth another. Surely whatever
rights. In this respect are enjoyed ~
one OF. these groups Of kainkrt sh6nidd
not be denied the. other. Fufih1rf
more. the fact that. dissension over
this question led to civil war in west
vlrftnia is cited % proof that it
would be FOL the Best interest Of ey-
erypody eohcfrntd to have this cues
one way Or the other. beyond ali
question and tor ali time Is come.
Similarly the case may be made TAI
a, 2 fundamentals IN Industrial re-
Without such an Industrial eod.. Il
- pointed out. d~fbitfatitns bf labof
disputes become mere trading 4ffAiis
N which the better trader triurnphs.
It is I'll very we'll to ray that ar
hit ~ fjAN ySA0oto sAkkNAya x %.
basis Of what ID sound ana iust. mt
what is the rule or>xardstick with
which to meatlre what il sound ana
3net? Different arbitrators will have
dinefeHf IDEAS, ii, the .determinatjon
4 eoleiy . matter OF opinion. Con-
fidAf1t4 IN courts IL not based unon
eonndSneA IN the integrity ard wis
40mD q The 3udgeA but rather upon tae
An organic law. 81 brecsdents AK
Y A,er9sedufe thst Il usivefsai III Ii il
Il. being .naAd44 ri th6 es~tablishmsnt,
q IN Industrial code In thdae trvins
daye ~ Alnaostt cen4tant strife batwean
strit4l ana iASor: President HardfHs
himself mas adybeated such q cod1
popular, belief that strikes nd InnN.
outs 4 be made u~nnecessarv and IA
desirable when both iAb6r ana canital
nave. the aet4ifAhts tKAt Their dfffer.
n which they have confidence. On III
basis OF certain rules or principies
that they know 70 be fair and fliat
are A1blitabiA to all workers and 1b
all employers. = y
ANsyF1sss4 No QUESTIONS.
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