Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-11-22 | Page 4 | Right to Organize to Strike Asserted

RIGHT TO ORGANIZE i iTO TO STRIKE ASSERTED I Rochester N. N T. T Nov 21 All 21 All ll pub pub- lic He should hould have the tile right to organize unions to affiliate with or or- existing labor unions and to strike if It necessary declared Dr Charles A. A Heard director of or tho the Now New ow York lork bureau of or municipal research speaking at tonight's sessions of or the Rational Municipal league conference on lecon reconstruction t Dr Beard pre predicted that govern s-overn- ments national state slat and local would greatly extend nd their functions and predicted pre pro a great increase in tho the number of ot public Speaking of or pub pub- lie He lc utilities In connection with his topic ho said Balli Whenever tho public Is J dealing with witha a n public utility in tho the future It must flutist think of ot in Iru wages fixing rates Speaking at nt this mornings morning's session Dr Howard I Iee o McBain associate professor pro pro- fessor of or municipal science and admin at Columbia university pre lure a continued gradual expansion of or federal power Ho lie believed that a u certain de degree reo of oC War power should continue to be he vested In the tho central government during during- tho the transition period per per- iod Jod from war to lo peace and thought that some somo of or tho war powers of or the tue central government would bo be lasting He op opposed op po posed ed fixing b by the central government because causo of or the enormous practical d difficulties