Show AN INDUSTRIAL PEACEMAKER I A brief dispatch yesterday announced I the death In Chicago f Frederick Dris Driscoll 1 1 coll coIl commissioner of the tho American 1 Newspaper Publishers association for formerly formerly formerly merly a n publisher pu in St Paul but for forthe forthe forI I i the past few years the foremost ex cx exponent I of oJ peace In Industrial l arbitration arbitration I tion In this country I To Colonel Driscoll more than to any other man Is due the successful dem demonstration j of a great experiment He conceived the idea that strikes could l be averted l lockouts forbidden and con continuous continuous continuous peace established in the news newspaper newspaper paper publishing pu business by mutual I It agreement between publishers and em 7 f VIO S To this end he formulated a aplan aplan aplan plan which was eventually adopted by b the publishers association representing representing representing most of 01 0 the large newspapers 1 of the country and the International Typographical Union the head of the printing trades unions This agreement provides for tor a con contract contract cont t tract between the association on one 1 side andt the e union on the hp father othir th r by Ii which both bot are re bound to any arising between their theirl l members Jn 10 rt the event that an agree agreement agreement t ment be reached by local con conciliation conciliation the dispute Is referred to a ai i standing board bM Il representing both sides whose decision decision is 15 binding on both par parties ties Neither side can break the peace without forfeiture of rights under the contract After Aft r an experience of three years this agreement with slight alight Im tin Improvements pr vem en ts has bas again been renewed H for lor a period of ten years During Its I existence there thue have been only OnI two or j three cases where the union or the pub publisher publisher publisher lisher has violated the pact and in all of these cases a settlement has been reached eventually without violence of ot any kind The advantage of this plan over over the theold theold theold old method of strikes and lockouts has haR been so apparent that Jt t has been ex ec extended e tended to cover pressmen and stereo unions Neither side would willingly abandon the present satisfactory tory basis of operations and both sides testify to the admirable relations the system has brought about between em employer employer and In a simple way a aIt it establishes a court which hears all 11 cases anti and provides for an appeal and amI a decision from which there thore can be no ap appeal peal all to the profit of every everyone one con concerned concerned concerned In Ills his capacity as representative lve of the newspaper publishers of America Colonel Dris oll was influential in es establishing establishing this great system and in ad administering administerIng administering ministering It ro FO o it was above criticism He was a pioneer in his Held field with all the force fore of character that belongs to the pioneer Outspoken courageous firm finn inn he hf h was vas as also fair fall and diplomatic If It there were more Frederick in this world there would be fewer in industrial Industrial wars and amI better relations be between b between tween twe n capital and labor generally |