Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-10-31 | Page 3 | Need for Compulsion

I Need for r Compulsion I HE HE crisis brought about by the threat now almost a reality of of a nationwide strike of bituminous coal miners forms a argument for a compulsory arbitration law Railroad are objecting to the proposal to include e I lie He e new railway regulatory law a clause setting up a compulsory sor Y bit system and making It it a crime for railroad men to strike here e may be some justifiable reason to protest ag against this parl par- par l cular proposal but we believe the time is coming when well ell as employers will unite in a demand that definite means e e adopted to prevent strikes and to stab stabilize lize industry Iwen Strikes even though fully justified ar are costly They bring bout t an economic loss to the general public as well as to those engaged in the industry Sly The The coal strike will perhaps directly involve half a million els On the other hand it will affect in in some cases serious seriously gh y millions or more people liThe The right of the majority being paramount these eighty pillions lillions should have a right t to demand that that- the that the warring waning war ing factions the industrial dispute settle their differences peaceably p B But t ty story ry y has t taught u us that public rights are a minor inor cons consideration er i n nI hen en labor and capital start a fight I The time is is therefore coming when a superior power as presented Y rented by bv the law must be in invoked voted for the welfare of the eon P le e. e The time lime is coming when compulsion must be exercised is perhaps impracticable to undertake to compel compe a man man or number of men to perform a c certain duty But it is not im- im lIt ac cable to preach the doctrine and enforce it that the rights lie he 5 people are paramount to the rights of an individual or the theof Ii h s of a faction It t is possible to direct that wage disputes and aid kindred matters u mg ing g labor disturbances shall be adjusted just as as s are realty i es or mining disputes or any apy of th those se matters involving that now come before our courts It ft is to the interest I industry too that means meads be found to eliminate the peril of ins in- in s n real il l tragedies such as as now illustrated by th the threatened strike oal il miners For or the sake of the best interests of the tire they g general public a ad ae e 1 d must be found to compel those engaged in industry toju to toju I I I ju their differences Arbitration Arbitration so devised that all interested n be e assured a square deal offers the means nd nd arbitration u Jd d be made mad compulsory J I