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Show Sweet of Iowa Proposed Flan to Settle Disputes WASHINGTON, Nov 14. Advocates Advo-cates of the plan offered by Representative Repre-sentative Sweet, Republican, Iowa, for voluntary conciliation of labor dis putes, to be written into permanent railway legislation, were vigorously applauded today when the house re-aumi re-aumi d debate on the bill. Telegrams endorsing the pkm have been received by many members from union men. Explaining his proposal, representative representa-tive Sweet said it would write into law the machine!1 employed before federal control of the roads, with an added commission representative of both ' employers and employes to consider appeals and with no penalties against strikes or lockouts. "Let the practical men fn m thi.-industry thi.-industry settle their disputes,' declared de-clared Representative Nolan, Republican, Republic-an, California, a labor union member. Supporting the plan. "For 23 years before federal control, the men and their employers successful!) Bettled their own troubles " Labor sections of the interstate roi:) merce committee bill providing for voluntary arbitration with strikes and lockouts penalised, dajnages to be a.-Bessed a.-Bessed b courts, were under consult r ation. The plan of Representative Webster. Republican, Washington, to make strikes unlawful was discussed, some supporters ot its general purpose, however, disagreeing with provisions making union members, as Individuals liable for damage caused by a strike. |