Compulsory Arbitration Cannot Succeed At The Present Status Of Politics

There were about seventy-flve members of the Gradúate Club present at the home of Judge Oooley last Saturday evening and they were cordially entertained. The Judge spoke to the Club on the subject of "Compulsory Arbitration." The substance of his address was as follows : Government is to establish the right and declare the wrong. There are natural rights, but they are of no valué to those who possess them. In setting up a standard of right and wrong it is necessary to leave something understood or taken for granted. Liberty may be said to be the opposite of slavery, jut it is more. The constitution does not define this. We must do it by aid of authority. Our investigation of liow hese rights are to be determined must se historical. Mere moral obligations iré leít to the individual. Law does not control or determine. There are restraints on all sides of the power to nake contrac ts. We find tliat tribunals ïave been set up by parties themselves or settling their own disputes. Govermnents encourage such arbitration. 't has been suggested that there be a tate board of arbitration with compulory powers. When in controversies only legal rights are involved, tliey hould go to the courts. There might, ïowever, well be a board of conciliation and arbitration, but this would of neessity become a simple court with the usual modes of procedure. As now alked of, compulsory arbitration means body to take up labor questions, disuss them and have power to enforoe ■liRJr decisions. The Hiffirnltv Iimi-p ia I t l 1 I I k ■ ■ I È 111 i t k ■ j t I ■ I I 1 h i .- 1 h ft TTI t I . l' I l ( . r, _-í m mi I