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master's thesis, Delegate Boileau. In speak-
ing of the need for the guarantee that we
here asked he wrote, "Since in social con-
ditions the most effective action is collec-
tive action, the most important liberty is
the liberty to cooperate with others, that
is, to participate in collective action, the
most important deprivations of liberty are
therefore those that limit or prevent alto-
gether cooperation with others."
I urge the members of this Committee to
guarantee the right of the working people
to cooperate with one another and to open
up the avenue in which industrial democ-
racy can exist for all people in this State.
THE CHAIRMAN: Before having ques-
tions to the minority spokesman, the Chair
recognizes Delegate Cardin on a matter of
personal privilege.
DELEGATE CARDIN: Mr. Chairman
and fellow delegates, it gives me great
pride and pleasure to call your attention
to a group of twenty-four students from
McDonogh School, Baltimore County, Mary-
land, accompanied by their teacher, Mr.
Graham, and if I may add a personal
touch, to greet my son, Stephen, who is in
the group. I hope they benefit from our
deliberations and that we give them a
most cordial welcome.
Thank you.
(Applause.)
DELEGATE KIEFER: I would like to
rise to a point of personal privilege and to
follow what Delegate Cardin said.
Among that group is the son of one of
my law partners, Scott Taber, a very fine
young man. I would like to have him
welcomed.
(Applause.)
THE CHAIRMAN : Delegate Price.
DELEGATE PRICE: I would like to
welcome the group from Holabird Junior
High School. We have 120 students and
their teachers, Mrs. Yung, Mrs. Swengosh,
Mr. Kowath, Mr. Lane, Mr. Maher and Mr.
Schwablin.
May we welcome them this morning, too.
Thank you, sir.
(Applause.)
THE CHAIRMAN: For what purpose
does Delegate Macdonald rise?
DELEGATE MACDONALD: Questions.
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THE CHAIRMAN: Are there any other
statements of personal privilege or an-
nouncements?
(There was no response.)
The Chair recognizes delegate Mac-
donald.
DELEGATE MACDONALD: Delegate
Bothe, if this amendment were adopted, I
am referring to Amendment L, would the
General Assembly be permitted to enact a
statute guaranteeing the right to work, in
other words, providing that a man would
not be required to join a labor organization
in order to work?
DELEGATE BOTHE: I would hope they
would not, but there would certainly be
nothing in this provision precluding it.
DELEGATE MACDONALD: I take it
that you would not accept an amendment
to that effect?
DELEGATE BOTHE: I think it is an
entirely different question and one which,
if at all, should be dealt with statutorily.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Sickles.
DELEGATE SICKLES: Delegate Bothe,
I am aware that as you indicated this is a
bare bones proposition and I just want to
make sure that we are not precluding the
legislature from enabling or passing legis-
lation that might deal with the subjects
which might, in effect, modify, qualify or
condition the rights that you set out here
because, if not, it would seem to me you
would have a problem if you tried to de-
velop a sophisticated comprehensive — I
guess you would call it a little Wagner
Act — in terms of delineating, in detail,
any further duties that the legislature
might want to include.
Do you intend that this right cannot be
modified and conditioned?
DELEGATE BOTHE: Quite to the con-
trary. One of the by-products of the adop-
tion of this provision, I think, would be
to encourage the General Assembly to im-
plement it with appropriate legislation. I
might point out that this has been the
case in Missouri where they started out
with a constitutional provision similar to
that suggested here and have gone on
since to enact a little Wagner Act or a
little Labor Relations .Act for employees
within the state.
THE CHAIRMAN: Are there any other
questions?
Delegate Wagandt.
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