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dichotomy but in the interest of promoting
industrial peace, in the interest of showing
that Maryland is recognizing the fact that
this is a significant matter for a significant
portion of our society. I do hope that the
amendment will be accepted.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Kiefer, you
have two and a half minutes you may allot.
DELEGATE KIEFER: I will reserve
that, if I might. May I reserve it?
THE CHAIRMAN: Yes.
Delegate Bothe.
DELEGATE BOTHE: How long did
Delegate Gallagher require?
T.HE CHAIRMAN: He spoke two and a
half of four minutes.
DELEGATE BOTHE: I will allot the re-
maining —
THE CHAIRMAN: You have four and a
half minutes.
DELEGATE BOTHE: I will allot two and
a half minutes to Delegate Bard.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Bard.
DELEGATE BARD: Mr. Chairman, Dr.
Robert Hutchins, former President of the
University of Chicago and currently Direc-
tor of the Fund for the Republic states,
that the principal reason why civil liberties
as traditionally defined and defended do not
interest Americans is that they are inade-
quate to express the true dimensions of the
problems of freedom and justice today.
He insists by way of example, that the
individual now needs protection from, "the
remorseless tendency of the industrial sys-
tem."
In the 18th and 19th centures, we accorded
man the right of protection to operate as
a free individual. We have seen the prob-
lems that came to man in society because
man was free and creative, but in this cen-
tury, particularly in this latter third of the
20th century, it is impossible for man to be
free when acting alone in the economic
realm.
The nature of our society demands man's
freedom to act in groups when dealing with
his economic requirements. Within this
frame of reference, this right does deserve
constitutional status.
America's great economic development
has been due to the interaction and coopera-
tion between labor and management. Our
nation's strong position in the world is due
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in large part to organized labor, a position
which assures man's economic freedom and
his creativity.
Finally, I have seen what happens when
man has not had these rights. In recent
years I have seen custodial and food service
workers move from passive interest in what
they do to one where they are creative, and
think about what they do, where the dignity
and work they do is significant, because
they have become a part of an organized
group.
Man acting alone in the economic realm
just has no possibility for success. As Rob-
ert Hutchins said, this is of constitutional
stature.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Bothe.
DELEGATE BOTHE: Mr. Chairman, —
THE CHAIRMAN: You have two minutes
left'.
DELEGATE BOTHE: Am I to allot them
now? I understand Delegate Kiefer has re-
served some time.
THE CHAIRMAN: The sponsor of the
amendment has the right to open and the
opponent to close. He has reserved some of
his time to close.
DELEGATE BOTHE: The remaining
time I would like to give to Delegate Sickles.
THE CHAIRMAN: You have two min-
Delegate Sickles.
DELEGATE SICKLES: Mr. Chairman
and fellow delegates, I think it is abun-
dantly obvious by now that what is sug-
gested by the minority in this amendment
before us, is just the barest recognition of
the essential rights of employees.
I think we will all understand the under-
lying reason for government regulations
with respect to labor relations, to somehow
bring about a balance between the employer
and his employees.
At this point in history, I do not imagine
anyone would suggest otherwise. This is
true and to its credit that Maryland has
had on its books for many years the ban
against the yellow dog contracts. No one
would suggest that this provision would
bring about a balance between the bargain-
ing power of labor and management. It is
a very small thing that we do, but it will
improve the employee's position just a bit.
No one can claim that the provision will
compel an employer to sign a contract,
though he might have to listen under some
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