Many of these strikes and lockouts would not have occurred had the parties to the dispute been required to appear before an unprejudiced body representing the nation and, face to face, state the reasons for their contention.
Roosevelt suggests that many labor disputes could be resolved through direct dialogue in front of an impartial body.
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