The age-herald., 1900-05-18
Members Express Themselves
 as Greatly Pleased
HARGRAvE ELECTED PRESIDENT
Professor Councill, the Alabama Negro Educator Made Brilliant Speech Pointing Out the Future
 ofHis Race

Chattanooga, May 17.-Immediately after the meeting of the Southern Industrial convention this morning, President Me- Corkle rendered his resignation, because of pressing business engagements, and Hon. II. H. Hargrove of New Orleans was elected president in his stead. MT. liar grove in assuming the duties of the chair congratulated the delegates on the suc- cess of the industrial convention, and promised his best endeavors to further pro- mote,its interests.
 President Hargrove at once addressed himself to the business of the convention and introduced MT. J. w. Faxon of Chat tanooga, who opened the subject of Com pulsory Arbitration in the Settlement of Differences Between Laborers and Elm ployers.''
 General John T. Wilder of Knoxville fol- lowed Mr. Faxon General Wilder did not believe that laws could be framed to give satisfaction that attempted to force arbi- tration of questions between employer and employee He thought the greatest ar bitrator was the law of supply and de- mand. He doubted whether arbitration laws would ever be enforced, because the politician would stand in their way just as they did now whenever trouble arose between labor and capital He believed in the education of the laboring men so that he may have correct understanding of the relations he bears to society and to his employer
 The discussion of the question was con- tinued by N. F. Thompson of Huntsville.
 After hearing various reports of com- mittees, the convention adjourned until the afternoon.
 Afternoon Session
 At 2 o'clock D. m. the convention was called to order by President Hargrove, and Chairman John P Coffin, of the committee on industrial interests, submitted the re- port of his committee indorsing the project of the southern industrial exposition in New York city in 1902 and cordially pledg ing the influence and support of the south- ern industrial convention to that enter prise.
 The report was unanimously adopted.
 The report of the committee educa- tion, which recommended the appointment of board of education to carry forward the work of public education along the lines of documents and literature of kind to enlighten the people on the needs of the hour for the advancement of southern industry, commerce and social life, was heard and adopted The president appoint ed as such board the following gentlemen: V. w. Grubbs, of Texas, president; Cyrus Kehr, Knoxville, Tenn; J. N. Sheets, Gainesville, Fla, and A. S. Kincannon, Co., lumbus, Miss.
 Dr. w. T. Cole, of Waco, Tex, then opened the discussion on the Race Ques- tion."
 Prof. W. H. Councill, principal of the agricultural and mechanical college for ne- groes at Huntsville, Ala, followed on the same question. Prof. Councils address was received with closest attention during the entire time he was speaking, and was greeted all through with most genuine ap- plause.
 Industrial Develop nent The committee on industrial development presented report recommending that every possible means shall be used to edu- cate the public sentiment of the south to regard the negro as a factor in the upbuld- ing of the south, and that as such we should use all possible means to make him as efficient as possible and pledge him the fullest guarantee of earning a living in every honest field of human endeavor and protection in his God-given right of self support"
 The report was adopted with enthusiasm
 At this point the president introduced MT. Mahlon H. Kline of the Trades League of Philadelphia, who opened the subject of ''the coastwise trade of the south and how it may be advanced"
 MT. Kline said this was his first visit south of Washington and was a revelation to him as to the industrial possibilities of the south He paid a generous tribute 10 the ability of the negro, as evidenced by the address of Professor Councill, and explained the plans of the trades league for increasing trade by means of a coast wise line of steamers from Philadelphia to one or more southern ports.
 The convention was wholly in sympathy with the proposition, but no action was taken on it.
 He was followed by N. T. Kelly of the Philadelphia Trades League, on the same subject.
 At the conclusion of Professor Councills address the committee on industrial inter- ests reported as follows on compulsory arbitration:
 We recommend the appointment by every southern state of a board of arbitration composed of not more than three mem- bers, selected for their general fitness for the position, and free from political in- fuence, to whom all differences between labor and capital shall be referred, and whose decisions shall be final, except that an appeal may lie from such decisions by any aggrieved party to the civil courts in the meantime. making it felony to strike, or order a boycott or lockout, pend- ing such decision in the courts. The Report Ado. ted
 The report was adnnted without a dis