The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-18
d CONFER ON ARBITRATION.
=. wrR OPPONENTS IN INDu sTRIAI.
r0xTEsTs MEET IN CHICAGO.
highway Hall Was Filled by the
Men Who Represent Capital aud
Labor and Who Are Seeking the

3 CHICAGO, Dee. 17--Men who in the
s =. have bitterly opposed each other IN
ks,,s,rfal contests filled Sfeinway han AZ
na,ss,s,s conference an arhitrafton = eo,.
!on'sns ,sbich began here today The arst
and night sessions were taken "a,
g ~. aapcrs read by represenfatIves ~
~ t-s ,.,t,s.r t,,,t,t,,s, e, ~ s,,,,, -
up'tA' az. ~ a,rsi,as ~
- enfe ~ ~ ,n :.
|E From the tone o. me addresses II seem
v u plainly evident that both slGes were
siaorousiy opposed TO compulsory arbi-
:stLsa and II a recommendation on ina
z -'t,s,s ~ national board resuits from
DC present sa,helins VIE rssoin,neroa'loh
& Hi- IN all propaDiiity' SPtciiN that an the
bafd's work snaii ne along the me Oh
{ voluntary arbitration.
,rhe night session was called 10 order 1T
q Il F.n,,,cL After A few introd,fctory 20
& - ~, trra,tli,, Maryaapb tho ~.
eiAa y ara....T ~, ,tr.,s,,,,i
y hne 49," 'al'.s, r,.-,,,,aars, sssap,a,,n,
fAe National founders ASSOCIATION WIS
mtr0duced. Mr. Hoyt said In part:
Il SIS long as the wage-earner believes or
= taught to assume that society Is IN
& ~. ~ rob him az an fndivid,,al ~ some
AZ. 49, ~ - ting rouar ~ bis yar,,oo -.
& tne p ~. 1870. ...t.t, 10. 4. ~
Nnx must suNie'y iesnun VIZ ,iiiii ~ i,'S
Il Dllectivc capacity. Inc employer VINO
a Aecte to ignore this fact Is as much Of "a
~enace to the Industrial peace as that
svaa mes the passions Of the men he
<;ssiv serves There IS only one certain
80 ~ action II was long ago called Ire
Sciden rule,
- co.~.r., prot..t
80 -, -,
q TIE next speaker was samuel Gompers.
fabor. Mr., Gompers received a warm
welcome. Al the outset Mr. Gomlers
& n1fed that ne desired 70 take posi,ive rn-
3 &ptiqn 90 statements that nao been maze
.@er
I'm. He mad already, ne SAID, ADVISED
I ~ gentlemen whose remarks he intended
Z b criticise OF his intention Mr.. Gompcrs
1ded:
One OF the things TO which ] took ex-
option was that, as an oihcer OF the
Nchison, Topeka d. santa re railrpau. he
1ould undertake In this conference 20
4 strike which y stu IN progress, Will
!, dcp, rsnt ,her - side sa ~ ne coutrr,
4 y. y knnIamsa1 n seemed r. me ma.
4 y ~ ,,,.,rt,,,,tv ~ t,,is eonfaranre W..
IA ~ ,srar, adva,,taaa ~ III, ihe nrasa,,tn
XIV ~ fhn rairnadFs side on TINS conrrn-
s s Arc notice mivbt nav, neen p,x.,,
ssp ssrosa,,, ttxa ~ tha crdn,. n, = AZ
4 u IN sr,p.s,shr ~ ny.ia, thad ~ ,,isss,t
s y here ~ ~ listen "a what was safd ana re-
( ~ n Il necessary 1Applause',
III ~ -, No, rre,.rsd ~ sav ina, unat the
u -.tis,nan aaid was untr,,e bur one srorv
3 z rssv good onIv mil, ina otner aide ,s
sxS"s 49,
,1rs.- NJ C.nx,nara so III that frofv,
4 ~ t., "a ~ s,anta ne ots,c,a, ~
~ IVA a,,1a,ar thot ali me over,,,res N.
B CCss st ,.n,,,sJiIatia, a. arbgtration III aueh
B S S..u ss',, 49, hstu.as,s ~. esnnta u,a
S ~ ~ t.s,a.ranhars "a,aa eror, tha am
w .ss s'''si"p'''A' '
\ FWr Gomners stated that. ON the con-
y nj. uvHPcis r'a'eu 10y, =" - -
80 ss' Nv W.T. "a - sssansa,sa na,,tat tnar,
asn ~ stv ,dr.ds ~, Pbe aia ,r organ
~ 49,, TN a,,n,a,ad M said had
S Ssu sa'o ,,,,s,i,,., ~ haar tne,r rrorrars
- no,s,.,i,et,an me-, Vim tha answer f,,af
A = ~, 3 as,,n,h,,,r i, arh.trate"
s, I'm !ssa ,n.,,, y, 49, M ,,,. ~, ~
- Nv r''s's' NY ~, .g'at thara ,y.s
ssa.,;sa S,.nasi,,nn ~ he nnrt or err
sssyars .arsar'i ,,ors cnrciltatorv nni-
4 ~ T,his NJ rsom,,ers batieved was ,Iue
: x ma 10 s;rs,sins strenrth az orran,zeo
Shor
Detniis of the Meeting.
Carroll ID Wright United States COM
,nieuinner az lnhor smoke NJ Iengru
III. Hermann JUST. commissioner OF the