The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-25
STATE BUSINESS MEN MEET
fl HUNDRED DELEGATES AT CON-
 MENTION IN WAIERBURY.
The Ttinerant Vendors Law Discussed President Guernsey on Arbitration Be- tween Employer and Employe.


 tween Employer and Employe.
 Waterbury, Jan. 24.-The State Busi.
 ness Mems association held it's third an, i nual meeting here to-day. There were about one hundred delegates present
 from various parts of the state. There
 were sixteen from Bridgeport, thirteen from Hartford, eleven from New Ha-
 ven, three from Meriden, four from An l sonia and two from Danbury, besides
 the delegation from Waterbury and un- I towns.
 | The meeting opened in Pythian hall
 at 10:30 with President H. H. Guernsey,
 of New Haven, presiding. The two
 hours morning session was spent in is-
 tening to reports of the treasurer, sec l retary and of the committees which were appointed upon various subjects.
 The reports showed that the associa-
 tion is accomplishing a great deal for | it's members.
 I Much of the time was spent in talk ing over the itinerant peddler law and
 other matters which are pending be- fore the general assembly. A commit tee which had the matter under con- sideration reported in favor of an amendment to the vendor law.
 The association dined at the Scovile house at 12:30 as the guests of the Wa
 terbury Merchants club.
 In the afternoon the consideration of business was continued
 President H. H. Guernsey, of New Haven, was present, as were also Vice President F. Whiting, of Bridgeport, Secretary George M Adkins, of New Haven, Treasurer George F. Kellogg, of Hartford.
 Delegates responded to the roll call as follows:
 New Haven-George B. Johnson, F, J. Linsley, s. F. Dibble, c. F. Hart, George J. Bassett, c. H. Levere, Henry Hillman, w. G. Wright.
 Meriden--T. B. Hyatt, Wilbur F. Ives, Frank D. Smith.
 Hartford-Dwight N. Hewes, Mayor Alexander Harbison, A. Hollander, W. B. Rothschild, J. Samuels, F. Wise, G. A. French, J. E. Bunce, c. E. Bunce, c. S. Hills, c. l.. Palmer, H. F. Church, H. Bronson.
 Bridgeport-Joseph Torrey R. F. Whiting, G. W. Fairchild, Carl Foster Dow R. Beebe, H. G. Oliphant, H. B. Skelly w. H. Benedict l.. B. Silli- man, Harry Dupe, Charles Gaylord, F. L. Graves, George F. Betts.
 Norwalk-F. s. Adams, John T. Hayes, Charles F. Curtiss.
 Danbury-E. Stone.
 Waterbury-John Blair, Warren L. Hall, o. A. Ziglatski, P. c. Cowles.
 Ansonia, Derby, Shelton and Seymour W. A. Fellows, J. N. Wise, Horace Wheeler.
 New London-H B. Bullard, c. c. Perkins.
 President Guernsey in his address said: Tt Is for this reason that I have in New Haven recently proposed an arrangement whereby the employer and employees may be brought together on harmonious terms, and where diff ferences that may exist between them may be settled without disarrangement of business, without loss and without friction. It may be that this will be COISldCltu lbO luGdllSllC TUT OQI DuSl- | ness conditions, but I believe that with tact and perseverance mutual conces- sions can be brought about. If it works we'll in New Haven, it certainly will ! work well elsewhere, and I trust to sne before long such a condition of affairs m New Haven between employers and 1 employees that 1t will be a model for | -he rest of the state.
 "The plan proposed is in brief that 1 he three large organizations of New | Haven, one of which is composed large y of manufacturers and business men, | another (our own) which is composed lf the best business houses and the other composed of wage earners of all rades and classes, cooperate in the es- ablishment of board of arbitration which shall listen to and adjust any matters of grievance arising between he 1aborer and the employer of labor
 While it is impossible to compel the parties to any controversy to carry the natter to this board of arbitration, I believe that public sentiment itself will ompel such a result. Did one party IT the other evince it's wish to have the natter arbitrated, public opinion alone would be sufficient to compel both par ies to take this course. And were the 'oard of arbitration composed, as it must be- of men of the very highest ype in their own vacations, whether merchants, or wage { arners, the confidence of the public would be assured, and a settlement cached on mature consideration, would e as binding on the parties at issue as { 7ere it to have the sanction of law Tt is a matter of great regret, hink, that labor disturbances and trikes are as common as they have een and whether it is possible to liminate them entirely is question nat only the good sense of the com- unity can determine. But I firmly be- ! eve that the bulk of labor troubles an be obviated by face to-face con- !. srence between the parties at issue by :, leeting and handling both employers U nd employees as men who have opin- ms and are entitled to their opinions . is for this very reason that such an | rbitration board would have it's best ope of success, and the mere fact of Ho parties at issue being willing to II ave their claims heard by third par 2 7 would be a long step in the right U rection.
 This proposition, I am pleased to ate, has already received the endorse ent of a great many employers of la o