The age-herald., 1901-12-18
PLAN TO HARMONIZE
 CAPITAL AND LABOR TO
 HAVE A PRACTICAL TEST

The executive committee will meet to- morrow for organization and the election Of officers and the drafting of plan upon which to work.
 Prominent capitalists and leaders of la- Dor throughout the country are in at- tendance. Among the speakers yesterday were Charles N. Schwab, president of the United States Steel Corporation, and Senator Mark Hanna. Senator Hanna, in his speech expressed strong approval of organized labor, and his speech drew apologies from John Phillips and J. J. Donnelly. two of the labor delegates pres- ent. who confessed that they had held erroneous and unjust views as to the at titude of the Senator toward organized labor
 Opposed to Labor Unions. Mr. Sehwab said he was opposed to labor unions They were trusts and would fail. as the trusts had failed, for seeking to limit the output and control of prices.
 When Chairman Oscar Strauss called the meeting to order Samuel Gompers, Theodore Shaffer John Mitchell and oth- CT leaders of the American Federation of Labor who were detained at Scranton, had not reached the hall. Frank Sar- gent. Grand Master of the Brotherhood of Railroad Firemen, was present and Senator Hanna and Archbishop Ireland were again in attendance. Others pres ent were Rev Frank W. Merry of Bos- ton, chairman of the labor committee of the National Council of the Congre- gationa1 church; Thomas H. Canning and George E. McNeil. Knights of Labor of Boston; Thomas H. Kenny and c. F. McNeill of the Federation of Labor of Boston; Marcus Marks. E B. Durant of the Industrial Commission and R. R. Galloway. MT. Durant was the first speaker.
 Replying to the criticisms of Charles M. Schwab as to organized labor, Frank Sargent of the Brotherhood of Bremen said unionism was not a menace but an instrument of peace and good will, was within the law and was a strong infiu- ence toward the maintenance of the republic.
 sThe trouble in the past has been that we have not understood one another" said he.
 When labor and capital fairly and reasonably meet one another disorder will be greatly reduced.
 Samuel Gompers Arrives.
 The officers of the Federation of Labor reached here this afternoon and Samuel Gompers was presented to the conference. He said: Ut Is as idle to think that the individual worker can secure justice as to think that the ruderless ship can es- cape the tempest" said MT. Gompers. Tt is necessary for him to merge his in- terests with his fellows I will join in the hue and cry against combinations of capital. I do object to the trusts inter- fering with the political affairs of the country and particularly with the judi ciary 1 believe the best interests of cap ital and labor will prevail when their representatives meet and fairly and hon estly adjust their differences
 MT. Gompers expressed objection to the plan of holding labor unions responsible for damages in actions arising from their relationships with their employers.
 John Mitchell. president of the United Mine Workers Association, strongly ad- yocated peace.
 Ben Tillett of London, one of the Eng fish representatives at the meeting of the American Federation of Labor, and Jas Duncan, first vice president of the Feder- ation of Labor, spoke and Archbishop Ireland made the closing address of the conference.
 Frank F. Sargent moved that a general executive committee composed of ten representatives of labor; ten of capital and ten from the general public be ap- pointed to take up the movement foster ed by the conference. The resolution was adopted.