The San Francisco call., 1901-12-18
Further Labors Are Left
to an Executive Com
mittee.
Noted Leaders in Movement
Make Pleas for Union of
all Interests.
Archbishop Ireland Hopes That the
Twentieth Century Will See EN-
Employer and EmpIoye Act
as Brothers.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE second ses-
sion of the peace conference between
labor and capital was held to-day at the
rooms of the Board of Trade and Trans
portation. When Chairman Oscar Strauss
called the meeting to order Samuel Comp
ers, Theodore Shafer. John Mitchell and
the other leaders of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, who were detained at
Scranton. Pa. had not reached the hall
Frank Sargent, grand master of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Firemen. was
present and Senator Hanna and Arch
bishop ireland were again in attendance.
Others present were the Rev. Frank w.
Merry of Boston, chairman of the labor
committee of the National Council of the
Congregational Church; Thomas H Ken
ney of the knights of Labor of Boston.
George E. Mcneil of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor of Boston. E. B. Durand
of the industrial commission and s. r.
Galloway. Durand was the first speaker.
Sargent Replies to Schwab.
Sargent. replying to the criticism of
Charles NJ Schwab as to organized labor,
said that unionism was not menace but
within the law and was a strong influence
toward the maintenance of the republic.
I'VE are taking down the barriers" he
said that have seemed to separate us.
We are privileged to touch elbows here
and exchange ideas. and | feel sure that
good will come of it, The trouble in the
past has been that we have not under
stood one another There can be no cap-
ital without labor and the man who does
the work and the man who manipulates
the capital should realize their dependence
on one another. The great leader OF cap
itaI who spoke yesterday would have lit
tie capital to manipulate but forsthe work
Of the men in the furnaces and the mines.
That is the fact that ask capital to re-
member
Sargent said the firemen had long since
adopted the policy Of reasoning with their
employers and educating their own men
to point of intelligence as to the rights
of both. themselves and their employers.
They, made no sacrifice Of their rights or
manhood.
But" he added. ''they reserved this
right to resist oppression, to crush wrong
where reason did not prevail" He said
that when labor and capital would fairly
and reasonably meet one another indus
trial disorder would be greatly reduced.
Clearing House for Disputes.
Lewis Nixon. ship builder. who followed
Sargent, said that he hoped the confer
ence would effect the organization Of
sort Of industrial clearing house where
disputes could be settled. He favored or.
ganized labor, and in criticism Of 1t had
only to say that he thought it needed a
greater spirit of Americanism, for he be-
lieved certain Objectionable things which
had grown up in other countries had been
imported here.
In a telegram to the conference, Carroll
D. Wright. United States Commissioner OF
Labor, urged the adoption of the joint
committee plan for the settlement OF labor
troubles.
The officers of the American Federation
of Labor reached the meeting at noon.
and Samuel Gompers was presented to the
conference at once. He was given a warm
welcome. Prefacing his speech with the
| declaratio "the whole struggle OF the