The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-12-20
CAPITAL AND LABOR.
Representative Leaders Hold q
Conference in New York.
Plan to Harmonl1e Divergent Interests
In the Labor World to Be Given
Thorough and Prac.
tleal Test

New York, Dec. lS.-The conference
between the leaders Of labor and capi-
tai closed Tuesday with decision to
give the plan to harmonic their diver
gent interests n practical test. II was
unanimously agreed that the working
details OF the scheme shall be perfect
ed by an executive committee OF 80
TO be chosen in equal numbers from
the ranks Of organized labor. the great
industrial and financial leaders. and
such OF the public not identified with
either OF the other two interests;
In the afternoon Chairman Oscar S.
Strauss and Secretary Ralph NJ. Sas.
ley. with Archbishop Ireland. Senator
Hanna. Ex.Controller Jas l.. EcRels.
Samuel Gompers. President Mitchell.
OF the United Mine Workers; Frank
p Sargent. OF the Brotherhood OF Lo-
comotiye Firemen. and others who
had taken part In the conference. met
TO select the members OF the execu,
tive committee After several hours
OF consultation the following names
were announced;
To represent the employers and cap
italIsts Senator Mark A. Hanna:
James A. Chambers, president Ameri.
can Glass Co.. P1ttsburg; VIM. II.
Pfahler president National Assocla-
tion OF Staye Manufacturers; S. r. Cal
/ laway president OF the American loco
motive works, Lewis Nixon. president
/ and owner of the Crescent ship yard.
Elizabethport, n. j.; Chas. NJ. Schwab.
I president OF tho United States steel
] corporation; p. p. vreeland. president
OF the Metropolitan Street Railway
Co. New York; Chas A. Moore, presl.
] dent Machine Manufacturing Co;
John D. Rockefeller. Jr,; f, d. Ripley,
president Atchison. Topeka q Santa
Fa railroad. Marcus NJ. Marks, presl.
dent National Association OF Clothing
Manufacturers julius Kruttschnist,
| general manager Southern Pacific rail.
4 road
To represent organized labor: Sam.
ue Gompers. president American Fed,
Grafton OF Labor; John Mitchell, presi.
dent United Mine Workers. Frank p.
Sargent, grand master Brotherhood OF
\ Locomotive Firemen Theo J. Shat.
fer president Amalgamated Associa.
tion OF Iron. Steel and Tin Workers ;
James Duncan. secretary Granite Cut.
ters Union; Daniel j. Keefe. president
International Association OF Long.
shOremen Jas OConnen. president
International Association OF Machin.
lists Martin Fox, president Iron Mold.
ers National Union, James E. Lynch,
president international Typographical
Union; Edward e. Clarke. grand mas.
ter Brotherhood of Railway Conduct.
ors Henry White. secretary Garment
Workers of America. Walter Macao
thur, editor Coast Seamens Journal
San Francisco.
To represent the public: ExPresi
dent Grover Cleveland Archbishop
John ireland Bishop Henry c Potter
Charles Graniers Adams. Boston; Cor
uellus n. Bliss. ex-secretary Of the In
terror, Chas W Eliot president Har
ward university. Franklin Mcveagh
Chicago; eH-Coutrnller OF the Currency
James A. Eckels; Jos7 J. McCook. 1
lawyer of this city; John G Mllburn
Buffalo. Chas A. Donaparte, BaltI
more
Chairman Of the conference. oscai
L. Strauss, and Secretary Ralph NJ
3asley are eX-oiIicio members OF tn,
committee
A subcommittee OF three to con
slider plans. scope and procedure wai
appointed