New-York tribune., 1901-12-17
SEEKING REMEDY FOR STRIKES
OBJECT OF TIE CIVIC FEDERATION MEE7NG-CONW7TEE
TO BE NAMED DECIDE DISPUTES
WHAT G. NJ SCHWAB OBJECTS TO IN LABOR. UNIONS.

TO bring good government, good morals than
any other subject we can take hold of. feel
certain my friends. that may ultimately
bring this issue to a successful finish, and 10
that end am at the service of the association"
PREDICTION OF ARCHBISHOP IRELAND.
A part of Archbishop Irelands address in the
conference vas the following:
There is nothing more encouraging than to listen
TO Senator Hanna speaking. as he savs, from his
heart. willing 10 do all he can toward bringing
tla aims % AT brothery love Many may think from
long years OF serVitude that there are no rays gL
thai may exist in foreign lands men are
PoR S99a ferms ms # qaa a All Europe IS today box
ing toward America for solution of this problem
tIon we can do nothing There must he hat broth,
erhooa Of love among US and we .g Viii & hoPe ,3, and
in the end bring about solution Of this greatest
OF one a" dag and that in the near future he together
in the greatest harmony and With feeling Of
brotherly love another IN their hearts feel
more than certain.
MI Phillips told how the hatters handled labor
troubles They had discovered, he explained.
that there was nothing gained in permitting the
men to quit work, and that there was nothing
, In strikes we only strike' he added, "as d
last desperate resort We make contracts with
our employers and we keep them regously."
ATTITUDE OF Mr., sCHWAB.
After other labor leaders had been heard Mr.
Schwab was called to the floor. He said he had
come TO hear the other side of the argument, as
his own attitude toward labor was we'll known
He continued
1t tTs be on '9ht he 5es fssh of O
culties between capital and labor depends 70
States The dccadence of trade in many OF the old
countries Is due 10 these differences IN conneG1 ,7
ton with this want say that labor unions viii
f6 f6r their fn8ameRtai prIncple restrction of the
output And I may ada that every labor union
with which have ever come in contact has been
trust will succeed where consolidation is made
for economys sakc Otherwise no trust rus VIII sue sue
foundations The restriction Of the output; Now.
opposed to labor organizations as organized to-
day. l am sorry to say that never had such men men
as MI Phillips 70 meet and deal with. l think
manufacturers not opposed TO labor organiza-
ons per Sc but bPGn ,h fne uPqn "ef he
10 restrict the output are ell wrong:
are The af9ca With nhd hSs Of the emps sn nd
think that the time may come when they VIII be
together, am willing to come and give you gen
tle1nen the benefit of my ideas; and / hope happy
solution will be reached by this conference.
Mr. Reynolds was of the later speakers at
the conference. 1t announced that the con-
ference would be continued at 1870 a. m. to-
DAY.
MRS. REAS CHALLENGE TO MIR. SCHWAB
Mrs Mary Rea the only woman at the con-
ferenc. who said she the first factory in
enector ever appointed in Pennsylvania went up
70 Mr. Schwab and wanted him to explain the
conditions which, she said, made restrictions OF
the output necessary. Mr. Schwab protested
that he could not argue with her.
You are very convincing" he said, smiling
.I guess I will have to compromise" Senator
Hanna called TO him and he replied: "All right
Mark | will be with you in a minute, but u
was some minutes before he could get away.
senator Hanna bantered him gently, saying:
W, ought TO have better sense than to get
into an argument with a woman. GU kho"
thev will always get the better of us
- q Kerens, of St. Louis, who attended the
meeting said at the Holland House last even
ing that substantial progress had been mace
to[,ard the selection of an executive committee.
The members to be chosen by representatives, OF
inodinp labor organizations and of capital. the
committee to work under the auspices OF Cne
so1nration Labor questions IN dispute are TO he
raferred TO the committee. MIR Kerens said that
two members of the committee would be blSh"P
potter and Archbishop Ireland.