Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-12-19
TO AVOID STRIKES.
The Conference al New York Come
10 an Agreement.
A PRACTICAL TEST.
Committee Of Twelve Capitalists, Twelve
from Labor Organizations and
Twelve Disinteresied Citizens
win Work Out Details.

New York. Dec. is.-The conference
between the leaders OF labor and capi-
tai closed Tuesday with a decision 10
give the plan TO harmonic their d.
vergent interests a practical test. II
was unanimously agreed that the
working details OF the scheme shall
be perfected by an executive commit
tee OF 36 20 b. chosen In equal num-
bers from the ranks OF organized la
Dor. the great Industrial and financial
leaders and such Of the public not iden-
titled with either Of the other two in
terests.
In the afternoon Chairman Oscar S.
Strauss and Secretary Ralph NJ. Easley.
with Archbishop ireland. Senator Han
na, Samuel Gompers. President Mitch
ell Of the United Mine Workers. Frank
p. Sargent OF the Brotherhood Of Lo-
eomotive Firemen. and others who had
taken part In the conference, met and
selected the following members OF the
executive committee:
To represent the employers and cap
itallsts-United States Senator Mark
A. Hanna. James A. Chambers. presl-
dent OF the American Glass company.
Pittsburg. Pa; VIM. r. Phaler. presi-
dent National Association OF Stove
Manufacturers; S. X. Galloway, presi-
dent American Locomotive works:
Lewis Nixon. president and owner OF
the Crescent shipyard. EliEabethport.
n. j.; Charles II. sehwab. president Of
the United States Steel Corporation:
II. II. Vreeland. president Metropolitan
Street Railway company. New York:
Charles A. Moore. president OF the
Machine Manufacturing company: Jno.
d. Rockefeller, Jr.; f. d. Ripley. presi-
dent Of the AtchIson. Topeka and Santa
Fe railroad. Marcus n. Marks. presl-
dent OF the National Association OF
Clothing Manufacturers. and Julius
kruttschnitt general manager South
ern Pacific Railroad company.
To represent organized labor-Sam.
uel Gompers. president OF the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor: John Mitch.
ell. president OF the United Mine
Workers; Frank y. Sargent. grand
master Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Firemen: Theo. J. Shafer. president
OF the Amalgamated Association OF
Iron. Steel and Tin Workers: James
Duncan. secretary 81 the Granite Cut.
ters' union: Dan J. Keefe. president
OF the International Association OF
Longshoremen: James o'Conneli. pres.
ident OF the National Association OF
Machlnists; Martin Fox. president OF
the Iron Moulders' National union:
James + Lyuch. president OF the Inter.
national typographical union: Edward
Z. Clark. grand master Brotherhood
OF Railway Conductors: Henry w.
HIte. secretary Garment Workers OF
America; Walter Macarthur, editor
Coast Seamen's Journal. San Fran
cisco
To represent the public-Ex. Presi.
dent Grover Cleveland. Archbishop !
John Ireland, Bishop Henry C. Potter. |
Charles Francis Adams. Cornelius \. |
Bliss. ex-secretary OF the interior: /
Charles W. Elliott. president Harvard
university: Franklin McVeagh. Chlca.
go; James II. Eckles. John J. Nc
Cook. a lawyer OF this city: John G. ]
Milburn, Buffalo; Charles ]. Bona.
-. UwNa
ference. Oscar s. Strauss and Secre- |
tary Ralph NJ. Easley are ex-oficio |
members OF the committee.
The executive committee will meet
today for organization and election OF |
officers and drafting a plan upon which |
20 work.