The Saint Paul globe., 1902-09-24

The second days session of the en-
ploy9rs and employees convention in
Minneapolis was well attended.
Among the most interesting papers
presented yesterday morning at the
university was the one by Frederick
w. Job, chairman of the Illinois state
board of arbitration He selected as
his subject Arbitration From the
Point of View of an Arbitrator"
At the morning session at the uni
versity Herman Justi spoke on "Arbi-
tration, It's Uses and Abuses" An en-
thusiastic discussion on Mr.. Jobs pa
per was engaged in and had not the
time limit elapsed, there were many
others who would have been glad ito
take hand in the argument.
AT the afternoon session in the Ex-
position building State Labor Commits
sioner John O'DonnelI acted as chair
man. When the meeting was called to
order he read a telegram Of regret
from Frank p Sargent, commissioner
of the bureau of information, at Wash
ington, informing the convention that
owing to official duties it would be
impossible for him to be present as
arranged. He assured the convention
of his sympathy with the movement.
John Bates Clark, professor Of eco
nomics at Columbia university, spoke
on the subject, "Is Compulsory Arbi-
tration Inevitable?"
About $500 people assembled at the
Exposition building and listened at
tentively to Elizabeth G. Wheeler, So
cial secretary of the Shepard COM
pany, Providence, r. l., on the subject
of 1.-THE Opportunity of the Social Sec
retary."
Need of Socia. Secretary.
Miss Wheeler said that the develop
ment of trusts and corporations has
produced a new condition and has
created new needs, and among them
was that of social secretary-an of
fetal who could act as a mediator and
intercessor between employers and
employees. The employer has drifted
away from the employe, she said, and
at the present time there are many
employees who have never seen the re-
sponsible head for whom they have
been working.
In part she said:
"The beginners in this movement Of
providing social secretaries are not
vigorous enough in promoting the
work. While it may not be a cure
all for the ills that confront the gen
eral working public at the present
time, I believe the experience of those
who have tried it will show that much
good has been accomplished along
many different lines"
Miss Wheeler recounted the tempta-
tions that surrounded the working girls
of various classes, and said that there
were many things that combined to
work on the weaknesses Of the shop
girl, the stenographer, the saleswom-
an, the waitress such as love of Dress
of oI 1Ouo nf CO0iatU love
of fanciful things that please for the
moment and help drive away dull care
Bad Literature Responsible.
A certain kind of books, Miss Wheel
er contendSd, was responsible for the
downfall of many of the working girls.
They read of titled dukes and duch-
esses, and would fain emulate them in
their humble positions in life, and the
attempt must only end in failure. Girls
should be educated along the line OF
what is best for them to read they
should be shown wherein lies the trash
and wherein lies the goodness.
Prof Frank L. McVey, of the Uni
versity of Minnesota, spoke on "The
Economic Efforts of the Eight-houl
Day" A discussion of this subject fol-
lowed by Prof. j. B. Clark, w. H. Jack.
son and George F. Gordon.
Regrets Presidents Incapacity.
The following resolution was adopt.
ed last night: Resolved, That this
convention of employers and employe:
express their regrets at being deprived
of the pleasure of greeting the chic
magistrate of the nation, and hearing
from him concerning the great indus
trial problems of the day; that it fur
ther expresses its hope for his speed!
recovery