The Washington times., 1902-12-08
CIVIC FEDERATION
ARBITRATORS MEET
Committee of Thirty-siX Dis
CuSseS Labor Problems.
YEARS RESULTS REVIEWED
Nearly All of the Members of Indus
trial Division Attend An
nual Session.

NEW YORK. Dec. s.-The annual
meeting Of the National Civic Fedora
tion begins today at the rooms OF the
Board OF Trade and Transportation. and
will continue tomorrow and Wednesday.
In view Of the prominence OF the men
who are TO take part. and the impor-
tance Of the questions to be discussed.
II is expected that the meeting viii be
the most important in the history OF
the federation.
Senator Hanna. chairman OF the ey-
ecutive committee, will preside. Samuel
Gompers is first vice president. and Os-
car 5. Straus is second vice president Of
the executive committee. Mr. Hanna ar
rived here last night.
Large Representation Promised.
Nearly all OF the members Of the
committee have signifed their intention
Of being present to take part in the
discussion OF the practical questions
which underlie many Of the disturbances
in the Industrial world Interest will
be added TO the meeting by an address
from Alfred Mosely. who brought from
England TO this country a commission
representing workers in several trades
to study industrial conditions here.
A discussion of industrial arbitration
and Cancellation is on the program Tor
today. Tomorrow the restriction Of out
put and the hours Of labor will be
brought up. and on Wednesday will be
discussed the joint agreements embrac-
ing the relation OF employer and en-
ploysd.
Discussions to Be Informal.
Despite the dignity given to the scs-
sions by the prominence OF the men
present, discussions will be OF an in
formal character. in order to bring out
the fullest expression OF ideas, and TO
promote amicable discussion.
The great coal strike occurred and ran
its course. in spite Of all that the cap
Iains Of industry" the labor union lead
ers. and the makers Of public opinion
who compose the arbitration committee
could do. The lessons OF this strike
naturally will be uppermost in the dis
Cussion Of the several topics prepared
for the thirty-six members to consider
together.
These topics are formally announced as
follows:
Voluntary and compulsory arbitration
and the limits Of Cancellation.
Restriction Of output.
Hours Of labor
Joint trade agreements and principles
that should govern them.
Members of the Committee.
On the part OF the public:
Grover Cleveland. former President Of
the United States.
Cornelius y. Bliss. former Secretary Of
the Interior.
Oscar S. Straus. former minister to
Turkey.
Charles Francis Adams, former prebei-
dent Union Pacific Railroad.
Mgr. John ireland. Archbishop Of ST.
Paul
Right Rev Henry c. Potter-Protestan
Episcopal Bishop Of New York.
Charles W. Eliot, president Of rfarvard
University.
Franklin MacVeagh. merchant.
James H. Eckles, former Comptroller
OF the Currency.
John J. McCook. lawyer.
John G. Milburn. lawyer
Charles J. Bonsparte. lawyer
Ralph NJ. Easley. secretary National
Civic Federation.
on the part Of employers.
Senator Marcus A. Hanna-Coal mines.
shipping. etc.
Charles VI. Schwab-President United
States Steel Corporation.
s. r. Callaway-President American
Locomotive Company.
Charles a. Moore-President Shaw
Electric Crane Company.
John d. Rockefeller. jr.
Edward P. Ripley-President Atchison.
Topeka aud Santa Fe Railroad
J. Kruttschnitt-Vic president South
ern Pacific Railroad
II. H. Vreeland-President National
Street Railway Association.
Lewis Nixon-Shipbuilde
Marcus NJ Marks-President National
Association OF Clothing Manufacturers.
James A. Chanbers-President Ameri-
can Window Glass Company.
William II Pfahler-Former President
National Founders Association.
On the part OF Wage -earaers:
Samuel GOmpers-Pr President American
Federation OF Labor.
John Mitchell-President United Mine
Workers Of America.
Frank p. Sargent-Grand Master
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen.
Theodore J. Shaffer-President OF
Amalgamated Association Iron. Steel.
and Tin Workers.
James Duncan-General secretary OF
Granite Cutters National Union.
Daniel J. Keefe-President Interna-
tionai iongshoremen's Association.
James O'ConneIl-Presidcnt Intcrna-
tional Association OF Machinists.
Martin Fox-President Iron Molders'
Union Of North America.
James NJ. Lynch-Presldent OF the In
ternational typographical Union.
Edgar f. Clark-Grand chief conduc-
tor. order OF Railway Conductors Of
America
Henry white-Editor Coast Sea-
mems"
In the one year Of its existence the
thirty-six arbitratOrs OF the Civic Fedora
ton have accomplished the following re-
suits:
Ended the National Cash Register
strike and boycott at Dayton. Ohio. on
March s.
Prevented a strike Of 10000 garment