New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-30
TO HEAR GROVER CLEVELAND.
INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT OF CIVIC FED
GRAFTON MEETING WILL DRAW MANY
PROMINENT MEN.

II was announced yesterday at the headquar-
ters Of the National Civic Federation. No. PSI
Fourth-ave.. that all the arrangements are now
completed for the annual meeting of the in
dustrial department which begins Monday.
December 9. in the rooms of the Board OF Trade
No. 203 Broadway and will last three days.
Nearly all the representatives of the executive
committee, consisting of thirty-fve members.
have sent word that they will attend. and
special invitations have been sent 10 prom
inent people interested in labor subjects which
have been accepted.
For the first time since the annual meetings
started ex- President Grover Cleveland who is
a member Of the executive committee. repre-
senting the people at large. viii attend and
speak. President Charles w. Eliot Of Harvard
University who recently defended and praised
the non union men who risked their lives TO
remain at work during strikes, and who is also
on the executive committee, will attend and
speak. other representatives of the people
who will take part In the discussions are Cor
nelius n Bliss Oscar S. Stratus. Archbishop
Ireland. Bishop Potter James r. Eckels. ex
Controller Of the Currency Of the United States;
Charles Francis Adams and Ralph NJ. Easley.
secretary OF the federation. who is oficio
member OF the committee
Representatives of the committee who viii
take part In the proceedings on the side OF the
employers include Senator Hanna. representing
the coal. iron. shipping and street railway in
terests: $. r. Galloway. president of the AmerI-
can Locomotive Works, New-York; President
Edward F. Ripley of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa F6 Railway, Chicago; H. II. Vreeland.
president of the National Street Railway As
ISOLATION, New-York. and Marcus NJ. Marks.
president of the National Association OF Cloth
ing Manufacturers, New-YOrk
The wage earnerS are repreSeDted On the corn-
mittee by the heads OF eleven national labor
bodies. most of whom will attend. They in
clude Samuel Gompers. president OF the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor; John Mitchell presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers: immigration
Commissioner Frank p. Sargent representing
the locomotive fremen: Theodore J. Shaffer
president of the Amalgamated Association Of
Iron and Steel Workers: Edgar f. Clark, chief
Of the Order of Railroad Conductors and
member of the Anthracite Strike Commission
and Henry White. general secretary of the
United Garment Workers.
Special invitations have been accepted by NJ.
w Walker, president of the National Metal
Trades Association; Chauncey H. Castle presi-
dent of the National Stove Manufacturers As
LithograDh Association of the United States:
Professor Felix Adler and others The Brewers
Board of Trade will be specially represented by
Congressman Jacob Rupert jr., and Peter
Doelger jr. Professor John Graham Brooks OF
Harvard and Professor J. w. jerks. OF Cornell,
have both accepted invitations to attend the
meeting and i'll also speak
The National Association of Manufacturers
will be represented by George II. Barbour. chair
man of the legislative committee. Mr. Barbour
and the association first gained the good will OF
the labor unions by trying TO settle the coal
strike before President Roosevelt took hand
in it. and had conference with John Mitchell
in Buffalo hut failed 10 settle the strike
The association lost caste with the labor
unions afterward by declaring against the eight
hour bill for government work, which will soon
come before the United States Senate for final
hearing.
Among the questions to up will be that