The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-08
JOINT TRADE
AGREEMENTS
Proposition Strongly Advocated
by John Mitchell.
CIVIC FEDERATION MEETING
COMMITTEE APPOINTED FOR
DEFINITE WORK.

Al EW YORK. May 7.-CapitaI and
IN labor met again today at The
continued meeting Of the ex-
ecUtive committee of the Nation
al Civic Federation. The object
of the meeting was discussion Ut
the proposition of joint trade
agreements. one of the subjects which
the late chairman, Senator Marcus A.
Hanna, believed, was the closes to the
work of the federation.
John Mitchell strongly advocated the
joint trade agreement
The idea of the joint trade agree
ment Is the essence Of trade union
ISM" Mr. Mitchell said I've have
now $4,000 men working under cOndi-
tons which are fixed by joint agree
ment, we adjust all differences by
agreement We leave no question TO
arbitration. arbitration is prefera bic to
stFikes-that Is all.
The outsiders called in have said
they did not understand conditions, and
the result of the arbitration has been
unsatisfactory both to employers and
employees.
Believes in Strikes.
'I believe in strikes. I also believe
in lOczOuts. Neither side must surren-
der either one of these rights But I
believe neither thing should be re-
. sorted TO until each side has exhausted
every peaceful means Of settlement.
Nothing can make 50 much for in
dustrial peace as the recognition OF the
independence Of labor and capital.
Ulcers Of the companies have
opened their books to me frequently
when there was some question Of the
returns made. We know what the Op-
orators are making and in this way we
have come closer together. We be-
ueVe the answer 20 all questions is the
trade agreement"
In reply TO questions put to him by
members of the federation. Mr.. Mitch
ell said that under no circumstances
would he consent to the arbitration OF
some fundamental questions. He would
never consent TO arbitrate the eight
hour work day or his right to belong to
union. AS an instance Of his posi-
ton on the question of arbitration he
cited a case where he had advised the
miners in Kentucky TO accept a wage
reduction of Az per cent rather than
accept arbitration, which the employers
were perfectly willing to grant, He
believed this preferable to having OUT
siders come in 10 adjust affairs which
they did not understand.
Committee Appointed.
A committee on trades union agree
meut was appointed. subject to the call
Of its chairman, Francis /. Robbins,
president Of tiIE Pitts5Ug Coal COM
pany Of Pittsburg Among those who
VIII act on this committee. in addition
TO number of prominent New York
men, are Isaac ". Frank. president of
the National Founders association.
Pittsburg. John d. Hibbard president
of the Chicago Metal Trades assOcia-
ton; Edward Storm. president of the
National TypOtheta. Philadelphia; John
RalstOn. chairman of the Glass Bottle
Manufacturers association, Pittsburg;
w C.. Brown. vice president OF the
Lake Shore Railroad company. Chi
cagO. John Mitchell. president of the r..
". W. of A., PittsbuTg; James NJ.
Lynch. president Of the International
Typographical union. Indianapolis
James -O'COuuell president of the In
ternational Association of Machinists.
Washington; James Duncan secretary
of the Granite Cutters National union,
Washington; Frank Buchanan. presi-
dent of the international Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, Chicago:
Dennis A. Hayes, president of the Glass
Bottle Blowers Association of the
United States and Canada: W. d. Ma
hon. president of the AmaIgamated
Association of Street Railway Work
ers Of America. Detroit: z. +. Clark,
grand chief conductor, Order Of Rail
way Conductors, Cedar Rapids. Z. II.
0Iorrissey, grand master Brotherhood OF
Railway Trainmen, Cleveland and J. J.
Hannahan grand master Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Firemens Peoria.