The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-27
TALKS ON INDUSTRIAL PEACE.
1T CAN'T COME BY LEGISLATION,
SAYS SAM GOMPERS.

He Believes in Organization on Both Sides
Asked About Incorporating Trades
U'nions-Roosevclt Praised at an In
ternational Meal at the Aston.
Members of the Interparliamentary I'm
ion interested In industrial matters and the
French labor delegates sent here to investi-
gate industrial conditions were entertained
at luncheon at the Hotel Aston yesterday by
the executive committee OF the National
Civic Federation. English Members OF
Parliament, United States Senators and
Coneressmen, French Deputies, members
OF the German Reichstag and representa-
tives OF italy, Belgium, Austria, the Neither
lands, Sweden, Switzerland and many other
countries were there.
Senator Clark of Montana, representing
capital, sat cheek by jowl with President
Samuel Gompers OF the American Fedora
ton Of Labor, and all were at peace. The
Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott said grace, and
Oscar S. Stratus presided.
There were many speeches. First Mr..
Stratus proposed the health Of "all the
sovereigns whose distinguished representa-
tives are here to promote the great cause
Of pternational peace Then en- p Ihomas
Roosevelt. He said
I'VE who, are visitors here. after few
days, regard him as aruler of one OF the might
lest powers Of the earth. who has taken a a
perhaps than any other Power has taken.
He is not only a great ruler himself. but is
a worthy representative OF great line OF
rulers.
Then Mr.. Straus described the aims Of
the Civic Federation, paying more COM
pliments to Mr. Roosevelt. He concluded:
We will heartily, join hands with you In
s aanps owSse e wase
e ena 5ye var" and he general public confeder
Countries for the peoples welfare. happiness
and peace under an International Civic
Federation. tApplause.l
Congressman Richard Bartholdt, presi-
dent OF the Interparliamentary Union,
congratulated the Civic Federation on the
work it had done, and made this declaration
in regard to labor arbitration:
A bill is pending in the Congress 9f the
United States providing for industrial s arbitrao
mi mem nSe' This bill would have been CON
adhered even In the last session had II net net
consumed practically all Of the time at the
disposal OF that committee. For one.
am frank to state here and now that II the
great Civic Federation. in whose Judgment
have implicit confidence. and In which both
sides, are, properly represented WI Siay to
i am ready to support it 10 the next session
Of the House Of Representatiyes. Appla use;
Law must be substituted tit d lot Rh Y tba
demand Of the interests of civilization and
humanity, and a condition sine qua non OF
social peace and general prosperity. lGreat
applausel
w. RanG al Cremer, NJ. p, who was intro
duoed as sthe prince of peace and the pio-
neer Of arbitration, national and inter
national" said he had been nearly nifty
years a trades unionist and was one stu.
He described the lockout for five months
of 100, 600 men in London in 1859 and charac-
terized strikes and lockouts OF this KIND
az acts Of folly, II not OF madness. on ootn
sides. or President Roosevelt he said:
At the White House we received no
a plea for international peace. In the old
country when we go to those In power we are
told that the idea is good and f bmt bn Pig
President Roosevelt had no butts, He prom
ised to do everything possible in the interests
Of industrial peace and he T Keep hs WaS
straight out from the shoulder There was
no ambiguity about him.
Samuel Gompers disagreed with pre-
vious speaker as to the way IN Tn,ch
industrial peace could be brought ABOUT
II could not be by law. he said
In the last analysis industrial peace is
determined by the conditions OF iaOor.
believe in the organization OF capital as well
as laDor, O.,
Senator Paul Strauss, speaking in French,
said that peace betw cen capital and labor
must be the precursor Of peace between
nations. Prof. Hoffman OF the German
Reichstag spoke in German to the same
prof. E. Gcotti, Deputy from Italy,
spoke in English. He said that trades
Unions were merely means to al end.
Charles Stewart Smith, ex-president OF
the Chamber OF Commerce, made the Amer
lean labor delegates vince by saving that
he was in favor of the incorporation OF
trades unions.
Il ask Mr. Gornpers, he said, ~ 1t we're
not better that the trades unions be incor-
porated so as to be on the same plane with
the employers as to contracts and so that
there will be a guarantee that contracts
made by labor unions will be kept"
The other speakers included Emile Van
dervelde, Deputy from Belgium, and repre-
sentatives of the Governments OF most OF
the other countries represented. MIR, Strauss
asked for volunteer speakers later, but