Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-21
LABOR TRUST NOT
'1O Be ATTACKED
Antitrust Conference in Chi
cago This Week Will Steer
Clear of Trouble
LABOR LEADERS TO ATTEND
Therefore Agreement Has Been
Reached to Center Attacks on Oil,
Coal, Sugar, Paper and smeIter
Combinations-"L Trust" Con-
sidered Of Minor Importance.

Chicago, Oct. 21-That there may be
no influence to disturb. the pleasant
relations between leaders of capital ana
leaders of labor who have Joined forces
in directing the National Civic Fedora
ton, it has been determined that no
deep discussion of the labor trust
will be encouraged at the trust con-
ference which opens in Studebaker
hall here tomorrow. The fire of the
conference ontrusts and combinations is
to be centered upon the forces of the
oil, coal, paper, sugar and smelter
trusts, and other unlawful combina-
tions of capital assuming to control
trade in the nations produce.
The decision not to encourage any
attacks upon the American Federation
Of Labor or other labor body as an
agency attempting to control the coun-
try's labor supply was made from cour-
tesy to the big labor leaders who will
attend the conference. Samuel Comp
ers, president of the federation Of
labor, is expected to speak at the con-
ference, arriving tonight from Wash
ington. John Mitchell, the miners
leader, will be unable to be present,
owing to Illness but there will be a
score Of other national labor heads
present, including the unions of car
penters, printers, longshoremen, brick
makers and machinists.
No official announcement of the pur-
pose of the civic federation officials
to discountenance efforts to create dis
cussions of the closed shop, eight hour
day and apprentice system was con-
sidered necessary. Delegates who come
prepared to make speeches which
might offend the labor conferees are
expected to show courtsy to the union
contingent by restricting expression Of
their views.
1T is the view of the majority who
will attend the conference" said
Ralph NJ. Easley, secretary of the Ma
tional Civic Federation, that at this
time of vigorous action against trusts
in industry the so-called labor trust
presents problem of minor import
ance. Besides, in the body of 500 del
egates, we expect to attend the con-
ference, organized labor is represented.
1t would not be a courteous thing,
therefore, to point out the trust ten
dency in the modern organization of
labor"
Indications now are that the Stand
ard Oil Company will come in for a
large share of the three days discus
sion of the trust problem. The rail-
roads will also loom large in the
speeches prepared by the incoming
delegates. Both the oil and railroad
interests are to be represented among
the delegates. John S. Miller, the
Standard Oil Company attorney is
named as an Illinois delegate. Among
the railroad presidents expected are
A. j. Earling Of the st. Paul; Marvin
Hughitt of the Northwestern, and F.
A. Delano of the Wabash.
American universities are expected
to send the greatest number of their
faculties to the conference that ever
appeared at similar meeting. Among
the university heads to speak are Har-
ry Pratt Judson, Of the University Of
Chicago; Edmund J. James, of the
University of Illinois, and Nicholas
Murray Butler, of the Columbia Uni
versity.