The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-22

Washington of representatives of labor
and capital to discuss industrial prob
lens with the view of bringing about a
better understanding between employ
ers and employees. The committee is
also to call special conferences in case
of great industrial crises and at such
other times as may be deemed advisa-
BILE and is to take such other steps as
in its discretion will promote the gen.
eral purposes of the founda ton; sub
ject- however, 10 such rules and regu-
lation as may be prescribed by the
trustees. The committee will arrange
for the publication of the proceedings
of the annual and special conferences.
The trustees may hold real and person.
al estate to the value of s., 000, 900. The
foundation may cooperate with other
institutions or societies
Labor Leaders Consulted.
This elaborate project has not been
presented to congress without much
thought and consideration. Leading
representatives of labor organizations,
such as Samuel GOmperS, president OF
the American Federation Of Labor;
Holm Mitchell. president of the United
Mine Workers of America; the chief
officers of the great brotherhoods OF
railway employees and the labor unions
in the textile industries were consulted
in the preparation of the plan. me
advice also of large employers in trans
portation and in the several trades was
equally sought and received. The re-
suit is to be an organization whose
moral influence on public opinion will,
its friends hope, prove a successful sub
stitute for the settlement OF labor dis
putes by compulsory arbitration, as IN
New Zealand and Australia.
IT will be observed that the central
mower in this foundation for industrial
neace is vested in seven trustees. The
composition of this board Is regarded
bv students of industrial economies in
this country as peculiarly haDDy. Inc
designation as it's leading member OF
fire chief Justice OF the supreme court
will lend to the foundation the pre-
sumption of judicial fairness. and viii
carry the weight of the dignity OF the
presiding Justice of the highest court
in the United States to the proceedings
of the projected conferences.
Cabinet Members as Trustees.
There are especial reasons also for
the selection of the two members of
the executive cabinet who are desig-
mated as trustees ex offlcio. The sec
rotary of commerce ana labor is at the
head of the newest of the great de-
partments of the executive branch Of
fhe government This department was
created only three years ago, and its
authorized bureaus are not fully or
ganized. But it's bureau of corpora
lions is vested with powers of inyesti-
CATION which have proved OF practical
use in collecting evidence of value in
the efforts to increase government
control of organized capital doing in
terstate business such as the railways.
the Standard Oil company and other
trusts that employ large numbers of
wage-earners This department in
cIudes also the bureau of the census,
the bureau of labor, the bureau of sta
tistics. the bureau of manufactures and
the bureau of immigration, all of whose
activities have direct relation to both
Industrial and social questions.
Interests of the Farmer.
Again. the secretary of agriculture is
at the head of department that has
contributed the forces of education and
OF discovery toward making the total
value of the farm products of the Unit
ed states fcensus of 1900 nearly ST.
GEO coz. 600, an increase of nearly 100 per
cent in one decade. This is the branch