New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-27
MR. TAFT TO SPEAK.
Wife VII ADDRESS Ci19c Federation
on Loan EuH.

1t announced yesterday by the executive
committee OF the National Civic Federation that
President-elect William Howard Taft and Mrs.
Taft will be the chief guests at the annual meet
ing of the Federation at the Hotel Aston on De-
cember "A and Is During the sessions the follow
ing subjects will be discussed:
How may the employee and his family be pro-
tected against financial stringency in case OF &C
Shall this country follow England by providing
od-age pensions for dependent citizens? Shall the
plan, designed to encourage thrift and providence
will the need in this country be met by the estab
iishment of postal savings banks? -.
employer and empioye Jointly, as in Germany.
bear the burden incident to death or bodily injury
Are there trade agreements between organize
tons of employers and organizations OF emPloyess
of trade under the Sherman act?
Should trade agreements with public service cor or,
porations contain provisions for arbitration or all
disputes before striking?
Among the speakers at the Federation dinner on
December Is will be Mr.. Taft. who will speak on
the work of the Federations public welfare en-
poyes' committee, of which he is chairman.
At the meeting Of the women's department, on
December IA. Mrs. Joseph Medill Mccormack Will
preside. and reports will be made by Mrs. William
H. Croker, of San Francisco; Mrs. Samuel Spen-
Ger. OF washington Mrs. s. Thurston Ballard, Of
Louisville: Mrs. Archbold Alexander, of New York;
Mrs. Horace Brock OF Phila delpha, and Mrs. Roger
Wacott, Of Boston.
The first day of the federation meeting will be de-
voted to addresses the trade agreement as
means of promoting industrial peace and CONNER
cial prosperity John Mitchell will be the first
speaker and others will be William c. Brown, vice
president of the New York Central and Herman
Ridder.
Labor organizations will be represented in addi-
ton TO Mr.. Mitchell, by Samuel Gompers. president
of the American Federation of abor James O'Con-
nell president Of the National Association OF Ma
chinizts; p. Fl. Morissey. former grand master OF
the brotherhood of Tratnmen. and Warren s. Stona
grand chief of the international Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers.
An inquiry will be made into the salary LOAF
evil 1t relates to public employees and industrial
insura by two Of the standing committees Of the
women's department. The loan evil will he present
ed by Mrs Taft chairman of the welfare work for
government employees, and the insurance discussion
will be opened by Mrs. ]. Borden Hartman. chair
man of the committee welfare work for indus
trial employees.
Among the other prominent members Of the fed
GRAFTON who will be present viii be Andrew Carne-
gle President Charles W Eliot OF Harvard Univer-
SHY, Archbishop ireland, Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Charles j. Bonaparte, Attorney General of the
United States; Isaac y. Seltgnan, David r. Fran
els, eX- Secretary of the Interior; Nicholas Murray
Butler. president Of Columbia University; John
August Belmont, Clarence II. Mackay. Marvin
Railway, Melville f. ingalls, and Alexander II. Re
veil