The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-21
Important Conference to be Held
at Washington, D. C., on
October 28.
CHIEF JUSTICE TO PRESIDE
Believed American EmpIying and In
dustrial Interests Will be Brought
Closer osether-Institution Found
ed by Ex-President Roosevelt !.
Moving Spirit in Crusade.

Washington Oct. 21.-The grea
conference of capital and labor al
washington october 2S inaugurates 9
season of missionary work on behalf
of Cancellation and arbitration which II
Is hoped will bring American employ
ing and industrial interests closer to-
gether than they have ever heretofore
been in the history OF the republic
The moving spirit In this crusade for
an era of harmony and good feeling is
the Foundation for Industrial Peace,
the Institution founded by former Pres
ident Roosevelt with the $4,000 which
he received i'm the form of the Nobel
peace prize, donated as the nucleus of
a permanent endowment fund. Coop
Grating with the foundation, however,
are the various state boards OF arbitra-
ton throughout the counsry and infiu-
entail organizations OF national scope
such as the National Civic Federation
Chief Justice Fuller of the United
States supreme court presides over this
significant gathering of capitalists,
government officials and labor leaders
the department of commerce and labor,
acts in the capacity of secretary and
makes all arrangements for the gath
erings. Indeed, to Mr.. Weed, who is
one of the youngest men holding a re-
sponsiblc position under the federal
government belongs much of the credit
for the recent infusion of life into the
movement for "A better understanding
between commercial and industrial in
torcsts. After Roosevelt retired from
office even the activities of the Found
alton for the Promotion of Industrial
Peace were allowed to lag somewhat,
but lately there has been revival of
interest and a cooperative campaign
has now been mapped out that II is be-
lievcd will produce tangible results.
a potent factor with Mr.. Weed in
this drawing together of the leading
representatives OF capital and labor is
John Mitchell, who, since he resigned
the presidency OF the miners union has
been devotng all his time to this
cause. Supporting him actively i'm the
movement which finds expression in the
current conference are Samuel Com |
pers, president OF the American FEEDER |
alton of Labor and Warren s. Stone, |
grand chief OF the Brotherhood of Lo-
comotivc Engineers. Another conspic- |
uous figure is Ralph M. Easley. general
secretary of the National Civic Fedora
ucn The employers are represented |
hy such men as Marcus M Marks, the |
New York manufacturer; Marvin HUI |
ghitt, president of the Chicago q |
northwestern rairoad AS dsinterest- |
ed workers i'm behalf of the much de- |
sired mutual understanding such men
as Seth Low of New York and Archbi- |
shop ireland WIN lend their aid, while
the national government is taking
hand through Commissioner of Labor
Neill, Commissioner of Immigration
keefe, Qormer national labci Ieadcr)
and Secretaries Nagel of the Depart
lnent of Commerce and Labor and Will
son of the department of agriculture.
The present conference will be follow
ed by an even more important one I'm
January, 1910, where President Taft
VIII speak and the arrangements for
winch are In the hands of Messrs.
hammond, Mitchell, Gompers and Eas-
ley.