The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-02-05
LABOR Lead.
ERS TO MEET
Secretary StrauS Issues In
vitations For February 10
Problem Of Unemployed to Be Dis
Cussed--- Gompers' Name
Heads List.

Invitations have been extended to
more than a score of prominent la
Dor leaders in all parts of the coun-
try asking them to participate in the
proposed council of labor" TO be
held ON February 10 at the Depart
ment of Commerce and labor, when
questions of vital moment to THE wage
earners of the country will be discuss
ed.
1t is the earnest hope of those who
will attend this conference that some
plan or plans may be evolved which
will promote the welfare of the wage
workers. The subjects with which the
conference will be called upon to deal
are indicated i'm the invitations which
have been addressed to the heads of
the principal labor organizations by
Daniel ]. Keefe, Commissioner Gem
eral of immigration, who was designat
ed by Secretary Straus as one of the
committee on arrangements
The problem of the unemployed and
how and to what extent the division
of information in the Department of
Commerce and Labor can be most help
full to that class, especially during peri
DDS Of depression, is perhaps of chief
significance. IL is declared that i'm
migration figures indicate that much
of the immigrant, influx to the Unit
ed States is due to misleading infor-
nation as to labor conditions here,
and this will form one of the chief
topics to be threshed out. The con-
ference will also consider chow the
Nobel peace prize which President
Roosevelt devoted to the foundation
for the promotion of industrial peace
can be made most effective" Other
questions which will figure in the
councils deliberations will be as to
the advisability of recommendations
for legislation extending the steam
boat inspection service to include the
inspection of locomotive boilers ON
interstate railroads and how the di-
vision of information of the Depart
ment of Commerce and labor may be
administered for the best interest of
the wage-earners generally.
The invitations have been sent to
the following: Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of labor; w. G. Lee, Cleveland, O.,
grand master Brotherhood of Railroad
TrHinsman; Warren S. Stone Cleve
land o., grand chief Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, w. S. Car
ter Peoria. H., grand Mas
ter Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen; A. B. Garrestson, Ce-
dar Rapids, al, grand chief Order
of Railway Conductors Frank T. Haw-
ley, Buffalo N. Y, president Switch
mems Union of North America; w.
F. Yates of New York City, president
Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso-
citation; Andrew Furserh, San Francis
co, president Seamen's International
Union; T. ]. Dolan, Chicago general
secretary International Association of
Steam Shovel and Dredgmen; T. L.
Lewis of indianapolis president Unit
ed Mine Workers: GeorgeW. Perkins,
Chicago, president Cigar makers In
teTmational Union; T. V. O'Connor. of
Detroit Mich, president International
Longsboremens Association; James
M. Lynch, Indianapolis, president In
ternational Typographical Union; w.
d. Nathan, Detroit, Mich, president
Amalgamated Association Street Rail
way Employees; Timothy Healy, of
New York City, president Information
al Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen
and others