Evening star., 1909-08-30
Session Of Industrial Peace
Foundation Trustees.
BYLAWS TO BE DRAWN UP
Prizes for Essays Another Subject
to Be Discussed,
CHEF JUSTICE TO PRESIDE
Object Of the Foundation Endowed
by Ex-President Roosevelt Ex-
planned by Mr.. Weed.

An important meeting of the Founda-
tion for the Promotion of Industrial
Peace will be held in Washington Oc-
tober IS. Chief Justice Fuller Of tho
Supreme Court, a member of the board
of trustees, will preside. The principal
topics Of discussion will be the franz
ing Of bylaws and the adyisability of
using a portion Of the income of the
fund as a prize for essays on the pest
method for bringing about peace in in :
dustrial pursuits.
Theodore L. Weed. chief clerk Of the
Department OF Commerce and Labor,
who. with John Mitchell. the labor
leader and secretary Of the foundation,
has been actively engaged recently IN
arousing interest in the coming ses-
sions, said today:
I'VE expect considerable discussion
over the bylaws for the conduct OF the
foundations business. These bylaws
have not been formed. The prize essay
plan. I think, will meet with the ap-
proval of most of the trustees, al
though ! am not authorized to speak
officially on that point.
THE basis Of the foundation is the
fund of $4,000 which President Roosevelt
received In 1903 from the Alfred Nobel
fund for his efforts in bringing about
peace between Russia and Japan.
THE Nobel fund was left to encourage
peace, literature, science. art and medi-
cine The person accomplishing most in
any of these lines each year receives the
prize. There was no objection to Presi-
dent Roosevelt az the recipient of the
Kipling received the literary prize there
was a great outcry, the objection being
that he was being rewarded for books
that he had written ten or fifteen years
Il - .,r6 cI1
have gone to the person doing the most
for letters In that year.
'Mr. Roosevelt promptly turned his
$4,000 over as a fund for the promotion
of industrial peace and placed 1t In the
hands of a board of trustees
Members Of the Board.
The board Of trustees is composed of
Chief Justice Fuller, Secretary Wilson,
Secretary Nagel, Marvin Hughitt. presi-
dent of the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad: Seth Low, president Of the Ma
tional Civic Federation; Thomas g. Bush
of Alabama and John Mitchell. The in
dustrial peace committee is divided into
three parts. Ralph NJ. Easley, secretary
NJ. Marks OF New York and Archbishop
Ireland Of st. Paul represent the pub
lie. Secretary MacVeagh. G. Gunby Jor-
dan Of Atlanta, Ga, and Lucius Tuttle,
president OF the Boston and Maine rail-
road. represent the employers. Samuel
Gompers, president Of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, and Commissioner Cen
eral Of immigration Daniel ]. Keefe, for
merly president of the International
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers,
represent the employees.
OF late the work of the foundation has
been allowed to lag, but Mr.. Mitchell
and Mr.. Weed have been successful In
arousing a great deal of interest IN 1t
and the October meeting is sure to at
tract attention.
Object of the Foundation.
Concerning the object of the foundation,
Secretary Mitchell has written:
Personally, think this law does not
contemplate that we shall simply hold
annual conferences in Washington.
think 1t is intended that we should do
those things that will make for righteous
industrial peace. and that we are not
limited In our action as to how we shall
do that l am Of the impression that our
organization would amount to little Tor
good If we are merely to confine our ef-
forts to discussing quest .ons once a year
or once in two years. Neither do think
we should be drawn into every industrial
dispute that may arise.
Il believe that when dispute Is OF
sufficient magnitude to make the Presi-
dent Of the United States or Congress
feel 6ndt some dCLlOil SuOulu uc tdhcA
by somebody representa- We Of the pub
lie, or representative Of the interests in
volved, we should then act.
To Act in q Crisis.
II believe. under this law. we should
have power not only to make an investi-
CATION, but to give expression to our con-
clusions as to the merits of the question.
in conference. I think there is no doubt
about the right to do this; nor do think
there IL any doubt as to the wisdom IN
q great crisis Of our doing so. However.
I would say that we ought not be cai.eo
INTO the consideration OF questions that
do not yitally affect all or great num-
Der of the people. l do not think mat
this should be the place to 1',. wnich shatt man
arises. For, after ali, the basis of In
dustrial peace must be an me agreemsns gmeInsas
themseivee. They must be taught to make
agreements themselves. and l think the
whole tendsncy Of industrial analrs Is To-
ward that end now.