The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-01-13
.PEA|C|E: IN INDUSTRY;
CIVIC BQ|DY's THEME
National Civic Federation Plans to
Hold Industrial Peace Con-
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GOVERNORS OF STATES
i TO SEND DELEGATES
Notable Gathering Expected Of
Americas Leaders in
~ Economic Thought.

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The National Civic. Federation has
called its annual meeting to. be held
in Washington beginning March 5th.
A letter requesting the governors of
the various states TO send delegates
to this meeting was made public at
the headquarters of the federation in
New York this week. : - e =
The programme provides for a
! special day on Industrial Peace and
Progress" and one day on "The
Rights and Duties of Public En-
ployes." The sessions will close with
the annual dinner at the New Will
lard hotel. ....-..< -
Seth Low, president of the Fedora
| ton has personally sent letter to
the governors of the several states.
His letter TO-, Governor Eberhart of
Minnesota reads: =,
~, Letter to Eberhart. .-.....
| Sir. Recent events have so stirred
the minds and hearts of our people
that the National Civic federation be-
lieves the hour is timely for meet
! ing to consider industrial peace as re-
| lated to- industrial progress. For that
| reason it is proposed to dedicate es-
( pecially to the question of industrial
! Peace the first session of the annual
meeting of the NATIONAL Civic fedora
tion, which will be held in Washing
| ton, D. c., March 5, s and Z. 1912.
'The Industrial Peace session will
be presided over by his Eminence,
| Cardinal Gibbons, and it will be held
in the Peace hall Of the Bureau of
! American Republics, on Tuesday,;
March S; at 10 o'clock.
To Discuss Erdman Act.
''The program for this day will be
devoted principally to the considera-
tion of the successful operation of the
! Erdman Cancellation act, which has
long maintained peaceful industrial
! relations in. the business of interstate
| railways; and to the various effective
nethpds Of negotiation between, EN-:
Inloyers and their employees as illus
trated by collective bargaining in such
lines as interstate, municipal aud in:
terurban railways, the large daily
| newspapers, the. building trades, stove
! manufacturing, coal mining, brewing,
and other industries.
"At succeeding sessions there will
be considered problems involved In
the relation Of the public employe to
his employer, the people, such as:
Can Public Employees Strike?
Assuming that strikes In official
| service are inadmissible, how can pub
lie employees secure redress for just
grievances which in private employ
ment would lead to strike.
May public employees properly Or
ganize to better their conditions of
employment? ,-:
Pensions for federal, state, and
municipal employees.
Compensation for industrial acci.
dents and their prevention. :
Pure food and drugs.
"The woman's welfare and the en-
ployers' welfare departments, de.
voted to interesting employers, wheth.
er: public or private. in improving the
conditions under which employees in
all industries and in all occupations
work and live. .:.....
In view of the direct bearing which
the topics mentioned have on the pub.
| lie welfare in every state, have the
honor to invite you to send a delega.
tion to Washington, which shall be
representatie of your state, to- parti.
cipate in this meeting Of the Nationa
I Civic federation" - ::'>; e.. Z