Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-03-06
DISCUSS PEACE
AND PROGRESS
Delegates Assemble at
Washington for Big In
dustrial Convention

OF earnest thought, devoted to the
best interests ot their country mes
In the assembly hall OF the Bureau OF
American Republics this morning to
discuss the subject OF Industrial peace
and progress The National Civic
Federation. as a feature of its tNelfJh
annual meeting. brought them to-
gethsr 10 exchange ideas and to rec
ommend informally some solution OF
the relations between employers and
employees.
Three notable participants In the
inltian session were Seth Low. the
president of the National Civic FEEDER
alton. who called the gathering TO
order Cardinal Gibbons. who acted
as presiding officer. and president
Taft. who delivered the opening ad-
dress. In addition. the seats on the
platform we're occupied by members
Of the cabinet. senator's and repre-
sentatives heads OF departments. not
ed financiers. merchants and manu-
facturers. educators, ministers of the
gospel and heads OF labor oreaniZa-
tions
The day was devoted almost wholly
10 the discussion Of the relation OF
the employer TO the employe from
the following standpoint The
Private Employer to His Employs"
The Public Utility Company TO Its
Employees. The Fed
eral, State or Municipal to its Em-
ployes.
The discussion OF the first topic
included consideration OF such trade
agreements as those between the Pub
fishers Association and its 100000
employees who are members OF the ty
biographical. pressmen's and stereo-
typers' unions, and the contracts be-
tween the building trade employers
and the half-million members OF the
thirty-five national building trade
unlnos.
Under the division applying TO
public utility companies special con
silcdation was given to the success
ful operation OF the Erdman Concil-
iation act, and 10 the methods Of ne
ISOLATION between employers and em-
ployes Judge Martin A. KHAN
the Comerce Court, led the discussion
we're managers of several OF the
large railroad systems and the heads
of the railroad brother hoods
Under the Relation of the Gov
erumcnt TO Its FmplOycs" was consid-
cred the question How can public
employees secure redress Of grievances
without striking" The discussion ot
this subject was led by Second As
sistaut Postmaster General Stewart
and addresses were made by William
H. Edwards. commissioner OF TIE
New York street cleaning department
Representative LLOYD OF Missouri.
Samuel Gompcrs. president Of the
American Federation OF Labor. and
Or Charles Neill. commissioner of
labor
The general topics selected for con-
siicration at tomorrow sessions are
| Workmen's Compensation and the
Prevention of Industrial Accidents
and Pensions for Pablo and Private
. Employees Charles Magic 81 rD-
.tary ot the department of CONNER
land Labor will preside al the morn
,inr session, and Franklin Macy,
Secretary of the Treasury will off
ciatc In the afternoon Senate.
sutherland. OF Utah. chairman DI the
congressional commission uu work
mems compensation. win open the
discussion on Compensation for lr-
iurcd Railroad Employees and Repre-.
sentative Frederick n Gulett that ON
Pensions for Federal EMPLOYEES.
Thursday the declarations depart
ment on regulation OF industrial cor.
porations will consider an ANALYSIS
of the 5000 replies to It's Question
naire on Trusts and It's proposeu
Act TO supplement the sherman anti
trust law, beased thereon. The
woman Welfare department also will
meet Thursday Its programme will
consist OF a business meeting in the
morning and addresses from repre-.
sentative women in the afternoon.
Means of preventing the daw de-
lay will be the topic of the dlpar.-
ment on reform in legal procedure.
which consists OF representative live
yers from every state. The depari
, ment is urging the passage Of the bill
drafted by a committee of the Amer
prevent delay and unnecessary cost
in LITIGATION through rcyersals by
higher courts on technicalities.
The annual dinner will be given a
the New Willard Hotel tomorrow
evening and will have number Of
men OF national prominence as speak.
ers The following evening MIR. and
Mrs. John Hays Hammond will give
reception at their home 10 the
delegates and members OF the Ma.
ional Civic Federation.