United labor bulletin., 1912-12-26

representing organized .aDor-James
iooonneI, third vice president American
ederation OF Labor; John B. Lennon,
treasurer American Federation of Labor;
A. b. Garretson. president Order of Rail
way Conductors.
representing the public-Hon. George
Sutherland. United States senator from
Utah; George B. Chandler. member Con-
necticut state legislature; Charles s.
Barrett, president Farmers Cooperative
and Educational union
Representing the employers-F. A. De-
land, president Wabash Railroad COM
pany; Adolph Lewiston, engaged in mer-
camille business; F. C. Schwedtman, vice
president National Manufacturers asso-
ciation
| This commission is authorized as a
whole or by subcommittee of the COM
mission, duly appointed, to hold sittings
and public hearings anywhere in the
United States; to send for persons and
papers; to administer oaths; to summon
and compel attendance of witnesses, and
to compel testimony. The commission
may report to the Congress its findings
and recommendations. and submit the
testimony taken from time to time, and
shall make fina. report, accompanied
| by the testimony not previously submit
ted, not later than three years after the
date of the approval of this act, at which
time the term of the commission will ex-
pire, unless it shall previously have
made final report, and. in the latter case
the term OF the commission will expire
with the making of it's final report
| 1t is further provided that the commits
sion shall make at least one report to
the Congress within the first year of Its
appointment and a second report within
the second year of its appointment. This
commission is directed tC inquire into
the general condition of labor in tife-
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including agriculture. ano especially in
those which are carried on in corporate
forms; into existing relations between
employers and employees; into the effect
of industrial conditions on public wei
fare, and into the rights ana powers OF
the community to deal herewith: into
the conditions of sanitation and safety
OF employees and the provisions for pro-
tecting life, limb and hDaI,h of the EN-
ployes: into the growth OF associations
OF employers and OF wage earners and
the effect OF such associations upon the
relations between employers and EN-
ployes; into the extent and results OF
methods of collective bargaining; into
any methods which have been tried in
any state er in foreign countries for
maintaining mutually satisfactory rela-
tions between employees and employers:
into the methods of avoiding or adjusting
labor disputes through peaceful and con-
ciliatory mediation and negotiations; in
to the scope, methods, and resources OF
existing bureaus of labor and into poss-
ible ways OF increasing their usefulness
into the question of smuggling or other
illegal entry of Asiatics into the United
States or its insular possessions, and of
the methods by which such Asiatics have,
gained and are gaining such admission:
and shall report to Congress as speedily
as possible, with such Recommendation
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prevent such smuggling and Illegal en-
try. The commission is further author
/ lied to seek to discover the underlying
,causes of dissatisfaction in the industrial
situation, and report its conclusions
thereon.
The sum of 100000 was appropriated
Tor the use of the commission for the
fiscal year ending June 80 1918. The
members of the commission will receive
their actual travelling and other ueces-
sary expenses, and in addition. a com
pensation of $40 per diem while actually
engaged ON the work OF the commission.
and while going to or returning from
such work
Those appointed on the commission by
the president conform to the require
ments OF the act. Three of the appoiu-
tees represent labor. three represent the
employers of labor. and the other three
can be naturally designated as represent
oti'cS VI the Inc american Fed
Grafton Cf labor, recognizing this com
mission as of extreme Importance. gave
It's endorsement to the appointment OF
James O'Connell. third vice president.
and John b. Lennon, treasurer. OF the
American Federation OF Labor. The
Federation also expressed itself as favor
able TO the appointment OF representa-
tive of the Railroad Brotherhoods as the
third representative of organized labor
In consequence thereof the representa-
tiyes of organized labor upon the com
mission have the approval Of the organ
lied labor movement OF America.
As the personnel OF the commIssIon
has not as yet been confirmed by the
senate. no arrangements have been
made for calling together the membera
OF the commission for the purpose Of out
lining any plan of action. 1t Is confident.
ly expected. however. that the members
or the commission will be confirmed by
the senate at an early date, and that ne
tive work will be commenced within n
year.