Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-03-19
putes through preaceful and concii.
mediation and negotiations.

putes through p~reaceful and concii
iatory mediation and negotiations.
1t must look into the scope, meth
DDS and resources of existing bureaus
OF labor and into possible ways Of in;
croasing their usefulness. 5
II must take UP for study the Ques.
ton Of smuggling or other illegal en-.
Try of Asiatics into the United States
or its insular possessions, and Of the
methods by which Asiatics have gain;
ed and are gaining admission into
this country. 1 .'. !
1t must seek 10 discover the under
lying causes of dissatisfaction In the
industrial situation.
The personnel of the Commission
Is such as to warrant the public In ex.
'pecting much OF II. The chairman is
Frank p, Walsh of Missouri, a law.
yer who has for many years been
interested in the relations existing
between capital and labor. Two other
representatives Of the general public
on the Commission r Mrs. ]. Dor.
den Hartman OF, New York. who Is
deeply interested In welfare work,
and DR.. John II. Commons, professor
Of economics in the University Of
Wisconsin. Representing organized
labor on the Commission: are James
O'Connell, vice president of the Amer
icansFederation OF Labor; Austin B.
Garretson, president G the. Order of
Railway Conductors, and. John B.;
Lennon, treasurer of the American
Federation Of Labor. The thre4slepre.
;sentatives noS employers are Harris
Weinstock, a prominent '8NGali(ofnia
manufacturer: 8. 1hurston Ballard, a
we'll known business man Of Louis.
Vile, and Frederick A. Delano, :One
OF the best known OF American rail
way executives. "a Us
The law creating the Commission
authorizes it to hold sittings and pub.
lie hearings anywhere in the United
States. According to present plans
these hearings will be commenced
within the next two or three weeks.
1t will be the policy Of the Commits
sion to visit as many of the indus
trial centres of tho country as pos
slble. Tie cities tentatively selected
for holding hearings includet New
York, Philadelphia, EOston, Paterson,
Scranton. Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Wheel
ing Charlotte N. c.; Greenville IS. C.;,
Atlanta. Birmingham, Nashyille;.rAouis
vile, New Orleans. Detroit, Indiana
polls, Cleveland, Chicago, Houghton,
Mich; Milwaukee, Madison, Wis.,;
st. Louis, Kansas City, Minneapolis,
Denver, Trinidad, Colo; Dallas,
Houston, Galveston, Los Angeles, San
Francisco. Seattle. Portland. Bntte
and Lead. s. D.. il
Representatives of labor. and .tapi-
tai and persons who may be said; to.
represent the public generally Niti:be;
invited to appear at these. heaAngs.
and tell what they know about local
as they affect the relation
existing between capital and labor.
The Commission will have the power
to compel the. attendance Of witnesses
The Commission is finally to report.
to Congress not later than August %
1915. 1t must also make at least one
report to CQngresssnot later than the
end Of the first year gifts existence.
The thought behind the 2 legislation
created the ?Commisestoh "a
that. It will 60 q long way towards.
bringing, the opposing forces o. cap;
ital and labor. together for thettcom.
mon good aaprobIem which is Eener.:
ally considered to be the mo9talm.:
p0rfant confronting the American.
today. staH !,