The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23
Federal Commission on In
dustrial Relations Will
Cease to Exist TomOr-
row-Unable to Agree
COMMISSION MADE UP
OF REPRESENTATIVES
OF THREE FACTIONS
The Manly Report Finds That Unjust
Distribution of Wealth and In
come Basic Cause of Dis
content of Masses

Chicago, August 12.--Sumnaaries OF
United States commission on Industrial
relations nH to findings and recom-
mendntions for the information Of Con-
sress, were made public here tonight.
The comnaission, which ceases to cx-
list tomorrow was composed of three
representatives each of the employers,
the employed, and the general public.
1t became apparent sometime age TINT
they would be unable to agree ON n
single report, and Ii is said that none
Of the reports given out tonight can
properly be called ''majority' report.
The personnel Of the commission fol-
Iovss Frank p. Walsh. Missouri (chnir-
many; John II. Commons. Wisconsin,,
and Mrs. j. borden Hartman. repre-
senting the public, II. ii. Ashton, I'LL
nois; Harris wcinstoclS, California. md
$. Thurston Ballard. Kentucky, repre-
scntine the employers, and John II. Len
non, Illinois, James O'Connell. District
of CoIun,bi and A. ID. Garretson. Iowa,
representing the employed.
The report of the representatives of the
employees, known as the staff" report
drawn up by Basil NJ. Manly, director of
research and investigation for the commits
sion, was signed by Commissioners Walsh,
Lennon O'Connell and Garretson. In con-
nection with the main reports these COM
mssioners issued three supplemental
opinions and suggestions" as follows; One
by Mr.. Walsh, one by Mr.. Garretson and
one by Mr.. Lennon and Mr.. O'Connell
jointly.
Commissioners Dissent
The report of the commissioners lrepre-
senting the public, and the summary
thereof, were written by Commissioner
Commons. He and Mrs. Hartman signed
1t without reservation. Commissioners
Ashton, Ballard and Weinstock approved
it In large part and in part their dissent
to portions of 1t. and to the Manly report
are expressed in the so-called Weinstock
report, signed by WeinstoclS. Ashton and
Ballard.
The reports are identified as the Manly,
or staff report the Commons, or report
of the commissioners for the public. and
the Weinstock report which among other
things expressed dissent from the find
ings of the other two reports.
The Manly summary finds that the
causes of industrial unrest group them
selves almost without exception under
four main sources which include all the
others. They are:
'1. Unjust distribution of wealth and in
come.
"2. Unemployment and denial of oppor-
tunity to earn living.
80 Denial of justice in the creation,
in the adjudication and in the admins
tration of the law.
"a Denial of the right ed opportunity
to form effective organizations"
Remedies are suggested.
On the same subject the Commons re-
port says:
THE greatest cause Of Industrial unrest
Is the breakdown of the labor laws and
the distrust of our municipal, state and
national governments on the part of
outlines a plan for remedying conditions
through the institution OF permanent
"ndustrial commission and advisory coun-
cil' with comprehensive powers.
The Welnstock report dissents from the
recommendation that the secondary boy
cott should be legalized. finds that em-
ployes have many just grievances and are
justified In organizing 1t 'ex-
(COntinued Pane Tw0D