The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-23
INDUSTRIAL
COM MISSION
sum MARIZES
MAKES PUBLIC PORTIONS OF
REPORTS To BE SENT
To CONGRESS.
Unable to Agree. Work of Body
Cannot BE Called a Major
ity" Report

CHICAGO. Aug 22-Summaries a,
the reports. three in number OF the
United States Commission on indus
trial Relations as 10 findings and re-
concentrations for the Information
OF congress. were made public here
tonight.
M commission. which eases to
Exist tomorrow. was composed OF
three representatives each OF the EN-
ployers the employed. and the gen
eraI public II became apparent some
time ago that they would be unable
10 agree on a single report. and Il is
said mat none of the reports given
cut tonight can properly be called a
majority" report
The personnel OF the commission
follows: Frank r. Walsh. Missouri
chairman, John r. Commons. Wis
consin. and Mrs. J. Borden Hartman
representing the public: r. n. Ash
ton. Illinois. Harris Weinstock. Cali
fornia, and s. Thurston Ballard. Ken.
lucky. representing the EMPLOYERS.
and John Il. Lennon. Illinois. James
oConnell. District of Columbia. and
A. II. Garretson. Iowa. representing
the employed.
Ihe report OF the representatives
OF the employees. known as the STAFF
report. drawn up by Basil NJ. Manly.
Director OF Research and InyestiRa-
ton for the commission. was signed
by Commissioners Walsh. Lennon.
OConnell and Garretson. In connec.
ton with the main reports these com-
missioners issued three Supplement
tai Opinions and Suggestions" as
follows: One by Mr.. Walsh. one by
Mr.. Garretson. and one by Mr.. Len
non and Mr.. O'Connen jointly.
The report of the commissioners
representing the public and the sum-
mary thereof. we're written by Com.
missioner Commons. He and Mrs.
Hartman signed IL without reserva-
ton. Commissioners Ashton. Ballard
and Weinstock. approved Il in large
part and In part their dissent TO por-
lions OF Il. and to the Manly report
are expressed in the so-calIed Ven.
stock report. signed by Weinstock
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 Winstock report.
which among other things expressed
dissent from the findings OF the other
two reports.
Csusese OF Unrest.
The Manly summary finds that the
causes OF industrial unrest group
themselves almost without exception
under four main sources which in
clude all the others. They are:
Il. Unjust distribution of wealth
and income.
y. Unemployment and denial OF op
portunity to earn a living.
.. Denial of justice in the creation.
in the adjudication and in the ad-
ministration OF the law.
=. Denial of the right n oppor-
UNITY TO form effective organizations"
Remedies are suggested.
on the same subject the Commons
report says:
The greatest cause OF Industrial
unrest Is the breakdown Of the labor
laws and the district OF our munich
pal. state n national governments
on the part OF a large portion OF our
people The report outlines a pIar
for r%emedying conditions through the
institution OF a permanent Industrial
Commission and Advisory Council
with comprehensive powers.
The Weinstock report dissents from
the recommendation that the secon-
dairy boycott should be legalized. finds
that employees have many Just griev.
ances and are thoroughly justified in
organizing. II explains the prime OBJ
y~ections have TO recognizing and deal
ing with organized Dor as follows:
sympathetic strikes. jurisdictionaI dis
putes. labor union politics. contrac,
breaking. restriction OF output. prohi-
btion Of the use of non-union-made
tools and materials. closed shop, con
tests for supremacy between rival
unions, acts OF violence against non
union workers and the properties OF
employers. and apprenticeship rules
Contains 100000 Words.
Owing TO its length u was impossible
for the printers TO provide the full
summary OF the Manly report. This
latter report consists OF three sections
only the first Of which was given out
today. The second section will be
made public on August -. and the
third section for publication on Aug
ust 20.
OF the three reports. which contain
an aggregate of more mar 10000
words. Is in the hands Of the printer
and probably will not be available to
the public for sevora DAYS.
The supplemental Opinions and Sug.
gestions Of Commissioners Garretson
and Ballard we're made public today.
while those 81 Walsh O'Connoll aud
Lennon are expected TO be given out
40 a later date.
The commission conducted hearings
during l54 DAYS. and heard 14O Wit
nesses or the latter 23O we're affI
lated with the employers 245 with
labor and 265 were not affiliated with
either group
In addition there we're reports Of
field agents and investigators Of the
2 commission.
AT THE VICTORIA.