New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-16
VIII Fight Legislation
by Giving Facts
to Public
cTIRRED TO ACTION
nv ADAMSON LAW
New Board Represents 70
Per Cent of Factories
of Nation

=. ,,Sp,triAl board 70 protect Amer
-. Industrial interests against such
,I..,,ou as the Adamson eight-hour
- =, ssset the power now welded by
.-..,,,,d 80. labor in politics and In labor
g,su,., and TO deal with the public
...Sl,u, Of the employer, was founded
here yesterday.
u. examination will be known as
a.. National Industrial Conference
s,,rd ], represents twelve Of the
l,,,,,. Industrial associations OF the
,,srtrv. having a total Of about lo'Ooo
.,rb., with ss,0OO.OoO,ooO invested
!, he,ories, and employing nearly
.boooOo persons. Thus II Is believed
;. ,.ure,ent between 10 and 80 per
.,,, 81 the manufacturing power OF
TIE nation.
n. board will deal openly with state
and national law makers. furnishing to
hem and 70 the public facts on pro-
,o,s legislation and how it will affect
Industry. It will likewise act as public
,rbIt.r between employers and en-
,lsys, IN disputes between capital and
lsbpr.
HEADQUARTERS Probably Here
Announcement Of the founding Of the
.rv,nization was made yesterday by
xsrpus ". Alexander. Of the General
El.etric Company, at the opening ses-
SION of the National Founders AssO-
cation, now holding It's twentieth an
nusl convention IN the HQtei Astor'
Frederick ?. Fish, Of Fish, Richardson
Hsrrick g. Neave, Boston, will be chair
zan OF the board. and Mr.. Alexander
narager. The board viii hold It's ses,
rons whenever and wherever called
UPON 10 solve industrial problems. It's
hssduuarters probably will be IN New
York
The incentive for establishing such
an industrial body was outlined by
President William II. Barr of the Ma
tional Founders Association IN his
unusl address. MIR. Barr said that the
recent election had proved there was
no such thing as a labor vote but
ID spite OF that fact politicians had
catered 10 labor leaders, enacting un-
JUS. legislation TO placate or concillate
organized labor.
The lesson OF the recent election is
20 very plan" he said. that II seems
10 ne In the future there will be less
trucking 20 labor and more indepen-
eenee on the part of political parties,
80 that legislation will not be tainted
by fsvorltism or political maneuvting
Tor votes
viii Seek Influence by Facts
Industry In this country must have
the sympathetic support Of the pup
hc.' said Mr.. AleXander's statement.
Il, must have the cooperation OF the
government and il must act definitely
and intellgently on its own account.
The life Of the nation is bound up IN
iis industries, and broad patriotic
purpose on the part Of employers oil
labor will bring about increased pros
perity and greater prestige Tor the
country.
The National Conference Board will
seek 10 influence legislation only by
presentation OF facts and arguments
carefully studied and Of character
leaving no doubt as 70 their accuracy.
Whenever legislation is proposed II
will be analyzed and its effect shown
after careful study. and the gislator
charged with the enactment VIII be
presented with the findings Of the con-
ference board The public Will be
given the same statement Of facts and
IN precisely the same way as they nave
been given 20 the legislator
Great Industries Represented
The National Industrial Conference
Board will be made up Of the presi-
cents and other officials Of the twelve
big industrial organizations, as FOL
lows:
William II. Barr and Magnus. W:
Alexander, Of the National Founders
Association; W. II. Van Dervoort and
Herman H. Rice, OF the National Metal
Trades Association; John Kirby, Jr,
and James A. Emery, National Council
Tor Industrial Defence; George Pope
and Stephen c. Mason. National Asso-
eaton Of Manufacturers; IS. r:
Mitchell and Walter Drew, National
lreetors' Association; A. Farwell
bemis and Albert Green Duncan, Ma
uonsl Association Of Cotton Manufaet-
srersi John A. Law and Ellison A.
Smy,h, American Cotton ManGfactur.
ss Association; John p. Wood and
Oeofge c. Hetzel, National Association
~ ~ Wool Manufacturers; Charles
,Ve.nsy and Robert J. +. Schwarzen-
isaeh. SILK Association OF America; Al
pert W. Finisy and f. Lawrence Fell
Onited Typothete and Franklin Clubs
oi America; Arthur B. Daniels and G.
Croker, American Paper and Pulp
Assoeistion, and Harvey S. Firestone
shd Frederic c. Hood, Rubber Club OF
America.
During the day the Founders Asso-
cation was addressed by George r.
1enaghan, general counsel Of the as
s'oeistion; J. J. Wilson; f. ". Rice,
r. president Of the General Electric
company; Frank A. VAnderlip and Ely
v.,hswold. A. the banquet last night at
ne Hotel Astor President Barr acted
~ 'oastmaster and addresses were de-
nvered By Frederick Z. Fish on I'm
vvosrial Cooperation" and James A
TIery, OF Washington, on 'Tho Recent
'@oor fights in San Francisco"