New-York tribune., 1918-02-18
Secretary of Labor An
nounces Representatives
of Capital and Labor
Governments Aim Is
Prevention, Not Cure
Conferrees Will Plan to
Patch Up Troubles
Quickly

ment of national labor programme,
which was begun with the reorganiza-
tion of the Department of Labor, pro-
gressed another important step to-day
with the announcement OF the person
mel of the Joint conference Of employ
ers and union leaders, who will lay
down q basis of relations between CAPT
tai and labor during the war.
The first session of the conference
Will be held in the Office Of Secretary
chosen to represent each side bv the
National Industrial Conference Board
and the American Federation Of Labor
Will choose two other representatives
of the public, making twelve conferrees
to share in the deliberations, which
will cover all phases Of the situation.
Representatives Of Employers
The representatives of employers
are:
Loyal A. Osborne, New York, vice
president of the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing Company and chair
man Of the executive committee Of the
National Industrial Conference Board.
Charles f. Brooker, Ansonia, Conn.
president Of the American Brass Com
pany
W ]. Nander,oort, East Moline, H..
president of the Root & Vandervoort
Engineering COMPANY.
l.. +. Loree, New York. president of
the Delaware G. Hudson Railroad Com
pany, chairman Of the board and execu-
live committee of the Kansas City
Southern Railroad Company, president
of the Hudson Coal Company. Northern
Iron and Coal Company and Schuylk!N
Conl and Iron Company.
c. Edwin Michael, Roanoke, Va, presi-
dent Of the Virginia Bridge and Iron
Company.
Will Represent Workers
The representatives of the workers
Frank J. Hayes, president of the
United Mine Workers Of America, Ind
ienapolis.
William L. Hutcheson, president Of
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America, indianapolis
J. A. Franklin, president OF the
Brotherhood Of Boilermakers and Iron
Shpbuilders Of America, Kansas City,
Kan.
Victor Olander, representative of the
International Seamen's Union Of
America, Chicago.
7. a. Rickert. president Of the United
Garment Workers of America, Chicago.
"AgreemeEts on principles and poll
cies which would govern the relations
between employers and workers during
the war" Secretary Wilson wrote each
OF the representatives of capital. will
greatly facilitate the formulation of a
national programme and will contribute
largely to successful administration
of that programmed
Questions To Be Considered
Among the questions to be con-
sidered by the conferrees will be the
basis for wage determination, strikes 5
and lockouts, piecework prices and
price fixing, method Of eliminating i'm
proper restrictions on output Of war
materials from whatever cause, dis
elimination against union and non
union men, admission of union
agents to plants, method of prompt
ly adjusting disputes at their
source through boards containing
equal representation of employers and
employees, and right Of Morkmen to or
ganize.
Prevention of disturbances. rather
than the cure of them, will be the CEN
traI doctrine Of the governments en-
tire policy. Reorganization of the
Labor Department will seek to elimi-
nate duplication Of effort and conflicting
I action by various departments in an
I effort 70 ObViate friction Where fric-
ton arises, the departments adjust
ment service Will endcavor to remove
the cause before interruption of pro.
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