Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-21
NEW CAP|TAL.LABOR
BOARD ANNOUNCED
Its Creation Is Designed to Pre-.
vent Friction between EN-
ployer and Employed.

washington, Fep. It-EstapiIch'
ment of national labor program
which was begun with the reorgan'
ization of the department of labor
Progressed another important step to.
day with the announcement of the
personnel of the joint conference OF
employers and union leaders. who will
lay down basis of relations between
capital and labor during the war.
The first session of the conference
will be held in the office of Secretary
Wilson February 25. The five mem.
beers chosen to represent each side by
the national industrial conference
board and the American Federation
Of Labor will choose two other repre-.
sen natives of the public, making twelve
conferees to share in the deliberations
which will cover all phases Of the
situation.
The representatives of employers
are:
Loyal A. Osborne. New York. vice.
president Westinghouse Electric &
Manufacturing company, and chairman
Of the executive committee of the
national industrial conference board
Charles F. Brooker, Ansonia, Conn.
president of the American Brass COM
pany
w. H. Vandervoort, East Moline, Ills
president of the Root and Vandervoort
Engineering company.
l.. +. Loree, New York. president OF
the Delaware G. Hudson Co., chairman
of the board and executive committee
of the Kansas City Southern Railroad
company; president of the Hudson Coal
company, Northern Iron and Coal COM
pany and Schuylkill Coal and Iron COM
pany.
c. Edwin Michael. Roanoke. Va.
president of the Virginia Bridge and
Iron company.
The representatives of the workers
are:
Frank J. Hayes, president United
Mine Workers of America, 1ndianapo-
| lis.
William l.. Hutcheson, president Uni
ted Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joners of America, Indianapolis.
]. A. Franklin, president Of the Brother
| hod of Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders
Of America. Kansas City, Kans.
Victor Olander representative. Interna-
tfonal Seamens Union of America, Chi
cago.
r. A. Rickert, president United Garment
Workers of America, Chicago.
agreements on principles and policies
which should govern the relations between
employers and workers during the war.
Secretary Wilson wrote each of the repre-
sentatives of capital. will greatly
facilitate the formulation of a national
program and will contribute largely to q
successful administration of that pro-
gram"
Among the questions to be considered
by the conferees will be the basis for
wage determination strikes and lockouts;
piece work prices and price fixing;
method of eliminating improper restric-
lions on output of war materials from
whatever cause; practice to govern dilu-
ton of labor; discrimination against union
and non-union men; admission Of union
agents to plants; methods of promptly
adjusting disputes at their source through
boards containing equal representation Of
employers and employees; right Of work.
men to organize.
Prevention of disturbances. rather than
the cure of them. will be the central
doctrine of the governments entire policy.
organization of the labor department
will seek to eliminate duplication of effort
and conflicting action by various depart
ments in an effort to obviate friction.
Where friction arises, the department s
adjustment service will endeavor to re-
move the cause before interruption Of
ion,