The sun., 1919-10-21
GARY DECLARES
AGAIN HE WILL
NOT ARBITRATE
steel Corporation Head
Makes Statement Before
Industrial Conference.
ieoMPERS IN HOT REPLY
Saws Attitude of Capitalist
Leader Is Disappointment
to Liberal Thinkers.
eoMPERS IN HOT REPLY
spenni pespatch 70 THn Sun.

WARRINGTON. Oct 20.-Judge e II.
Gary. head of the United States Steel
cprporation, is unalterably opposed to
ubitration of the steel strike by the
national Industrial Conference or any
e,her agency. His position. made
tnown in speech 10 the conference this
afternoon, plainly left many of the dele
gates fabbergasted.
It had been rumored all morning that
Judge Gary after conference with the
country's greatest employers was pre-
pared 20 offer something TO the confer
,nce, and many were hopeful II would
v middle ground suggestion that
would clear the air on collective bar
raining and other issues.
When his statement was delivered Il
Rad tremendous effect but Samuel
Gompers. president of the american
Federation of Labor, Immediately roee
TO reply. He scolded Judge Gary for
his attitude, saying that somethins
better had been ruInored and that he
was keenly disappointed. He likewise
chided the Steel Corporation head for
putting before the conference a state
there was absolutely nothing new.
Conference Adjourus.
After the statement and Mr.. Gompers'
reply, the conference Immediately ad
journed having no business before 1t
owing to the failure of the general com.
nittee TO report on the collective bar
gaining resolution.
To ba drSf ~
sIons that followed the adjournment
many delegates expressed the view thai
Mr.. Gary had dropped a monkey wrench
In the wabbling machinery that wou {
surely wreck il. Calmer judgment. how.
ever, took stock and the general conclu
sion has been reached that the Gar,
statement will not affect the existing
issue and that the situation was no
As bad as it at first appeared
The conference Is still deadlocked oil
the collective bargaining resolution. Tn
employers group has been caucusing oil
II for two days. Late this afternoon
\ was reported that the group would pu
forth a resolution on which II wa
thought that all sides might agree. Tn
general committee waited until a lat
hour TO receive this. but finally ad
;ourned until $3.50 o'clock tomorrow
morning Tonight the employers grou
was still csucusing. Its report will b
confidential until it is presented.
Gary Meets Morrison.
During the morning recess Judge Gary
Secretary Morrison Of the A. +. OF L
and Chairman Lane OF the conferenc
held an extensive conversation. Thi
was regarded as a. good sign and CAV
color 70 the rurnors of a more an1icabl
stand by Judge Gary. The conversation
was plainly good humored Throughout,
At 2:30 O'Clock the conference wa
again called to order, but the entir
group Of employers still was missing
oGucusing or the resolution. There wa
no quorum and then Chairman Lane an
hounced that Judge Gary desired {
make statement and that IL there wa
no objection he would be heari
Mr. Gary said:
Il desire TO mako q brief statemen
IN relation TO the question under dis
cussion as well as others submitte
10 this conference. Further exp'anatio
q any vote I may register will prob
soly be unnecessary.
Like Other members of the conference
recognize that the public interest mus
always be considered as of the FIRST i'm
portance, and that all private interest
must be subordnated. I am heartily 1
sccord with the desire Of the Presiden
hrmly to esta 6lish proper and satisfac
tory relations between all groups of cit
sens connected with industry. including
" course. what has been designated a
capital and labor.