The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-10
Concrete Proposals at
Last Offered at Cap
ital Meeting.
WANT STRIKES ENDED
Armistice for 3 Months
Proposed to Help Set
tie Difficulties.
BOARD TO SETTLE QUESTION
Naming of Body by Presi-
dent With Broad Pow
ers Demanded.
WILL PROBE COST OF LIVING
First Definite Action Is to
Recommend Appoint
ment of Committee.

WASHINGTON, Oct o.---Concrcte
proposals designed 10 bring about
better relations between employers
and the employed ware laid before
tho national industrial conference
today by members OF the various
groups making up the gathering.
rhe proposals included
Abl,ration OF the nation wide
steel sttIke with return OF the men
TO work pending settlement: an I'M
dustrial truce starting immediately
and continuing three months; crea-
don OF an arbitration board by tho
president and congress and includ-
ing among It's members all er-
presidents, and comprehensive
plan for adjudication OF industrial
disputes through boards OF Hrbltra-
ton IN the various Industries.
The conference today also took
It's first concrete action In adopting
motion. offered by Thomas l..
Chndhourne, a representative of the
public, providing that committee
consisting Of three members from
each of the groups or employers. ls 10
hor and the public, be appointed to
Investigate the high cost OF living.
Invest steel strike.
The proposal for settlement ~ the
steel strike, introduced by Samuel
Gompcr president of tho American
Federation OF Labor. and one OF the
delegates, soon after tho conference
met IN the first OF tho days two seS-
uons. came ns a surprise to the
groups representing the public and
employers.
In offering the proposal Mr. uom-
pcrs explained that it had the sup
port ot the labor delegates includ-
lng the representative of the rail
road tr0ihcrhoods. The proposal,
Ike al others submitted lodai.
under the conference rules, was re-
frrrc1 to the general COMMITTEES.
composed OF five representatives OF
each group.
Baruch Asks Pruuc.
Ne chairman OF the public group,
bernard NJ Baruch introduced the
proposal for an industrial peace, for
mulated by A. A. l.andon of Buffalo,
and the plan that a national board or
Cancellation and arbitration be cro-
ated. which was put forward by
Gavin McNab or san Francisco.
The proposal for adlustment Or
labor disputes through Joint boards
of employers and workers In each
Industry with appeal 10 an umpire.
also came from the public group.
O. was drafted by Secretary or Labor
Wilson and was understood TO have
been lniorsed bv President Wilson
Speaking FOR the employers
rroup. which put forward no plans
TODAY Chairman Harry A. Wheeler
rNplainsd that five different inter-
osfs were induced IN the group and
that this fact had delayed framing
~ the groups suggrstiouS FOR the
conference.
The prospect tonight vas that fol-
lowing the Introduction OF the em-
nluyers' demands the conference
vii. recess for 30 days or two weeks
tu allow the general committee and
tu.n special committees as may be
named time 10 take action on the
uuterlnl befor, ~.
Iahor's proposal for arbitration OF
The strike was completed by the
4rleratcs Of thar group yesterday IN
consultation with John Fitzpatrick
chairman ~ the steel strikers com
ri'toa ~ WAS embodied tn r. reaolu-
lion which said lu conclusion:
Resolved. mat each group com
prisIng this conference select Two OF
Ifs number and these six 50 selected
20 constitute committee IN which
shall br referred existing difference
.otvs,u the workers and employers
boz the steel industry FOR adjudication
settlement
Pending the findings ~ this com
u.Wf,p this conference requests lue
workers Involved. iu .hls s'TlA" 20 re
wrg too work arJ 'hc employers in
If,fr.'r'c rh,m in mstr former posi-