Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-07
SPIRIT OF CONCORD
| SHOWS ITSELF AT
OPENING SESSION
Franklin K. Lane Is Agreed
On as Chairman of,
Conference.
SIxTY-SIx REPRESENTATIVE
AMERICANS AT CAPITAL
Secretary Wilson Compares Pro-
posed Work With That of
Nations Founders.
WELCOMES BODY TO SERVICE,
Greets Gathering in the Name of tho
President and on His
Behalf. 49,.
WELCOMES BODY TO SERVICE
Greets Gathering in the Name of. tho
President and on His
| Behalf.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-Franklin X.
Lane. Secretary of the Interior, will be
proposed as permanent chairman Of
the Industrial Conference. which got
under way today.
without dissenting voice late.to-
day the organization committee com.
posed by representatives of capital,
to tho full conference Of sixty-si1
The spirit Of Concord shown u ~.
eommitnee conn nneen meeting was taken as "a
attempt to settle the probiems son and nd
Sas.II wsalth and that which makes osseffR wesifh
Promptly at $3.50 o'clock In theEmainS
ball b, Of the beautiful an.Am eriesn
npon Mhom ssii tSs s.lt hasSr
psls,.a poiatsd a temporary socsesars and the
With the exception. OF Mr.. Wilson'S
af eeynote mot cn speesh; and the appointn,ent
Of the three, branches Of conferees.5no
other business was considered today.
Some Device Surely Possible.
Ar s9reIy 1T,Is, human Intelligence" said
able method Of adjustlns sGme ths rsisiiapa aisfsp
ship between employer and emp:oyssi
III you. In the abundance Of your
produce an acceptable document. of,Ihis
character. the results OF your work
IKE Mt, ha ind MnsSs Place IN the hearts men
rights. the declaration Of Independence,
the constitution of the United States
the mame of tSe
Safdrsy %ish You on, Gi0dspeed in the great task
>, SiXty-two men and women answered
the a call Of the roll. and included in this
rairoed Iope the leaders Of the four
gathered in the Hall Of tho Americas.
sPaSi9gs spaSsps bnsn meeting place whose four
Pax upon them.
A, Study In Human Nature.
It was a study in human nature to
paeeh pan II. them assemble Entering sthS
patio. that was a mass OF palm trees
and tropical vegetation. walked up
6a11Sts 6a9ad marble ar slaIrway. near which
chattered with an intermittent sauawk
a1mHng amer - themselves. were perched, in
cage wSerein a1a four beneath which stood
ed their daily acrobatic .feats.
presideet amee o. Gfonpers, TIP the srizsed old
Or or Labor. walked up the stairs fanked
nyri.s Dy 2 dozen or more lesser labor isi iaasaie
hind John ne Das s. Raakyeielsrw RSnly few steps 5s
tslSed tse GnIssa Ttth sfstsss ssgdss Ess5t SI
cie,r nie: S'ompers e1n was chewing an unlightad
~ A few minutes later canes Charles
W. w; Eliot. pres president emeritus Of Har-
tending ten: the conference and one % Of the
hensive report to present to it.
Baruch Greets Everybody.
Bernard M. Baruch stood at the ton
or the stairs exchanging sreetInSs
shaking hands with a labor .ui ieader. ne vas vas
next he might be talking to Rocks-
persons sson OF six members of the Cabinet
HHSesre6arIes Homsten Baker, Daniels. Glass.
hsehi seph p Tum,f,v hann and ID Burlsson. and
tarTy, was in and out of the meetinr.
a IL was a serious, body OF men and
tempt to enTey ont who at
Of new order" between capitsl snS
IaGor' sa1S they were impressed. undoubt-.
taking; the old grievances and hostiu.
ties, the unsettled times Their first
c9mmittee co meetings showed a spirit
VIII nave to be fostered carefully
At the outset OF the meeting Secre-
tary baHo wilson On, named Rowland B. Ma
as a former member of C!d Congress sSd
minister dI,,int to Ecuador in the Harrison
iiHtolIdtlon, as temporary seore-
tary. and then John Barrett. director
OF me pan-American Union. got up and
made speech. -.
Barrett Makes Address.
rsit IN ss rieh ;a and resonant tones Mr.. Bar
INA May these surroundings be your
sulde and inspiration" and then ne
told the delegates that the PAN Amer
ican Union. which was working
league of nations. had rendered the
haI! 70 them--contrary to the usual
rules" Mr.. Barrett rolled his "rs.;
with roar and rhythm Comparable
TO the rush OF waters over NiaCara
talls, and his deep-voiced tones rever-
berated from one Ionic column to an.
other within the room. f7te
~. r....''''.Iy d 3 OF sinisIsdms, ,uum,1sys-
The conferees were seated In three
groups To the rigEt OF the platform
were the labor delegates: tho centsr
held the men representing the public.
and to the left were the employses.
Marrow aisles separated them from
one another. a cord provided 4 second
inclosure. which contained chairs afors
members OF the Cabinet and other
government officials while third
cord set out the limits OF the space
aiiSstsd TSn oto to o,ts the general public. t
to work had NOT ths Y