The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-10
CLOSED SHOP
OPPOSED BY
EMPLOYERS
AT MEETING
Twelve Recomm e ndations
Against Collective Bargain
ing, Sympathetic Strikes,
Presented to Conference.
SHOULD Be LAST HOPE
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1O-Opposi-
ton to collective bargaining and the
closed shop were among twelve funda-
mental principles outlined by the
group representing capital and pre-
sented today to the national indus
trial conference here. Sympathetic
strikes, black lists and boycotts were
declared to be "indefensible, anti-so-
cial and immoral"
While deploring strikes and walk
outs, the principles set forth that the
right of strikes of lock-outs should
not be denied as an ultimate resort
after all possible means of adjustment
have been exhausted" This right,
however, should apply only to private
industry
In public utility service 1t was pro-
posed that the state impose such reg
ulations as would assure continuous
operation, at the same time providing
adequate means for the prompt hear
ing and adjustment of complaints and
disputes.
Opposition to strikes of government
employees also was expressed, the prin-
ciples stating that the right of such
employees to be heard and to secure
just rights should be amply safe
guarded"
Unit System Asked.
| For the settlement Of disputes in
private industry it was proposed that
each establishment be regarded as an
industrial unit with adequate machin-
| cry for adjustment of misunderstand-
! ings between employees and the man
agement.
Others Of the principles dealt with
conditions and hours of work, wages
and the right to associate and It was
declared that every association wheth-
er OF either employees or employers
must be equally subject to public au-
thority and legally answerabIy for its
own conduct or that of its agents"
After an hours recess today the
national Industrial conference decided
to adjourn until next Tuesday. Mean
time, the general committee of Is will
consider the proposals presented by
the three groups, capital, labor and
the public
With five distinct industrial fields
represented in that group-manufac
turers, farmers. railroad management.
/ bankers and trade organiZations-th
formulation of definite program with
which all might be satisfied has pre-
sented a more difficult problem than
that faced by the groups representing
labor and the public, delegates have
pointed out.
Prepared Carefully.
1t also has been indicated that the
proposals to be presented by the en-
ployers' group have undergone very
careful preparation with view to sub
mitting them in mature form and thus
expediting action by the conference.
Magnus w. Alexander, managing d.
rector of the National Industrial Con-
ference board. whose five delegates
are embraced in the employers group
had announced that the proposals to
be submitted by that group would con-
sist of preamble and twelve sections
dealing with the important principles
governing industrial relations. There
has been no intimation. however, OF
the character Of the proposals
With recommendations of the groups
representing labor and the public al
ready referred, under the rules of the
conference, to the special committee
Of flrteen, which is to consider them
for favorable or unfavorable reports.
the proposals of the employers group
also will be referred to that commit
tee and there is therefore a prospect
that the conference will recess today
for perhaps ten days while the com
mittee acts on the material before II
There has been no affocial intimation.
however, that such a recess would be
! taken.