New-York tribune., 1919-10-06
Delegates Representing
Capital, Labor and Pub
lie Will Seek Way to
End the Social Unrest
Rail Unions Cause
OF Only Discord
Fourteen of Their Organ
izations Have Demand
ed One Member Each

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-Capital, la
Dor and the public will sit down to-
morrow in a conference called by
President Wilson to consider indus
trial problems arising out of recon-
Struction.
A basis for cooperation between the
three great elements in the life of
the nation which will go far toward
eliminating strikes and other social
unrest is hoped for as a result Of the
deliberations.
Dispute Over Representation
The only discordant note so far has
been the opposition of the railroad
unions to the basis Of representation Of
fered them. Acting as unit the four
teen transportation organizations are
considering compromise proposal Of
fered by Director General Hines, act
ing for the President which would al
low the four brotherhoods one dele
gate each with the other unions to be
represented by the delegates accredited
with which they are affiliated. In ad
dition, Is. vi. Jewell, acting president
of the Fedcration's Railway Employees
Department, has been named one Of
the delegates representing the public.
There was no indication to-day
whether the proposal would be accepted.
Timothy Shea, of the fremen, said he
had not heard from all the unions, so
that the matter still was unsettled, nor
would he Indicate whether those which
had replied had accepted the proposal
There were reports, however, that the
transportation workers would remain
out of the conference unless all unions
were given one delegate each, as they
had asked President Lee, of the train
men, and President Sheppard, of the
conductors, will arlive here tomorrow,
when the proposal will be further dis
cusscd.
The Department Of Labor has re-
ceived and will lay before the confer
ence more than a hundred proposals,
many from we'll known students of in
dustrial relations, suggesting plans to
bring about closer cooperation between
capital and labor. One of these is said
dent emeritus of Harvard University,
outlining his proftsharing scheme.
Secretary Wilson, Attorney General
Palmer and Bernard Baruch, the latter
appointed by the President as repre-
sentative of the public, called at the
White House tonight and conferred
with Secretary Tumulty regarding the
conference.
Lane May Be Chairman
The length of the conference will
3 hn
delegates in formulating programme
to guide industry until normal cOndi-
tlOns are restored.
All physical arrangements for the
assembling of the conference in the
PanAmcrican Building have been com
pleted, but temporary presiding offl-
Ger is yet to be named. Secretary Will
son IN making preparations for the
meeting has been loath to take the chair
in the absence of President Wilson be-
cause Of the suggestion that undue in
fuence might appear to be given the
! labor side of the questions coming up
for discussion. Secretary Lane has
been spoken of for chairman because
he was one of the first to suggest such
d conference
1t seems certain that the conference
will be opened by high government
official, who will make way for a per
mancnt chairman when the conference
effects an organization. President Will
son, through Secretary Tumulty, is ex-
pected to suggest to the conference his
choice for presiding officer.
Farmers Are Dissatisfied
While the railroad unions appear to
be the only group invited which may
refuse to partic pate, the conference
will assemble with the farmers dissat-
sfied with their representation. Farm
ers' organizations have protested that
they should have more than three dele
out that two of the public's delegates
are farmers, in addition to the farm
organizations repres scntativcs.
Negroes had requested that a MEM
Der Of their race be appointed to pro-
tcct their interests. but this was not
done, it was explained, because no at
tempt was made to draw a color line
in considering labor problems, and all
recommendations will apply indiscrim
inatey to white and black workers.
List of the Delegates
The complete list of delegates al
ready named follows:
The public Bernard M. Baruch, New
York; Robert s. Brookings, st. Louis;
John D. Rockefeller, jr., New York;
Judge Ebert H. Gary, New York; DR..
Charles W. Eliot, Cambridge, Mass;
John Spargo, New York; 0. f. Brad
+ futc, Xcnia. Ohio Ward NJ Burgess,
Omaha; Fuller r. Galloway, La Grange,
Ga; Thomas l.. Chadbourne, New
York; II. B. Endcott, Dcdham, Mass;
Paul l.. Fciss, Cleveland, Ohio; Henry
S. Dennison, Framingham, Mass;
George r. jones, Memphis; Thomas d.
Jones, Chicago; A. A. Landon, Buffalo; !;
T.. r. Meredith, Des Moincs, Iowa;
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