The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-22
President Declares National
Disaster Threatens If In
duStriaI Struggle Is Not
Ended,
PLEA FOR AGREEM EN- 7
Labor Representatives, In
patient Take Recess
Some Believe They WIN
Withdraw From Meeting,


WASHINGTON. Oct 22-Organ-
i,ed labor, representatives. in the ma
'lonal industrial conference today
forced the reading OF the letter TO the
conference which President Nilsson
yesterday dictated from his sick bed.
Exhaust All Means
The president said the public ex-
pec,cd the Conference to stay together
until the way was found TO the estab-
lshment OF a surer and hear,ier CO.
operation between all the elements
engaged in industry or until itwas re-
ycslod that the men who work and
the men who manage American in
du'try are 60 set upon divergent path,
that all efforts at cooperation is
doomed TO failure
II the natlos', industrial leader.
and workers are 10 be without faith IN
each other. constantly struggling for
advantage over each other and doing
naugh, but what i. compelled, the
president said, the situation thus Gre
ated would be 4 national disaster"
Labor Group Impatient.
Declaring that his mind turned
away from such a possibility. the
president said the conference should
stand together for the development
OF a iull programme by which meas
urable cooperation within industry
nigh. be secured and not break be-
cause full agreement could not be had
on each proposition or method sug-
ges,ed.
Immediately after the letter was
read, the conference recessed and the
labor group went into private session
to determine its future and capital
delegates seemed doubtful whether the
labor representatives would continue
in the conference
All members OF the labor group will
reiurn 10 the conference at , 30 p, M.
today. Mr.. Morrison announced, alter
the private conference OF the labor
delegation. Other members said the
group had decided as whole TO re-
main in the conference.
Before the recess, Samuel Gompers,
president OF the American Federation
OF Labor. declared that a motion by
by John Spargo. OF the public group,
that the conference give the president
Solemn pledge binding every group
and individual that nothing would be
left undone" to solve the problems
before thu body would be most m
fortunate
Motion Withdrawn.
The motion, which had been sec
onded by Harry \, Wheeler, chair
man OF the capital group, was with
drawn
As they left the conference halt
the labor delegates expressed their
indignation over Mr.. Spargo's mo-
tion.
DO you think We are going to stay
here TO be cruciiied from. day 20
dayi' demanded Frank Morrison,
secre,ay OF the American Federation
OF Labor.
Befo: reading the letter, Secre'
tary Lane told the conference the
president considered the gathering the
most important extra-legal body that
has met in this city during his ad-
ministration. The chairman stated
after he had informed the president
Of the state Of mind OF the confer
ence" that the executive had ad-
dressed to the delegates the letter
which he signed on his bed. lying
on his back"
All the -roups in the conference
capital, labor and the public-were
present, but the labor delegates took
no part in the applause which marked
the conclusion OF the reading. Upon
motion of the chairman the confer
ence gave a rising vote OF thanks to
the president.