Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-15
RULES HALT WORK
OF INDUSTRY MEET
Secretary Lane Unanimous Sc
lection as Chairman.
BODY ADJoURNs OVER NIGHT
Delegates, Tangled in Own Rules, Stop
Farley to Smooth the Way for
Lots of Work and Minimum
of Talk

Washington, Oct. S.-After perfect
ing an organization the industrial con-
ference of representatives of capital,
labor and the public, called by Presi-
dent Wilson, got tangled up in its own
rules and adjourned overnight.
Secretary Lane was elected perma-
nent chairman. In his speech of ac-
ceptance he stirred the delegates to
great enthusiasm by saying the high
purpose of the gathering made fail
ure to harmonic industrial relations
impossible.
Discussing the purpose of the confer
ence, Mr.. Lane said the men who talk
of revolution il this country forget we
have had our revolution which gave
US democracy"
"A democracy does not settle things
that way" he declared.
There is only one overload in the
United States, Mr.. Lane continued, and
that is the people of this country.
The conference struck its first snag
in a protest by John Spargo of New
York, a representative of the public,
that the report of the rules committee
made no provision for minority ex-
preston and was ''travesty" on free
elaboration
His criticism caused early adjourn
ment of the morning session to per
nit amendments to be formulated, but
on reconvening the original rules were
adopted without material change.
Unanimous Vote Required.
They provide for public sessions and
unanimous vote by groups on all con-
illusions and decisions, and require the
assent of group before any member
of it can introduce resolution.
The following committee of fifteen
was named to recommend for or
against all resolutions:
The Public-Thomas L. ChadbOurne,
A. A. Landon, H. B. Endicott, Charles
Edward Russell and Miss Lillian Valid.
Capitals. Pemberton Hutchinson,
John OLeary, John J. RaskOb, Her
bert F. Perkins and J. n Tittemore.
Labor-Samuel Gompers, Frank
Morrison, Matthew VOL, w. D. Ma
non anu l.. L. iCllGppdIQ-
The employers group was the only
one ready, under the rules, with any
business.
Adequate Wages Urged.
Frederick P. Fish of Boston, offer
ing a resolution citing the need of Sin
creased production, adequate compen-
sation and just return on capital" and
that each delegate should be guided
by the good of the country as whole,
rather than by the interests of his
particular group.
Motion then was made to adjourn,
which evoked quick protest from dele
gates who have been demanding
strenuous action from the conference.
Gavin McNab of San Francisco, rep
resentative of the public, said he would
offer another resolution TO give the
conference something to do, but Mr..
SpargO made point of order that the
resolution had not been presented to
the group first, and Mr.. McNab was
forced to desist.
Second Proposal Fails.
It then was suggested that the COM
mittee Of fifteen meet and the groups
also get together to expedite business,
but this was deemed unwise, as the
committee members would be absent
from their group meetings and besides
the committee had no business before
it except the perfunctory election of
its chairman,
nicraoardino the rrlIpS the confer
ence paused in its work to adopt unani-
mously a resolution of sympathy for
President Wilson in his illness and
hope for a speedy recovery.