The Washington times., 1919-10-14
CONFERENCE NEARS.
STEEL STRIKE CRISIS.
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All unions to hold secret ballots be-
fore calling strikes.
Thomas D. Jones, OF Chicago, in
tFOdUced q resolution providing that
employees OF Federal State, and mu-
nicipal governments be barred from
membership in or afhliation with or
.EauiZations using the strike as a
method OF enforcing its demands.
Both delegates are members Of the
group representing the public. The
group gave its assent 70 presentation
OF the resolutions. but Chairman Ba-
ruch explained this should not be un-
derstood to mean the group had de-
cided TO support the resolutions.
Labor and Capital silent.
Both resolutions automatically were
referred to the central committee, as
were other resolutions presented to-
day by members Of the public group.
No resolutions were presented today
by members Of the groups represent
ing capital or labor.
Among the other resolutions pre-
sented were:
By Charles Edward Russell, provid-
ing that wages should be fixed in
all industries under a predetermined
set Of guiding principles, one OF
which should provide for keeping the
wage abreast OF the advancing or re-
ceding cost Of living.
BY John Spargo. Socialist, provid-
ing that the right Of the worker TO
organize and bargain collectively Is
beyond question and should not be
fnterferred with nor abridged. Re
fusal OF employers TO deal with en-
ployees should be made a penal Of
Tense, and Congress should so pro
vide.
Arirs Conrrers 10 Baclz UnlOua.
The workers should have the right
70 negotiate through leaders OF their
own choosing whether or not those
leaders are employed In the same shop,
he said.
ConFress should make it unlawful
for any employer 20 discharge or dis
criminate against workers because OF
union afhliation.
Henri s. Dennison, OF the public
group, introduced q resolution pro-
vidinE that "a substantial number OF
the members OF the governing bodies
of an corporations should be chosen
from among the managerial forces"
The situation has steadily in
creased IA tension since the confer
enes adjourned on Friday. The
solidarity OF the labor group has
been threatened by certain radical
elements. which are determined to
end 'pussy-foOting" and 20 withdraw
from the conference IN the absence OF
q reasonable basis for hoping that an I
agreement can be reached.
See LaboF OutvOted.
me events OF the past hve days
have served 70 convince certain labor
leaders that labor win be voted down
on every vital issue or principle be-
fore the conference
Difference Of viewpoint are 70 be
found in both the public and the en-
ployeFs' group also; and over the
weekend Thomas L Claiborne, Of
New York. has been lighting hard TO
ooulpose them. A minority IN both
groups are faVoring the labor con-
tentions and believe the stand-pat'
attitude Of both sides win end in the
speedy disruption Of the conference.
An appeal to President Wilson. eE-
eept as a last resort to save the con-
ference, fs unlikely; and any move \
that is 10 be made viii be controlled /
entirely by the physicians in charge /
at the White House. A mere word \
from the President would 90 far to- /
ward SOLDERING the trUculent mood Of /
both sides, and would do more TO ST.
lenec the extremists than anything
else that could be done.