The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-10-16
PLAN IMMEDIATE
LABOR TRUCE
Industrial Conference Urged 10
Start Arbitration of Nation
Wide Steel Strike.
DISCUSS COST OF LIVING
First Concrete Act Of Conference ia
Appointment Of Committee OF
Nine to Consider Reduction
in Prices

in Prices.
Washington.-An immediate indus
trial truce to continue three months
creation of an arbitration board by
the president and congress, and i'm
mediate arbitration OF the nation
wide steel strike, were among propo-
sails to the Industrial conference here.
The first two were presented by rep
resentatlves OF the public, and the
last by the labor group.
The first concrete act OF the confer
ence was the adoption of a motion by
Charles L. Chadbourne, representa-
tive of the public, that committee of
nine be appointed to investigate the
high cost OF living. The committee
will be composed of three members OF
each group-capital, labor, and the
public
Bernard NJ. Baruch, chairman Of the
public group, made the proposal for
the industrial truce, while Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor and chairman of
the labor group, proposed arbitration
OF the steel strike. Mr. Gompers
plan contemplated immediate return
of the steel strikers to work peIiding
the outcome of efforts to arbitrate the
dispute.
Gavin McNab, of San Francisco, pro-
posed a permanent arbitration board,
his resolution, which had the approval
OF the public group, providing that all
living ex-presidents be members.
Mr.. Gompers board for arbitration
OF the steel strike would be composed
of six members, two to be appointed
10y each OF the three groups in the
CONFERENCE.-THE labor and the
public.
Mr.. Gompers also presented a reso-
tuition embOdying eleven fundamental
principles, which, he emphasized, had
the unanimous approval OF the labor
group, including the representatives
of the four railroad brotherhoods
The committee of fifteen will con
slider resolutions submitted.
The Labor Proposal
The principles are
Right of wage earnerS to organize.
Right Of collective bargaining.
Right of wage earners to be repre-
scented by representatives. OF it's own
choosing in negotiations with en-
ployers.
Freedom of speech, OF the press
and of assemblage
Right OF employers TO organize and
bargain collectively.
Minimum eight-hour day, with one
7lay of rest in each week and with n
half holiday on Saturday encouraged
and overtime discouraged.
Payment of a living wage
Women to receive the same pay as
men for equal work
Prohibition Of labor for children
under sixteen years OF age.
To secure a greater share OF con.
Sideraticn and cooperation 10 the
workers. in all matters affecting the
industry In which they are engaged
% national conference board was pro-
posed 10 provide for the systematic
review Of industrial relations and con
ditions the board TO consist Of an
equal number Of rcprcsenfativcs of
employers and workers. having due
regard TO the various sections OF i'm
dusiry and classes Of workmcn. For
nation of these boards would be en-
couraged by the department OF labor
Prohibition Of ail immigration for
1t least two years after tho dccIara
sion OF peace and at such fines tbc~o
after as there may bc an abuormu
condition of unemployment ST u.
'"e would Immigration bo permitted
fo exceed tho nations ability .o Amor
lcauizn tho incoming f1rrfrnor-