Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-14

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be arbitrated, was reported to the
national lnoustrlai conference today
Ny the Steering committee without
Recommendations, but with the sus-
Sestlon tilat II arbitration Is unuer-
taken the proposed committee OF SIX
be CHOSEN by the three groups OF the
conference from members or nom
memoers of the conference.
7 Thomas l.. ChauuVurne, chairman OF
the committee, anpounced that the
two groups in the commlttee opposed
THE resolution proposing Arbitration
Dut that a majority OF the committees
favored 1t.
There was no immediate action on
the report, the conference adJourning
TOR an hour after there had been a
sharp debate over the rules.
Six resolutions dealing with the re-
Iations, between capital and labor and
mostly the right Of labor to deal with
employees thru unions were intro
duced by the public group. Chair
man "Baruch, Of the public group an
nounced that the resolutions were
not of the group as q body, and their
introduction was called because they
were believed TO relate to the pur-
pose Of the conference.
Labor Presents Radical Demands.
John Spargo offered a resolution
proposing that the conference endorse
the following:
The recognition without qualifica-
ton of the right Of workers to merge
into unions.
Making it penal offense for any
organization or industry to not hear
the claims, demands or complaints OF
union Iaborers as voiced by union
officials, and recommending that con-
gress make this principle applicable
to every department but of the army
or navy.
Providing that any attempt ION the
part Of any employer to punish any
worker for union activities be made
unlawful.
Endorsing the right Of labor to use
every lawful or fair means" to pro-
mote the labor organizations, inculd-
ing the right Of free speech and pub
lication. subject to restrictions In
time of war. .-
Advocation Of the establishment in
every state of special group repre-
senting capital. labor and the public
to inquire into the suppression Of the
right of free speech.
Clash With Gompers.
Mr. Chadbourne proposed that the
report of the central committee be
read as whola and that each group
pass on block of proposals at one
sitting to economize time. Mr.. Com
pers and others protested vigorously
on the ground that discussion would
thus be confined to group meetings.
Secretary Lane. chairman Of the
conference ended the discussion by
stating that the complete report Of tile
central comnittee would be heard and
that then ample time would be given
for discussion.
A. resolution of Frederick P. Fish, OF
Boston. assuring recognition to unor-
ganized labor not repre- scnted in the
meeting was adopted.
Ignore Steel Strike. T..
When the conference reassenhled
John Spargo proposed that labor's ce'
mand for arbitration Of the steel strike
be referred back to the committee OF
fifteen, but his motion was defeated.
The general committee recommend
ed that three committees Of nine each
from each group in the conference be
formed to consider the following: s
Unemployment.
Hours Of labor for women and chill
dren in industry and Industrial and
vocational training.
The committee retained under Its
own jurisdiction Cancellation, fieedor
Of contract and collective bargaining
Only two recommendations we're re-
tained for further consideration. They
were one by Fuller r. Collowav Of
Georgia, providing for Encouragement
Of individual initiative and enterprise
and one by Hobert Loree, OF New York
providing for an Industrial census.