Evening star., 1919-10-09
Capital Labor Truce
for Three Months Is
Public Group Pro-
posal.
PLAN OF ARBITRATION
/, BACKED BY PRESIDENT
Prepared by Secretary Of Labor
Wilson and Submitted to
the Conference.


An immediate Industrial truce to con-
tinue three months; creation OF an aroi-
fration board by the President and Con-
eress and immediate arbitration Of the
ration wide steel strike were among
proposals made today to the industrial
conference here. The first two were
presented by representatives of the pub
lie and the last by the labor group.
Bernard M. 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.
MI. Gompers' plan contemplated i'm
mediate return Of the steel strikers 10
work pending the outcome of efforts to
Grbitrate the dispute.
The board for arbitration of the steel
strike would be composed OF SIX men,
hers, two to be appointed by each Of
the three groups In the conference
capital. labor and the public.
Judge Gary Silent on Proposal.
Judse Gary. sitting in the confer
snce as a member of the public
group. questioned by a reporter for
it would be proper. at this time. for
him to discuss the labor groups
proposal for Immediate arbitration
Of the issues involved in the steel
strike,
Under the Barueh plan for an in
dustriaI truce 81 sahree months all
strikes and iockouts would terminate
immedfate1y.
ME-Gompsrs also presented resos
luton emhQdying eleven fundamen- =
tai princiDles. which. he emphasised,
labev efou1, tdcJudihg the repre-
ssfitatives OF theSfsfour railroad
brotherhoods. These proposals are
printed in full in the adjoining COL
umn.
Labor Adjustment Plan.
A plan for labor adjustment. pre-
pared by Secretary Wilson oflthe De-
Mr.. Baruch. while Gavin McNab of
San Francisco presented q resolution,
assentsd to by the public group, pro-
vidtng for national arbitration board
to be appointed jointly by Congress
and the President, and to include all
living ex-Presidents.
The plan for adjustment of labor
disputes prepared by Secretary Will
son was. said. to have the APPROVAL of
President Wilson. 1t was included in
It would provide. for joint boards
of employers and employees in each
industry; for general oard'sppoint-
ed by the President to adjust appeals
from these boards, and in event the
general board failed to arriveS at
unanimous decision. tor an umpfSe to
be selected either by unanimoxechoice
of the general board Or by ,sbt from a
standing list Of twenty psfsons named
by ns.rsssI The President en- :. o,.a
locally. or by tbe Unanimous vote OF
the Industrial b6ard. or by the unani-
nous vote of,the general board, or by
:. the -decfsiSms Of the umpire. the Cons
clusion arrived at shall have all the
force and effect OF trade agreement.
which employers and employees shall
be morally bound to accept and abide
by" said the plan.
TT is understood that this plan
would not interfere with any system
of joint wage conferences now in ex
jstence, unless or until the failure to
agree in such conference made a
strike or lockout imminent"
Proposes Industrial Truce.
4 plea that all obstructions now
blocking increased production and re-
duced living cost be swept aside was
mace IN lnS I0SOlutlON DTOpO6lnK a
three e-month Industrial truce. Drawn
by A. A. Landon of Buffalo. represent
ing the public. the resolution provided
that the status quo be resumed imme-
diately between capital and labor:
that lockoutS and strikes be ended at
once and that during the truce ali
agitation and organization by labor
be suspended.
Another resolution. by Henry s.
Dennison of Framingham. Mass, pro-
deavor to reduce the burden placed on
employees by long seasons of non-em-
ployment, and that employers and en-
ployes work together to stabilize con-
ditions.
The national board of conciliation
and arbitration proposed by Mr.. NC
Nab would consist Of four members
to be appointed by the President, at
least one Of them a woman; two to
be appointed by the Senate. two by
the House; all former Presidents Of the
United States and the Secretary of
Labor. It would be available for de-
termination of ali disputes between
capital and labor and might act as a
board on request by the parties to an
industrial controversy, or. on request.
act as third party where each disput-
ant has appointed a representative.
Resolution as to Bargaining.
Declaring that "the right to collec-
tive bargaining on the apart of en-
ployes carries with 1t Che right of
employers to deal directly with their
Dennisop provided that employers
should at all times recognize the right
of their employees independently to
organize FOR the purpose Of collective
bargaining and should always be
ready to meet their employees, either
directly or thdough representatives,
and that labor should recognize the
right Of employers to deal with en-
ployes directly through freely elected
shop committees or otherwise as well
10 through trade unions"
Would Classify Parties.
a resolution classifying the parties
involved in consideration Of problems
before the conference was presented
by Paul L. Feiss Of the public group.
II 1aEaHidAd that n !