The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-17
VOTE is NOT REACHED
Adjournment Prevents TAX
ing Of Time After a Three
Hour Debate
ROCKEFELLER IS FOR LABOR
Pleads for New Spirit and
Recognition as Men" for
Those Who Work.

WASHINGTON oct. l6-Rccog-
'rlrou OF The right OF collective bar
gaining came to tho floor OF tho ma
uural industrial conference today
snd was debated three hours. but a
vote was impossible, aB Ia" confer
ence had 10 adjourn at $3.50 O'cDck
under lies rules. virtual notice was
given by members OF the labor
group that should the representa-
tlyts Of capital succeed In thcir at
tempt to send the resolution back 10
uIc committee OF / g. the labor dele
CATION would withdraw
Tho collective bargain resolution
providing for an Endorsement nf the
right OF wage curncrs 10 negotiate
with employers through "rcpresrrn
aatives OF their own choosing was
reported TO the conference, when it
met this afternoon with tho approval
of all of tho public and labor dele
gates In the committee, but opposed
by the representatives Of capital
Rockefeller Drops Bomb.
Realizing thA. The conference
faced the likelihood OF dissolution
unless an agreement could bp
reached on the issue OF collective
bargaining. mem bers OF the public
group directed eloquent appeals 10
the employers In an effort 10 win
them over to the resolution. Lead
Tux In This effort was John -. RoCkV-
fellrr. Jr, representative Of one OF
IA. nation greatest Industrial Or
Etr.z1uuuF. who pleaded Tor "a new
splrt' iu industry with the universal
recognition OF the right ot repre-
E"rHauu" hy WORKERS. who, he
added. really sought not higher
wages bst recognition AZ men
nha. joy can there be in ne. !
what iutcrts. what enthusiasm /
,al a man ls expected to develop I
ou behalf OF his. employer. when
\ b." A regarded as "a number on a
payroll. q cog iu "A wheel. mere I
hand, no asked.
VINO would not earnestly seek |
io ga!u recognition uf his manhood I
H.h iar right 90 bc heard aud |
treated as a human being and not !
us d machine p
Others Approve.
AR Eockcfellc. ~as Joined by II |
h. InllCott, a shoe manufactures. |
and member OF the pubic group who /
SPOKE he said, "as one OF the larg F,
est employers Of the country and the [
HrErs. employer Of labor In his line /
lu 'av world
Adding to support given he res
o.etou were Gavin MrNab Of san /
Francisco. Paul l.. Fciss ~ Cleve- |
land. John Sparro ct New NorK. |
aud charles Edward Russell OF Ne"
York aU members uf tho publr /
group Judge Elbcr' II Gary. char /
man ~ the United states steel cor
I.rtr.ou arothcr member nt lhe |
group vas absent
Frank Morrison taking mp the Is
Fuc for the labor delegation, detled |
'he employers. with the challenge /
That they couH not deny nor ini@' /
fnfD With the right of bargaining /
through chosen representatives, I
. which. he said had been acknoNl- /
't7ycd hy such governmental agencies /
aH 'hc war labor board and the [
railroad administration. and was ar- /
n"u'uI generally bon Great Hri'Alu, .
Germany and other countries
answers for Fmplpycrs. Z
Tn" arEum"nts of tho public ara .
labor ar.srafre were yuun erred 10y |
Frederick g. Fish of Boston chair
man no the national Industrial board. /
with defense - the open shop and /
an lrs.stcure that the correct place
90 work ont relations between cw |
p!0y"r and workers was in the indi- I
Nidual establishment lie concluded /
h.s argument by presenting mo- /
ton that the resolution he referred I
back % the central committee but
adjournment tim, came before a .
vote could hc taken
Nr. Ilsh's motion 20 re-nwmit tho !
sn'u'ou-a motion which perhaps I
Involves the future of the conference /
Wit hr 'h" "-'.. % business when I
'N" delegates meet tomorrow morn /
irr
Members ~ 'he central commit I
-" were emphatic tonight in fhe.r.
HHev'fou th1; the committee would .
noe Do" disUuT.i 'n consider amend /
n,r'S to me resolution 10 recoWmit- /
''1 and hat $50 ff~ as 'he commit I
~. WIS concerned the proposal ,
would '"r' Hr'' q. p"a aH.rrfus M
r'.'"'ni hv "a vote of IN, conference.
- ne situation stood 40 a1'1urn. .
i'r' tonight there WINS every iudICJ-'
H. THAT the measure. " brought M
'.r 10 vote tomorrow would receive
'." approval of the labor and public
--94 h~i er-ttf rE bitterly up- f
I.F"4 bg the employers Under thrI
F.'"s 1t the conference Tack oil
.r1r.m''v among the three r~8upFI
would defeat the resolution.