New-York tribune., 1919-12-02
Sessions To Be Held Behind
Closed Doors ''for the
Present. on Advice of
Sect'y Wilson, Chairman
Hoover and King Elected
Former Food Administrator
Vice Chairman: Boston
Man Named Secretary

WASHINGTON, Dec Under the
permanent cheirmanship OF Secretary
OF Labor Wilson another attempt TO
harmonic relations between capital
and labor WAS begun to-day with the
opening of the second industrial con-
ference called by President Wilson
Herbert Hoover was elected permanent
vice chairman snd Stanley King, of
Boston, temporary secretary until an
executive secretary not delegate could
be obtained
Un.ihe its predecessor. the second
conference began behind closed doors
AFTER newspaper men present had heen
asked to leave.
Speaking for the conference when the
first meeting adjourned. AFR more
,han three hours OF discuss .on. Mr..
hing SAID that executive sessions Won d
oe continued for the present and that
the question o. opening the doors had
not yet come before the delegates, sew
eral of whom are understood to favor
the utmost publicity on deliberations
which may affect vitality the entire
country
Secretay Wilson for Executive Sessions
Secretary wilson exp aimed before he
called the delegates to order that he
oeIeVeo executive SESSIONS advisable to
petmlt frank discussion, VIII Allowing
ne delegates to keep their minds Open
untl decision was reached. lie de-
cared their ideas should not Do
chained to first expressions OF opin-
ION belote hearing Wnat oiner delegales
had 10 say.
In opening the conference, Secretary
OF LABOR Wilson recited the general
situation winch required new dcdb-
eretions by delegates. all ot whom nave
oeen prominent in pubic lie aHa leN
of whom have been identl.ed with
elther SIDE in iruusrriai con .ro9er .ia4
All OF the seventeen members except
George I. Siade, Of St Pau, Who Is
in Europe, We're present
The general 1icld OF activities 20 be
covered and the best methods OF deal
ing with each subject We're lacuss-d
without declslon ueing reached, ir.-
elcdiag the cost ol living and loilec-
t1Ye bargaining,
he Seventeen Delegates
The seventeen Delegates to the con
terenc" alr
Secretary OF Labor VIII am r. VI
son thomas v. Dleg ny, Austin. Tex.
former Attorney Genera; George "
- lNfNEl 1tidil, ANtN J @. c idN yer, Al .tf-
ney Genera. in Taft Iaoneli Oscar g.
s-raus, New Yora, aip.omat. lawyer
and author, Secretary OF Commerce AMI
Laoor under kOosevelti trant Tauss 2.
asn.ngton, pontcai economist. l91-
mer college plofcas0r and chairman vi
the United States Tariff Coa.mlss on;
Samuel ". McCal Boston, lawyer, for
mer Governor Of Massachusetts, Her
bert {. Hoover. mining e4z.reer and
-ormer Food Admins stratoI; M-ltiu II.
Giynn bany. neWs paper slutog and
former Governor Of NcN lo.t: Il G.
Stuart, business man and former Gov
ernor Of Virginia; ". O Thompson-
Pr sbyterian m rlster and rresiaeft o4
ONO State University; George t. $ ade.
St; P. Vi, railway man ar lieutenant
colonel with a. + T., au..Us Eosen-
va q, Chicago, merchant aai ph Han
thropist; 0. D. Young, New York, law
yer; Henry j. Waters, ael .cu tu.a.
economist and former pres dcl of
Kansas State COLLEGE, of Asricu..ure
Stanley K NJ. Bos on. awyer, formar
member Council OF National Defense
nd Assistant Secretary Of War; Hemy
W Robinson, Pasadena. former mem
Der United states ignlag Z ard. a4a
Richard Hooker, Springfield. Mass.
news paper man.