Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-07
ADVANCE PROGRAM
TO SETTLE UNREST
Industrial Farley Delegates
Believe First Weeks
Work Fruitful.

Confidence that substantial progress
has been made toward program for
fEarmoniZing relations between capital
and labor was expressed by delegates to
the second industrial conference last
night at the close of their first week S
work Ten or twelve executive sessions
a week will be held up to December 10.
BY that time the conferees expect to
have completed a preliminary draft OF
their recommendations, and they will
recess over the holidays.
On their return the delegates will have
available the result of investigations by
experts into various phases of the in
dustrial situation and will hear the
opinion Of representatives of capital and
labor on the preliminary draft. Using
this new information, the conference
will redraft its recommendations and
submit them to the public through the
press. hoping to obtain constructive
criticism. The final report then will be
prepared.
No Definite Conclusions.
While definite conclusions were not
reached on any of the questions before
the conference, it was said that the
delegates regarded the first week 8
work as highly valuable. !, Stanley
King Of Boston, Sumnafi1sRg the re-
Suits declared The Conference had re-
versed the procedure of'Ahr tfrst con-
ference and was proceeding first ia
the discussion of machinery and
methods" rather than to enunciate a
set of principles.
The suhject- has been divided into
three phases. as affecting workmen in
the services of the government, pub
lie utilities, and private Industries. AS
regards men employed by federal,
state or, municipal governments and
by public utilities, the conference is
discussing whether there is a right
to strikStAnd what machinery should
be set UP to radjudicate grievances.
. The right to strike has not been
questionedl in the case Of men en-
ployed IN; private industry. SO that the
only dfecuSsion& there has been was
with sSfbfsrence to the establishment
of nraehiHery to prevent the tre-
Emendons economic loss due to stop
the conference, had a clear feeling
that something must be set UP, fair
to all, SIDES: to take the place Of the
strike. but what plan will be recon-
mended still is Undecided. There has
been; discussion of boards organized
geographically and by industries. and
consideration of the plan submitted by
Secretary Wilson to the first confer
ence, the Canadian industrial disputes
act. which prohibits a strike until
after an arbitration board has inves-
tigated and published its findings and
the Co1oraoo fnQuStrlaI disputes act
In connection with arbtt ration, the
conference has considered whether ar
award should be made compulsory
by law on both sides, whether il
should be open to the voluntary &C.
ceptance by the persons involved. OF
whether such legal sanction should
be given that certain civil disabili-
ties would be incurred by the refusa
fof it.
Compulsory arbitration, Mr.. KIM
stated emphatically, on behalf of thu
conference, has not yet been under
consideration by the conference.
After discussion of means to settle
disputes after they arise. the confer.
ence took up the question of prevent
ing disputes and had before it the ex
perience of numerous plants with shoI
councils and shop committees, whel
adjournment was taken.