The Washington times., 1919-11-30
INDUSTRIAL ENJOYS
MEET TOMORROW
Program As Yet Unprepared.
Message From President May
Guide Commissioners.

The National Industrial Commission
will convene here tomorrow afternoon,
Secretary Wilson, of the Labor De-
partment, has announced.
Secretary Wilson will act as chair
man pro TEN.
Arrangements for the first sitting of
the commission were completed to-
night under the Secretary's direction
as delegates began to arrive
President Wilson, who called the
commission into being upon recon-
mendation of the late" National In
dustrial Conference. is expected to
forward communication to 1t soon
after II assemblies in the Columbus
room OF the Pan-American Union
building. The Presidents communica-
ton probably will be written. al-
though itlis possible he may delegate
some official to convey his views ver-
bally.
100 Proposals Waiting.
More than 100 proposals are wait
Ing consideration by the commission.
They have been flooding into the La
Dor Department offices for weeks. The
proposals were volunteered by citi-
zens who wrote from almost every
State.
The objective of the commission is
nhoins system which will compose
industrial differences and bring In
austrian peace. AS outlined by Presi-
dent Wilson. this means conduct of
industries with such regard for ius-
uce and fair dealing that the work
man VIII feel himself induced to put
forth his best effort, that the en-
pioyer shall have an encouraging
proht' and that the public will not
suHer at the hands of either class"
No Program Prepared.
Ihis 10 the aim that the President
neid up to the commissioners in his
Ieteer inviting them to assemble. All
accepted except one who is now in
Europe.
Except for this letter the commits.
sun VIII assemble without program
prepared in advance
The commission falls heir to the
task attacked by the National Indus
triai Conference. which broke up in
complete disagreement. The confer
ence represented an attempt to get
capital, labor and the public together
on common ground through agree
ment of their representatives. Its
meetings were open. The work was
watched carefully by the entire ma.
tlon' which was afforded every facil-
lty OF publicity that could be devised
10 enable 1t to understand what was
being done.
The meeting Monday will be a Sec
ohu allempt based on an entirely diff
ferent method. This is first indicated
by the fact that officials here refer
to the second meeting as a &commis-
SION instead of a conference. The
commission is organized without
groups. There are no representa-
tlyes of capital, labor or the pub-
nc. It's members, however. include
men from all walks of life. There arc
lawyers. doctors, newspapermen, col
iege professors, capitalists, business
men and manufacturers.
Sessions May He Executive.
The commission will not deal with
current labor disputes by the express
command of the President. 1t prob
ably will meet In executive session
although this will be definitely dc,
cfded later. If executive sessions are
decided upon. the plan is to keep the
public Informed of progress through
Issuance of official bulletins.
PUBLICITY, important in the make
up OF the conference, will not be
Souehi oy tne commissioners IL ia
planned.
Months may be consumed before the
commission concludes its work. Its
report will be made direct to the
president. New social and economic
legislation is expected to form a big
snare of the work It's report may be
MADE the subject of a special message
10 Congress by the President.
Commission Members.
Those invited to serve on the COM
mission are T. w. Gregory, former
Attorney General; George W. Wicker
sham, Oscar s. Straus, Henry M. Rob-
inson, Pasadena, Cal; Frank w.
Taussig, Cotuit. Mass: Samuel w. Nc
Call, Boston; Herbert Hoover, Martin
G. Glynn, Henry c. Stuart, Elk Gar
den, Va; Prof. w. c. Thompson. of
Ohio State University; Richard Hook
er' Springfield Mass; Julius Rosen-
wald, Chicago; Owen D. Young, New
York; II. J. Waters. Manhattan, Kan.
and Stanley King. Boston.
George T. Slade, now in Europe.
has not yet replied to the invitation.
No alternate has been named in his
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