The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-22
Labor's Impatience Caused
the Reading of APP
peal To-day
IN HOPES TO AVERT
CONFERENCE ENDING
Labor Delegates Express
Indignation With John
Spargo's Motion

Washington, D. c., Oct. 22-Organ-
lied labor's representatives in the ma
tional industrial conference to-day
forced the reading of the letter to the
conference which President Wilson yes
terday dictated from his sick bed and
in which he declared the public ex-
pected the conference to stay together
until every possible means had been
exhausted to establish "surer and
heartier cooperation between all the
elements engaged in industry"
Immediately after the letter was
read, the conference recessed and the
labor group went into private session
to determine its future course. The
members plainly were impatient and
some of the public and capital dele
gates seemed doubtful whether the la
Dor representatives would continue in
the conference.
Before the recess, Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
Of Labor, declared that motion by
John Spargo of the public group, that
the conference give the president "a
solemn pledge binding every group and
individual that nothing would be left
undone" to solve the problems before
the body would be most unfortunate"
The motion which had been seconded
by Harry A. Wheeler, chairman of the
capital group. was withdrawn.
As they left the conference hall, the
labor delegates expressed their indigna-
tion over Mr.. Spargo's motion.
DO you think we are going TO stay
here to be crucifed from day to day?
demanded Frank Morrison. secretary
of the American Federation of La
Dor.
AT conference before the general
session this morning the labor group
requested Chairman Lane TO read the
presidents letter. Mr.. Lane did not de
sire TO read It to single group and
consequently gave it to the full CON
ference. Ii had been written to him
to be used at his discretion and he said
yesterday he would use it only as a
last resort to prevent dissolution of
the conference.
Mr.. Lane and others in the confer
ence said the opposition of the labor
group to Mr.. Spargos resolution was
based upon the desire Of some indi-
vidual members of the labor delegs
tion to be at liberty to withdraw from
the conference if they desired 1t was
said that should any of them with
draw. new delegates probably would be
appointed and the labor group remain
in the conference.
Before reading the letter, Secretary
Lane told the conference the presi.
dent considered the gathering ''the
most important extra legal body that
has met in this city during his admin
istration" The chairman said it was
after he had informed the president
of the state of mind" of the confer
ence that the executive had addressed
to the delegates the letter which he
signed on his bed, lying on his hack .
An the groups in the conference
capital, labor and the pubic-were
present, but the labor delegates took
no part in the applause which marked
the conclusion Of the reading. Upon
motion Of the chairman, the confer.
enee gave a. rising vote of thanks to
the president,
All members of the labor group will
return to the conference at 2:3O p. m.
to-day, Mr.. Morrison announced after
the private conference Of the labor del
egation.-
Other members said the group had
decided as a whole to remain in the
conference.