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the statement said. and that IS as COR
Ean.zinE and barcaining through trade
ard labor unions"
on the other hand. Samuel Gompcrs.
president Of the American t'cderatlon Of
Labor. in statement explaining the
tend nf -" Dor group declared thu.
II is worS" than useless (" ST n C"u-
i"rc:.c.' with employers uu">S IN. :
ar" Ia a declaration Of the r.-h' &c
workers t. organize without dt%rr,
elton.
Authorized to Act.
Asserting that the labor delegates are
not Jumping Jacks" ard would no; re-
verso their decisions. Mr.. GomPcrs said
that h" had been instructed previous to
Yesterdays meeting by the labor group,
including both the representatives Of
the American Federation Of Labor and
The railroad brothcrhoods TO announce
their withdrawal in case the collective
Bargaining declaration was defeated.
When the declaration Was finally re-
jcct.d yesterday. he said there was moth
ing let except Withdrawal.
Lanes Statement.
In declaring the conference adjourned,
Chairman Lane said that the Go!ng out
If the labor group had changed the ma
turc' e TN" conferences.
d"ilt G'~Ir, that ! .houd express 70
the r"n,l"ru-n "G tho employers group
VIII hav" expressed their willingness
- az. his desire that the nature of thu
""it' rene" itself should. because OF tho
change. g: C"udit.nns. hc changed. and
thai Tia. work should b" carried on by
-" public group lnrsmuch as the bar
d. 1T ih"S" Quarrcls that exist in in
dustry falls ultimately upon tho publ"
NJ! =" gentlemen. In" public group will
h' asked I" man" Il report and give adj
va" and Suggestions us to the industrial
policy Of THIS country"
The employers group OF the confer
rae. tuuiIhr issued 4 statement which
Sd.d IN part:
The Employers Side.
"Th" Adjournment OF tho national in
dustrlal conferences as originally con-
.j,tut'd brings up Sharply tho question
ut whether IN" weeks OF controversy
OYER on" phrs, only OF Iudustri1l rcla-
ti":tS leaves, tn" situation without Il
sir%l"' Saln. Til" employers group,
suG'rly reviewing the work uC the con
ference. discovers three definite gains
First. i, has been demonstrated that
fallur" IS inevitable where preliminary
organization cr tho elements composing
such Il conference ia absent and wh"r"
~ preparation is mud" FOR the orderly
presentation Of I program which shall
include all Of tn" knuwn factors upon
which industrial rcrations are based.
second. collective bargaining. an ac-
copied and desirable policy in industry.
hHs been brough, more prominently be-
for" In" country. and VIII Influence
SINGER effort on the part OF irnumer-
able manufacturers to find m accept
able medium through which this cOllcc-
tIv" relationship may Be secured and
maintained in the industrial establish
mCnt.
Third. collective bargaining rs a pol
icy ar principle cannot be- safely used
In tho broad and general sense with
which the public has been accustomed
To express ii. In, must b" defined clear
" aS to It's applicability 10 tho varying
rrud,ttons OF industry and tn" varying
relations that exist between wage earn
or and the employer.
For tho Open Shop.
The employers group could not deny
tn" right that II so freely and fully
conceded in it, own substitute rcSolu-
tiou which II" conference defeated. and
Il stands rudIy with ~" adjournment OF
IN" conference" upon tn" record % It's
substitute" and IT, Interpretation. conf
dent that N" sober Judgment OF IN"
American p""rI" viii com" {" under
stand tn" p"'Tt!"n i0kru wH sin d"f"nS"
81 'h.' open shop. 1n American inStitu-
tiun thai "hrlI not II" undermined ana
Il. .troy.d /" ais organized combination
s,"i.,ug 10 threaten its l.c". our social
md rriu+ir.Il fabric is not IN danger
Emrl"rcr nud wr8,. Garner will live md
work ,ug"ihrr. bul ih,' r"nr"r"nr" had
demonstrated that ia" right "r tn" en-
player IL deny representation uuwor'h-
ily sought sl,rlI not Il" abridged; nor
shall tho right or tho wHI," Garner col