The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-17


session of the conference and his
absence led to the spread OF the re-
port that he had bottled the confer
ence. Confirmation of this report,
however, could not be secured here
torfight
At the Willard hotel, where Judge
Gary stops, II was said that the
Judge had gone to New York. he
left no word then he was to return
or whether he would return at all.
His secretary. however. stated that
he had no knowledge that the Judge
had decided to quit the conference
Next TO the reported bolt of
Judge Gary, the interest conferred In
the unexpected position taken by
John .. Rockefeller, Jr.. in favor OF
the resolution drawn mp by tho
la Dor and the public groups and
presented by the general commit
tee. ...,
Mr.. Rockefeller made a lengthy
speech in support of the resolution
One Of hts declarations seemed to
take direct issue with Judge Gary
He said:
Tt is clear that the common
interest cannot be advanced
by the effort of any one party
to dominate the other. to ar
siIzaE6.s tss.taSe tlasr iaTaTls ssn
which alone it will cooperate,
to threaten 10 withdraw II any
attempt is made to thwart the
enforcement of It's Will Such
a position is as I'M Am ericau
as ii is intoierable
EMPLOYERS DISSENT
Chairman Chadbourne of the
general committee stated that both
the labor and the public groups
had voted unanim ously in favor OF
the resolution. but that the employ
ers group had dissented The reso-
luton was framed and so recon-
rended after many hours OF deiib-
Grafton.
The labor group had accepted it
because II felt that IL the confereas;e
adopted the principles involved
questions such as those raised in
the mooted steel strike resolution
would then ind reasonable solu-
ton AS the resolution expressly
declared that a wage Garner could
join any. organization he desired or
could deal directly with his en-
ployer If he chose, the two groups
felt that ii would remove opposition
of employers who insist upon col
lectlve bargaining within Individual
plants only.
The first one TO speak In support
of the resolution was Mr.. Rookie
Teller Then followed speeches by
members not only OF the labor and
the public groups. but of the en-
ployers group.
The going seemed good for the
resolution which would easily have
been adopted on a vote Of ayes and
nays from the individual members
of the conference. This was bar
red by the rule for group voting.
Then. Frederick P. Fish, of Bos-
ton after a long speech declaring
that the resolution had not received
sufficient elaboration, and that IL led
to dangers both seen and unseen.
moved that il be recommitted to the
general committee.
WASTE OF TIME.
This proposal brought to his feet
w. D. Mahon of the labor group who
declared that there was no use send
Ing the resolution back to the con-
ference that Ii would be a waste OF
time
I'VE had some hope when we
came here" said MFR. Mahon. I'VE
have been brought here in groups.
some one has said that they repre-
scented Faith, Hope and Charity. 1t
looks to me as if they had come to
represent Faith, Hope and Gary.
we submitted in the steel strike
resolution fair and honorable
proposition. That was sidetracekd.
Then We went back to consider the
principle of collective bargaining
Now we have this resolution. 1t is
q fair and honorable one All we
ask is the right to organize and to-
bargain collectively.
III we can't get that, tell me
what We have. Nothing. In my