The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-01
WILL ATTEMPT TO
STABILIZE LABOR
Committee Of Five Understood
to Sail To-day for Eng
land and France.
MEMBERSHIP A MYSTERY
VIII Further Redfield Plan
and May Present Findings
10 Peace Conference.

According 20 authoritative information
recsfved In Wall Street yesterday, q
commission Of i've members representing
ths United States Government win sail
this afternoon at I o'clock on tho White
Star liner olympic for England. where
they will discuss with British Govern.
msnt representatives. as we'll as with
representatives Of the French republic,
steps for the Sterilization OF labor
throughout the world.
The namo Of only one member Of the
commission could be learned last night,
that one being IS. Pembcrton Hutchin-
son. president of the westmoreland Coal
Company of Philadelphia 1t is under
stood that the four other members OF
the party represent leading industries
OF the country and are men who have
given close study and a great deal OF
concentrated thought to the existing Ia
Dor problem.
According to the story as reported IN
Wall Street, the commission will operate
along lines in furtherance OF the plan
OF William c. Redheld Secretary Of Com
mere, for TIE sterilization of prices the
world over II possible. It was pointed
-.
toward price sterilization some similar
action must be taken in regard to wages.
the two being closely related. The CON-
mission will 60 to England. then to
Paris 1t is considered probable that
some Of its findings will be presented
ofncially to the Peace Conference for the
guidance Of that body in it's operation.
IAN international movement TO adjust
labor interests" Is the way one man, In
formed concerning the departure OF the
commission. expressed himself He de-
olared that the attitude taken by the
Government was that sterilization Of la
Dor could not be confined to this side Of
the Atlantic with results that would be as
successful as though the movement were
worldwide.
1t is understood that members OF the
commission have decided that the Bril-
tlsh programme for the adjustment OF
labor is the most satisfactory and most
feasible yet presented. and that with
this as a starting point an effort will be
made to internationaliEe the whole
movement If that plan can be carried
out successfully. 1t was declared. 1t
would constitute one OF the greatest
steps toward final readjustment In In
dustry the world over.
Just what the commission plans to
do upon its arrival or how II will frst
attack the proposition Is matter which
has not been divulged. Nor has 1t been
announced BY whom the commission
was appointed. although It Is stated
on good authority that Secretary Red
field named the members of the party.
The report current yesterday was to
the eject that the United States Steel
Corporation was one Of the concerns to
be represented, At the office of Judge
Gary. chairman Of the board OF direc-
tors Of that corporation, II Wis declared
that nothing was known of the matter
and q similar answer was brought out
by inquiry at the office of James A.
Farrell, president OF the corporation.
There were several stories as to who
constituted the membership Of the COM
mission and among those mentioned
were Charles Cheney OF Cheney Bros.
silk manufacturers. Denial was made,
however, at the Cheney Bros. office that
Mr.. Cheney was a member of the party
or that he was going abroad at this
time. Another rumor that Pierre s.
du Point was one of the group could not
be confirmed. although the passenger
list Of the Olympic failed to disclose his
name.
Leaders of industry all through the
United States are expected to watch
with great deal of interest the work
which is to be done by this commission.
It Is admittedly one of the most i'm
portant lines which have been cast out
In the reconstruction programme and. II
something of concrete nature can be
developed from tho deliberations Of the
committee with the representatives OF
England and France. 1t is believed that
untold beneflt will be the direct result
IN every country on the globe