The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-20
"ROUND TABLE"
FATE WAvER|NC
Labor Says Collective Bar
gaining h st Be Affirmed
ny RALPH y. COUCH
United Press Staff Correspondent

ny RALPH y. COUCH
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Oct. So
United Press. i-rr~sidcut WI.
son win not permit the national
industrial conference 10 break
up In q Disagreement
This was learned on high Au-
thcrity at the White House to-
day.
II any delegates quit the confer.
ence, the president win name suhsti
tutes or cause them To be named. II
was made clear. Even should an
entire group walk out. tho admits
tration would make an effort TO have
~ replaced.
The Industrial conference In hero
TO see this thing thru" according
to the attitude taken at the executive
mansion.
So much II at stake that the gov.
ernment cannot afford to let the
conference so to pisces.
WASHINGTON, oct. .o.--Repre-
sentativcs OF the public today faced
a flght 10 keep the Industrial con
ference in session. A vote on the
question OF collective bargaining
cannot b. delayed after today. in
the opinion OF most delegates.
Members OF the employers group
In the conference early today indi'
Gated they could not indorse col
lcctive bargaining resolution. giving
workers right 90 select outside
representatives In dealing with en-
ployers. Employers contend they
must be permitted TO decide whether
they shah deal with professional
labor leaders In strikes.
Employers were stu In caucus on
the question OF collective bargaining
shortly before noon today. Secretary
Lane therefore adjourned the morn
ing meeting OF tn, conference. which
assembled at IL n IN. since only
the public and labor groups were
present.
The session lasted only ffvc min.
utes. The conference was 10 con-
vcne at s:so p. m. when a vote was
10 be taken on collective bargain.
ing.
The public and labor groups arc
ready to vote In favor of the col.
lective bargaining resolution. mem.
bcrs say.
A negative vote by the employers
group will defeat Il. .
Members Of the labor group de
clares the conference might as well
adjourn now IL collective bargain.
ing Is not affirmed and indorsed
They made this clear late Friday
when the conference recessed until
today to give committees time to
mediate the difference OF tho two
groups. labor and capital
Committee and group seSions
have been almost continuous since
Friday afternoon. Employers met
all Saturday and continued In SEES
sion until . a. m Sunday. Tho
meeting was resumed Sunday after
noon and lasted until late last night
The central committee Of Is met
yesterday and last night Agreement
was not reached at any meeting.
committeeman said carly today. The
central committee. therefore. II cx-
pected TO report out the collective
bargaining resolution without recon.
mendation.
To Demand Vote
Labor members planned 20 demand
vote Immediately. II has been post
poncd n week.
A vote now means defeat OF the
collective bargaining resolution.
members Of the public group think.
Optimists In the group early today
were making plans to stave IL OF II
possible.
Judge Gary. chairman OF the
United States Steel corporation. re-
turned to the national Industrial con.
ference with a prepared statement
which he planned to read Mt the
morning session. He has been In
New York since Friday. where he is
reported 10 have conferred with
| financial interests.
II was learned that Gary's state
ment would be mainly a rciteration
of his previous position In the steel
utrit. astrsn1 x~bfch ha has r~fnuo<t