Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-26
SAYS WILSON'S ABSENCE
CALAMITY TO COUNTRY
Industrial Conferences Failure
Largely Duo to Luck of His
Outstanding Leadership.
REAL ISSUE WAS FUNDAMENTAL
Employ rs' Group Demanded Collcc-
tive Bargaining Should Garry With
IL Actual Collective Contractuol
Responsibility Of Union Members.
ny J. FREPERICk EssARY.

Wy ny =; EnEEEnIck EssAEl.
first great national con ference be,weei
represe of capital. az labor an,
e. Tie American me, pubiiS: called b!
upon ths rock: vii Is, dsbstsd for ;,
divided in the conferences itself an;
sSs, ans oyIi 'ha, naE BE- siySn MI
Partisan. "
Blu; Then are certain facts aeout
earnestly rejected upon BY the neNi
body % CorfsrseS who may he Assem-.
bisd 70 dea; with the :atstul issues
], WI Sc sra?:s6 BY every n,a3 who
absence Q: E-csilsH, wilson from IRA;
sant.-s WAS = aa:!eaa! misfortune.
:nnueace ~ ~ 3e-<oasif;y and re
suthor!;y % NtS exalted Office he cor
5sr.nes ws< TGtdsI!ss< from ne Start.
ssa 20 2S2 - G!san.122E:Sn ant -
sey.h - o-ese5: ths issues,
Could Sec End From Start
Or 1Ae o7e2:7S DAY :; WAS Easy %
ts:ssss much ;aa: hiS since develop
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ecnterssce N With he Lad p!.eed
-sea me dutI 81 re sTi ;hs AT na ion
<-oFl the penis wh.ch thEsate: 3; from
Without him the conterees wsre com
tain. uaguiied fashion, even n m.
rrooP. .: men nesded shove "a All eis.
and VIVA; they would welcome in their
hearts tesIr above All else would be I've
the bench saying 10 them, as he would
"Geriiernen, there must b. no mis-
.sial in this case. The issues are clear
The facts are TOO vital The nations
life Is too dear 70 all Q: you Tor any
verdict. You must lay down = pro
gram o. action for the guidance OF
AND yeuT 5sow
men. AS good Americans you cannot.
YOU oare not. Adjourn without reach
Such Mandate Wa. Missing.
Bu; the mandate of such a judge wa
yened a, the. eleven,h hour from his
had deadlocked !, had viT;nsllT fs ale
The lines were tightly drawn and the
Split Of SeomproRise and accommoda
saved the, conference. at that hour
unless it had been the power OF the
Presidents own presence
The system Of sounding and record.
ing the sentiment OF the conference
was another unfortunate circumstance
Under the plan adopted. each grou,
voted In public sessions as a unit Ii
could disagree all that it pleased with.
in itself. but when il came into III,
open minorities did not count. The
we're carried along with majorities a.
though they did not exist.
II came TO pass that upon the ina
issues that the employers group, gen
orally dcnominated the capitalists ha,
bare majority against the adoption O
me compromise proposal in behalf o
collective bargaining. And that ma
loTity. slender as u was. not only de
ieafed the compromise. but ii de
etroycd the conference. IL drove labor
from the hall and induced the Presi
cent 10 d!Sniss the employers. lcavinG
only the public's Representatives tt
stTugsie on toward conclusions.
Why Came Disagreement.
What was the disagreement: al
about" Why, if the conferecs wcre
so close together could They not com,
10 an understanding: Did the conflict
ing elements stand upon unimportan,
technicaiitics or upon funda rnentnIsi
was II mere obstinacy, or STUPIDITY or
prejudice that kept capital and labor
from hNing a standard OF relationship
which would lend itself to solution
OF the industrial problems?
lhese are questions which the AVER
age Individual Is doubtless asking A.;
MS mind goes hack somewhat b.wji-
oered TO The proposals and counter
proposals and resolutions and amend
mems and debates OF the past ,wo
weeks Ana an uninvolved answer 10