The sun., 1919-10-23

group took sharp issue with Mr.. Endi-
colt.
There were insinuations and sugges-
tions in his remarks which must be cor
rected In the interest OF truth. There
|. was O reference to the fact that o pro-
gramme was submitted by one Of the
committee of five representing the en-
ployers In the committee Of fifteen and
the very gentle suggestion In connection
with that. that he disappeared from the
committee OF fifteen after his absence
occurred and that that absence remained
permanent and that the rest OF us with
drew his resolution.
Resents the Suggestion.
"Mr. Hutchinson Is seated here and
he 10 still q member Of the committee Of
fifteen. He left on private business.
And I went 10 suggest to this group
that a suggestion that we were pulled
by strings from any source is not war
ranted by the facts and that that re-
Election upon our standing and our
programme of procedure contained In
any such remarks should carry the
weight which such remarks under those
conditions deserves.
-"I submit that any group or any menu
Dor of any group has right TO say
that he is not to be put into a corner
and compelled to submit. I do not be-
lieve that this convention was called In
the belief OF the public at least with
the idea that II would necessarily agree
on all subjects. 1t seems to me that
the purpose Of this convention is 10
| find a meeting Of the minds 30 Tar as
possible but not to conclude upon
| surrender Of any mind whose belief Is
based on fundamental principles"
Mr.. Endicott started to quote MT.
Hutchinson. Mr.. Hutchinson objected
and q question OF veracity was raised.
but point Of order stopped the ex-
change
Mr.. spargo asked Mr.. Gompers. II he
would accept statement that the reso-
| luton as offered was merely q statement
Of abstract principle and that machinery
| and Interpretation were to be worked
out later. He stated the question al
some length and Mr.. Gompers replied
simply. yes"
L. L. Loree objected to the resolution
He said the groups had agreed to inclu-
sion Of the "Endicott tail'' on tho orig
inal resolution to safeguard the welfare
OF individual workers and this right
should be safeguarded. The so-called
tail said that the right of employees and
employers to treat individually was not
| infringed.
| Taking up the words Representatives
of their own choosing" he read from the
proceedings OF the Atlantic city conven-
| tion of the American Federation OF La
Dor a resolution disapproving OF the In
etitution In steel plants of the country
| and Of collective bargaining plans akin
to the Rockefeller plan and demanding
| that such bargaining be only by the
| trod da Ia l,td Al xryif n
proverb that the net must not be spread
In sight OF the bird.
| O'Leary Makes Protest.
]. W. OLeary OF the employers grour
| protested vigorously against charges OF
bad faith.
because we ask safeguard for col.
lective bargaining. in which most of us
believe In some form or another" he
said. I'VE are accused OF bad faith and
Of desire not to enter into any form
of collective bargaining. 1t was ssi1 ir
a paper that somebody has quoted that
we deny this right. Never have heard
In any Of tie discussions of the en-
ployers' group q denial Of the right OF
collective bargaining. but we do mos'
enthusiastically and honestly and sin
cerely protest against declaration
which from all of the evidence which
has been submitted in the past two
weeks points to only one kind Of col
lecttve bargaining. And I protest, al
I have before. that this question should
again be put to US after II has once
heen disposed of, and / hope sincerely
that we will not be misunderstood Il
some Of us feel the honest conviction
that our action will be misunderstood
if we should support this resolution.
am sorry It has been brought in again
II we must take this vote l sincerely
trust It will be clearly understood thai
1t does not mean. SO far as those o.
US who vote against It that we hav,
made any denial of the right OF wagt
earners to bargain collectively undel
such forms as experience and good prac
tice have shown to be productive of tn,
best relationships between capital ant
labor"
DR.. Eliot said:
II find the resolution on the subject O
organization and collective bargaining
perfectly plain and simple. clear to any
body's mind and to contain nothing bu
what all intelligent leaders of industr,
are now accepting and are now actin,
upon. One can say. Of course. tina