Evening star., 1919-10-03
BROTHERHOODSA ASK
CONFERENCE SEATS
Representation Other Than
by A. F. of L. Sought at
Industrial Sessions.
PLANS STILL INCOMPLETE

Plans are not yet complete for the
initial activities of the national in
dustriaI conference which opens next
Monday at the Pan-Amercan building
by direction of President Wilson. In
vesting bankers have not submitted
the names of their representatives.
The national industrial conference
board has selected four or five dele
gates, but names of the four select
ed are withheld pc aiding selection of
the fifth man.
Railroad brotherhoods today made
urgent requests of the Department of
Labor for special representation at
the conference, despite the fact that
organized labor will have there a
delegation of fifteen men under the
personal leadership of Samuel Com
pers, president Of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor.
1t was said at noon at the depart
ment that the brotherhoods very likely
will have no more direct representa- =
tion than they will obtain through the
federation deleE alton.
Considered Family Squabble.
Though the railroaders appealed to
Director General Walker D. Hines of
for them at the conference table
places for four men, delegated by the
four brotherhoods, the matter is con-
sidered a sort of family squabble
in the Federation of Labor. 1t is said
the question Of separate representa-
submitted to President Wilson for de-
cision when he returned from his
speaking tour. but his illness has pre-
vented that
President Gompers will discuss la
boris plans for. the conference with
Federation Of Labor headquarters to-
MORROW morning. It is possible, ac-
cordinE to reports, the trouble over
; the railroad mems representation will
be satisfactorily settled at this meet
ing.
opened has not been decided. Secre-
tary Wilson Of the Department OF La
Dor. probably will do SO. department
,offcials say, because nobody else has
been proposed. Whether or not
president Wilson will send q message
to the conference II not known
Z Asked about this. q department ex-
ecutive said: "We haven't heard OF
such q message.
.Tf the President has prepared one
he likely did 30 while he was away,
surely not since his return to Wash
ington. We hope the question Of tenn
! porary chairmanship and tentative
pians covering other phases of the
early part Of the conference Will be
definitely settled at the White House
this afternoon"
Arrangements have been made at
the Pan-American building to seat
100 delegates 100. press representa-
formal opening. Under present ar
Y1ngements stenographfc reports OF
. the pruceedings will be furnished
Newspaper correspondents every ten
mtnutes.
Admittance by Card.
!, Admission to-the conferences will be
lRrnnted by ticket only It 10 under
totood visitors win attend by invita-
don, ana that these largely will be
..restricted TO members OF Congresa
Edwin =. Gay and Charles q. Dawes.
Who Wfll be unable 70 serve with the
delegation OF twenty-five
appointed 70 represent the general
bubble. The Department OF Labor be-
,ll0veG the two vacancies will not be
0l1ed ~ provision WAS not made for
Exceptins the labor delegation the
.4roup6 will enter the conference quite
|Wnorg1nized. Many OF the delegates
NAMED by the Pregfdent are not even
me United states Chamber Of Com
merce delegates have not conferred
together, and It was said at the cham
ber today the delegation would enter
the meeting without any plan In ef-
busines men. not a. delegates ready
to submit an Industrial program
worked out by the organization they
nominAlly repreSent, It was explained.