Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-16
EMPLOYER GROUP
BEATEN IN EFFORT
TO COMPEL ACTION
Committee Strikes Snag Try
ing to Define collective
Bargaining"
OBJECTION RAISED TO LABOR
HAVING OUTSIDE SfOKESMEH
Employers Willing to Negotiate
With Workers in Their
Establishments.
MORRISON IN GoNlPER's PLACE
Federation Secretary Becomes Acting
Chairman Of Labor Group Dur
Ing Leaders Illness.
MORRISON IN GoMpER's PLACE
Federation Secretary Becomes Acting
Chairman Of Labor Group Dur .
ing Leaders Illness.
rBy Associated Prcss.l

TBy Associated Prcss.l
WASHINGTON, Oct. l5.-Despite re-
peated declarations by EMPLOYERS.
delegates that they never would ap-
prove Intervention In the steel strike
and insistent demand from the same
group that the labor arbitration pro-
posal be disposed of definitely, the ma
tionai Industrial conference. voting as
an assembly today. deferred action on
the labor plan pending an effort Sby
the central committee of fifteen to
agree on the question OF collective
bargaining.
The motion to defer. made by Ber-
nard N. Barueh. chairman of the pub
lie delegation. was defeated Under the
group voting plan. the employers
sroup voting against 1t and taa public
ment. -N'
Settled by Majority Vote.
Gonsent of all three groups Is re-
CURED under the conference rules1to
SSaiirdate Sainn e.; action: On poias Of order
ing ofticer. ruled that the motion in
vosyed a question Of procedure and not
lied BY simple ;mojority 9uva Vote oe OF sfs- n-
.ns nsudFs Ss,tsG ElSsS5 T; cary chairman Of
ha. Neb.;, were the only Nins members naf af
ment and G. cErsuP g. RaeEst, eppt9sing sSa
kerson. farmers representatives.. alone
moIos e%TPleyfPs The aSors sTeHp fayored ths
tor postponement.
~. Conference Strikes Snnr.
- Inc h central committee was directed
20 nave a report ready when the CON-
morrow afternoon, but ''g il ost9Sesto, st1sisk :
snag late today in attempting to de-
sns f,ne ,Gq1ieetiye ,i,}Ia asrgainins and made
hour session.
The right Of employees to organize
but no agreement could be y reached wes sai1; nn
,ne rhe question OF dealing with nonscrr.
spoEesmeno OF for the eomPsEny WesEsy,. acting as
mittee will meet again tomorpnn, rpou
morning. but it appeared Practically iiW
would be resehed tnat and tSst no tps
and public delegates in the committee
wou5d wou5d as ask for more time; Such action
tion. resolution. afoi'ra
wd1is Labor ID ndelsgnItes said today that they
strike STU resolution in case they can stJel ob!
principiec ri cieansss af asGsptanee Of the
with the, right OF employees 10 sn1sct
reis REPRESENTATIVES Just as the compas
MES hire counsel"
Would Mean Disruption.
trate ailqFe re OF s,rii The conference to arbi-
view view, Of collective barsaining wanld .nsl5
soms nean ,.har disruption Of the conference.
as to say. "t % tar
ers on obisct",i the "Fisht" Of the hall. employ
pressuTeS pre- sS'ea ef sto, to confsidsration Under
eipie as collective bargaininre Han
esnnot eenf F. be Perkins. io. of Chicago. Said we
irving at any decision In such an to az az
lEs whis et Ghisasc. eGahGsai1
iMrhi, isS4e :, was impossible with "other diss se
gates said that the labor STEEL striGs
.arbitrauon resolution was never IN
reSoen,,5 reSoen tH5 otnsr purposes than to force
snoissmnn irol0n , or the unions and their
aroitIatc on the strike by committee
c%ontalning col union officials and companv
Ivfes soIute sccsnt.n wo%,d, have amounted to ab-
winch labor is fighting. =.
Ready to Make Coneessions. -:
:, Charles Edward Russell OF Nav
,,,2tt ,1.k, spokesman for the central com
ih,.'ee, TN ee, toid press representatives after
tai and labor were disposed to maEa
concessions: and that nothing had
ttbhsnsp,fsd tbe to shake his conviction that
and constructive results" He a1n,its
ted. however. that serious differences
OF opinion exist, which must be har-
report. Souts
The conference did not meet uni,
nearly noon, and remained in session
about an hour. Owing TO the illness, OF
American Federation of Labor. and
leader OF the labor group. the labor
delegates were allowed some time 10
select an acting head. Frank MORT
son. secretary Of the federation, was
Calls for Showdown.
Immediately after his election. NJ
Mr. Baruch. Calvin McNab. Of San
FRANCISCO. and other members OF tho
public group regarding Mr.. Baruchts
motion to defer. a tentative agree
nent reached At that time was'ap.
proved by the labor and public groups
IN group meetings. Meantime, Harry
a. Wheeler. chairman of the en-
ployees. had. taken poll of his fellow
conlerees. and decided to call for a =
Debate on Mr.. Baruch's motion was
at times acrimonious. l.. F.. Loree,
president OF the Delaware and Hudt
son Railway, representative Of the en-,
ployers, charged tho conferences with
maneuyertng on what is political
rather than an economic questios,,Ny
Thomas l.. Chadbourne. OF New York.
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