The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-10-23
PUBLIC Group
WILL CONTINUE
LABOR SESSION
President Wilson Requests Repre-
sentatives TO Go on With Work
Without the Labor Delegation
and Report to Him.
GoMPERs AND ASSOCIATES
WILL REMAIN OUT OF IT
Wilson's Desire Communicated 10
Chairman Lane Through secre-
tary Tumulty-Attitude Of Cap
ital Group Uncertain.

WASHINGTON, Oct ss.-Out OF
the wreck OF the national Industrial
conference. President Wilson today
sought to build new machinery to
bring about industrial peace In the
country. In a message to Chairman
Lane he asked that the public repre-
seniativcs In the conference continue
their work and make report to him.
This followed withdrawal from the
conference last night OF the labor
group.
Department OF labor officials were
said 60 favor further action on the
part OF the public representatives In
the hope that program originating
with that group would be acceptable
to labor.
Gompcrs stands Firm.
Samuel Gompers. president OF the
American Federation of Labor. In
formal statsmcnt reiterated that un-
less the employers group In this con-
ference agreed 20 the declaration
that the workers without dlscrimlna-
tion had the right to orsenise &, was
worse than useless for labors repre-
sentatives to continue the delibera-
tluns.
After announcing that he had re-
ccived President wilson's message.
Chairman Lane declared the national
industrial conference as originally
constituted adjourned and immediate
IS called the members OF the public
group Into Session AS new confer
encc
whether capitals representatives,
would assent 20 the arrangement pro-
posed remained to be developed.
Their spokesman sHid that they had
stood for what they regarded as just
principles and were content to rest
their case before the public on the
conference record.
President Wilson ala not write
formal letter 20 tho conference. Hls
wishes were made known 10 Mr.. Lane
through Secretary Tumulty who wont
to the conference room ait"r t1lk
With tho prosideu; during which NJ
Wilson was Informed not only ~ tho
events In the conference. but also Of
the Views ~ tho conference leaders,
lane Ad,lrsstass Dcl'rntss.
Secretary Lane told the delegates
that withdrawal of the labor group
had changed the nature Of the con-
ference lie said he had been COM
missioned by the president % explain
to the employers group the changed
nature of the conference and TO say
that the president desired the pubic
group to remain In session tn carry on
the work In az much as the burden
OF the results of industrial disputes
faIl ultimately on the public.
~ know that the people OF the
United States are greater than any
part of that people said Mr.. Lane,
"nud as q body they Will move for
ward regardless oi clashes he,w'en
interests The public group Will hc
askod to mako suggestions and -
! give advice ns to the industrial pol
4 lev Of the country. these 10 he prs
sented TO the president.
May Increase Membership.
After the conference was adjourned
Mr.. Lane said IL was probable the
president would increase tho mem
borship Of the public group so as To
make that body more representative.
Organized labor NAV be asked %
Z participate through delegates to be
named by the president
/ The public Representatives prob
ably will name subcommittee To
study and report on various phases OF
the Industrial situation. and then con-
aoiidato their findings into tho pro-
nounccment of the conference. Mr..
Lane said. This course Is similar to
that urged on the original conference
by the chairman.
To-day was the thirteenth day the
conference had been in session. \
total OF 81 resolutions were intro
duced. II Is planned To refer all OF
them to appropriate committees oi
the new conference for consideration
~he public group later held nu
cxer ':h session and A. \. London
Of ffhEn,n, "a member, snid the dele
gates showed "a willingness to RESPOND
10 the presidents appeal.
Bernard NJ. Baruch chairman al
tho group presided.
l.. 4. to,ee, president Of the Deln
ware and Hudson Railway compan ny
land "a member Of the capital group
declared In formal statement tht
the action OF organized labor In with
fContinuet On phae fwo.'