Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-10-15
ARBITRATION
Of [LSTR|KES,
WELL AS SSTEE[,
B0THREJ
Omnibus Proposal Offer
ed by Public Delegate
as Substitute.
.G0MPERs OBJECTS; ELIOT
FIGHTS LABOR'S PLANS

Washington. Oct. IA day
of recriminatory rejection of
counter-proposals designed to
bring peace in the restless labor
world was followed tonight with
talk of the labor group with
drawing from the White House
industrial conference called by
President Wilson. Out side of
the conference hall, delegates
talked of the round table end
ing in flat failure, unless action
is taken on the steel strike.
It was that very proposal that
was rejected in a day of heated
discussion today. And, again,
in the form of a proposal offer
ed by Thomas L. Chadbourne,
for general arbitration of all eX-
listing strikes, peace was cast ov-
er. The conference adjourned
tonight without having taken
other definite action than the
appointment Of three sub-com-
mittees.
Will Try Again.
Another attempt to obtain ac-
tion in the steel controversy,
however, will be made by mem
bers Of the public group, headed
by Bernard M. Baruch, through
new compromise proposal,
when the conference resumes its
sessions tomorrow.
The labor resolu,' ~ for arbitration
of the steel strike was laid before the
conference today with..tlt rccommenda-
tlon by the central cf cfmmittee, but with
an amendment propos d in committee by
President Gompers of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor. providing that the ar
btration committee be chosen by the
conference groups from members or
non-members of the conference The
report by Chairman Chadbournc an
nounced that. while the resolution was
favored by majority of the members
of the committee, it had received the
negative vote Of two groups and there
fore could not be favorably reported.
Climax OF Days Sessions.
The substitute resolution proposed ac-
ceptance of Mr.. Gompers' committee Of
six to adjust all public labor disputes
its decision to be final after an attempt
to reconcile differences had been made
by joint committee of employers and
employees.
The labor representatives would be
chosen by those tout on strike and those
m aIF1H in ha ,tf.r af ttln p1
companies
The climax Of the days tense sessions
came late in the day when Mr. Gompers
made an impassioned plea for interven-
ton in the steel strike and reviewed the
negotiations leading up to the calling of
the strike, Sept. H.
Looking directly at Ebert II. Gary.
chairman Of the United States Steel cor
poration. seated with the public group,
the labor leader declared that the steel steel
corporation had acted like the boshe-
wiki in refusing 10 meet representatives
of the other party in dispute.
Mr.. Gary kept his eyes fixed on the
labor leaders face throughout the
speech, but made no reply when Mr.
Gompers concluded.
Employers for War.
That the employer group does not "a
ror intervention in existing disputes.
was indicated By the remarks in the
onference Of T.. r. Loree. president of
the Delaware and Hudson railway. and
by a statement issued tonight by Mag
mus w. Alexander. managing director
OF the National Industrial conference
board The latter expressed the belief
that the majority of the delegates were
"averse to running itself into general
arbitration board" while Mr.. Loree
said that if action were to be taken in
the steel strike, it also would be neces-
sary to intervene in the coal strike
called for November l and the numer-
ous other labor disturbances
The conference rules were again the
subject OF warm controversy at today's
sessions. members of the public group
crltlclzing and labor delegates defend
ing the group method of procedure.
Adjourn to Consider Plan.
Mr.. Chadbourne's proposal did not
specifically mention the steel strike. and
it met with instant objection from
Samuel Gompers. chairman of the labor
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