Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-15
STEEL TRUST HAS
ACTED MUCH LIKE
BOLSHEVIKI SAYS
SAMUEL GOMPE RS
A. F, of [, Chief GiIIs Corpo-
ration for Refusal to Meet
Representatives of Other
Party in Dispute,
NO ACTION TAKEN ON
MEDIATION PROPOSAL
Plan to Settle WaIkout By
Arbitration Still Is UndiS-
posed Of By Industrial Meet
Ing At Washington.

washington, OCl. l4-AlleF neat
ed all-day session devoted almost en-
tirely to discussion of labor's proposal
to arbitrate the steel strike, during
which two attempts at postponement
and a substitute resolution by Thomas
L. Chadbourne of the public group,
met with defeat, the national indus
trial conference adjourned tonight
without having taken other definite
action than the appointment of three
subcommittee.
Another attempt to obtain action in
the steel controversy, however. will be
made by members of the public group,
headed by Bernard NJ, Baruch,
through a new compromise proposal,
when the conference resumes its ses-
sions tomorrow.
The labor resolution was laid before
the conference today without recon-
mendation by the central committee
but with an amendment proposed in
committee by Samuel Gompers' presi-
dent of the American Federation Of
Labor, providing that the arbitration
committee be chosen by the conference
groups from members or non mem
bers' of the conference. In reporting
announced that while the resolution
was favored by minority of the mem
bers of the committee, ii had, received
the negative vote of two groups and
therefore, could not be favorably re-
ported
A sub-resolution offered by Mr..
Chadbourne failed to receive the APP
proval of any of the three conference
groups, although it was framed so as
to avoid mention of the STEEL strike.
The substitute proposed acceptance of
Mr.. Gompers' committee of six to adj
lust all serious labor disputes its
decision to be final, after an attempt
to reconcile differences had been made
by a joint committee of employers and
employees. Rhe labor represe natives
would be chosen both by those 'out on
strike and those remaining in the en-
ploy of the several companies.
The climax Of the days tense ses-
sions, one of which was recessed in
the midst Of confusion, came late in
the day when Samuel Gompers, leader
of the labor delegation, made an i'm
passioned plea for Intervention in the
steel strike and reviewed the negotia-
tions leading up to the calling of the
strike on September 22.
Looking directly at Judge Gary,
chairman of the United States steel
corporation, seated with the public
group, less than fifteen feet away, the
labor leader declared that the steel
corporation had "acted like the Boil
sheviki" in refusing to meet repre-
sentatives OF the other party in the
dispute Judge Gary kept his eyes
fixed on the labor leaders face
throughout the speech but made no
reply when Mr.. Gompers concluded.
Outside the conference hall labor
delegates declared that the conference
would be a flat failure unless it took
action on the steel strike. Several IN
timated that the labor delegation
might withdraw from the conference
If the arbitration resolution were de-
feated, although more conservative
representatives did not believe the
group as whole contemplated any
such drastic action,
That the employer group does not
favor Intervention in existing dis
putes, either under the labor or
substitute arbitration proposals. was
indicated by remarks in the CONFER
ence of l.. F, Loree, president of the
Delaware and Hudson railway and a
StdteIHeHl lssueu tohi6hN "
w. Alexander, managing director of
the national industrial conference
board The latter expressed the be-
lief that the majority of the dele
gates were "averse to turning itself
into general arbitration board, =
while Mr. Loree said that if action
were to be taken in the steel strike,
it also would be necessary to intervene
in the coal strike called for November
/, and the numerous other labor dis
turbances The conferences rules were
again the subject of warm controversy
at today's sessions, members of the
public group criticising and labor dele
gates defending the group method OF
procedure.