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panel and the representative OF
either side that agreed to the ad'
justment. II the other side con.
sented to adjustment before the in
iquiry was completed. the board Of
inquiry would become u board OF ad-
Ijustment by appointment Of the re-
naming member, Otherwise, the
board Of inquiry would investigate
the dispute and make public Its hnd.
I ipgs for the benefit Of the public.
/ In the presentation OF evidence"
the preliminary statement declared.
each side shall have the right to
present It's position through repre-
sentatives OF Its own choosing"
Have Judicial Rights
All the properly constituted boards
would have the right TO subpoena
witnesses. examine them under oath.
and 10 require the production OF pa.
pers pertinent TO the case, %.
Existing means OF adjustment and
conciiiation. whether federal or
state. or established under mutual
agreements Of workers and employ
ers in any industry. would not be
affected by the creation OF the sys-
TEN suggested by the conference.
With regard TO public utilities. the
conference made the following state
ment:
The plan here proposed presents
greater difficulties in application to
certain public utilities than TO COM
petitive industry. The continuous
operation OF public utilities is vital
to public welfare. As the capital
invested is employed in public use.
so is the labor engaged in public
service: and the Withdrawal of
either with the resul, OF suspend
ing service makes the people the
real victim.
The conference believes that a
plan OF tribunals or boards OF ad-
justment and inquiry should be ap-
piled TO public utilities. but In the
adaptation OF the plan two problems
present themselves. First, govern
mental regulation OF public utilities
is now usually confined TO rates and |
services. The conference considers /
that there must be some merging of
responsibility fer regulation OF rates
and services and the settlement OF
wages and conditions OF labor. Such !
coordination would give greater Sc
curity TO the public, to employe. and |
to employer. Second, is the prob !
lem whether some method can be
arrived at that will avert all danger
of interruption OF service. Tnese .
matters require further considera-
tion before concrete proposals are
put forward"
Police Cans Organize
After declaring that the govern
ment could not permit It's functions,
conducted in the interests OF all the
people TO Be interrupted by con-
certed cessation OF work. the confer
ence further affirmed that govern
rnent employees concerned with the
OF justice or the
Of public safety or pub
lie order should not be permitted
70 affiliate with any organization
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strike. An essential part of the ap-
olication Of these principles, II was :
added, was the establishment OF tri-
'unals to remedy promptly any .
grievances submitted by government
workers.
Legislation OF the nation, the
tates and the municipalities" the ]
Conference said, should be improv- ;
d to prevent delay in hearings and d!
o enable speedy action when there ]
re grievances"
When President Wilson summon
d the conference, of which Secre- !
ary Wilson is chairman and Herbert Z
Ioover vice-chairman, 1t was ex- J
ressly denied the right to consider 4
ny existing Industrial disputes, I
hich was the question which I
recked the first Industrial confer I
ace. While no specific references 4
, recent industrial troubles were j.
ade, several recommendation and Z
atements of the conference reflect I
the experience Of the steel strike +
Id the Boston polio strike. /
Other members Of the conference 7
e Martin Fl. Glynn, Thomas w. Z
regory, Richard Hooker, Stanley /
ing, Samuel w. Mccall, Henry NJ. (
obinson, julius Rosenwald, Oscar Z
Strauss, Henry c. Stuart, F. w. +
iussig, william o. Thompson, !.
enry J. Waters, George w. Wick Z
sham, and owen ID. Young, with I
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