Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-21
CARY OPPOSES
ACTION ON THE
Steel STRIKE
Before Economic Conference,
Corporation Head Re-affirmS
Open Shop Position.
ASSAHS HIS
STAND ON ARBITRATION
If Present Problems Are to Be Brush
ed Aside There Is No Use in Con-
tinuing the Conference, La
Dor Leader Declares.

Washington, Oct. 20.-In his first
pronouncement before the National
Industrial Conference, Judge Ebert
H. Gary, chairman of the board of
the United States Steel corporation,
sitting as representative Of the pub
lie today reaffirmed his position that
the steel strike SHOULD not be arbi-
trated or compromised" and objected
to action on that issue by the con-
ference.
The steel official also re-stated
without modification, his belief in
the open shop and the right to de-
termine terms of employment, "be-
tween employee and employer" This
statement brought from Samuel
Gompers, leader of the labor group
in the conference, the charge that
Judge Gary was taking the attitude
that "there is no other opinion in the
matter"
Referring to the steel corporation
chairman's request that the confer
ence take no action in the steel strike,
the labor leader declared that if the
real industrial issues were to be
brushed aside, there was no purpose
in continuing the conference.
While the clash of the two leaders
on the conference floor further re-
moved the hope Of an agreement on
the dominant issue of collective bar
gaining, prospects of Cancellation
it was permitted to become known
that the representatives of capital
were steadfast in their refusal to &C.
cept the Russell Endicott resolution
for recognition of collective bargain
ing, which has been approved by the
public and labor groups. The en-
ployers again went into session to-
night but the members of the group
privately admitted that recovering
of the conference tomorrow would
probably find them still in no mood
to yield on the vital point Of dealing
with labor representatives chosen
outside their own plants.
Gary's Statements.
The general committee will meet
at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow morning
and the representatives of the en-
ployers will attend with instructions
from their group. The conference
adjourned today to meet also at $50
o'clock, but Secretary Lane, chairman,
will not call the meeting until the
general committee is ready to report
In his statement to the conference,
Judge Gary said:
81 desire to make brief statement
in relation to the question under dis
cussion, as we'll as others submitted
to this conference. Further explana.
ton Of any vote may register will
,,,.nho h1xy ho ,,rroooccorvy
"Like other members of the con-
ference, recognize that the public
interest must always be considered IS
first Importance, that all private
interests must be sub-ordinated.
II am heartily in accord with the
desire of the president to establish
proper and satisfactory relations be-
tween all groups of citizens con-
nected with the industry, including.
of course. what has bee designated
as capital and labor.
81 believe in Cancellation, coopera-
ton and arbitration, whenever prac-
ticable without sacrificing principle.
No Favor to Unions.
II am of the fixed opinion that
the pending strike against the steel
industry of this country should not
be arbitrated or compromised, nor
any action taken, by the conference,
which bears upon that subject.
"Also that there should be MAIN
tanned in actual practice, without in
terruption, the open shop, as I UNDER
stand it-namely that every man,
whether he does not belong to labor
union, shall have the opportunity to
engage in any line Of legitimate EN-
ployment on terms and conditions
agreed upon between employee and
employer.
~ am opposed to policy or prac-
tice which unnecessarily limits pro-
auctions, increases costs, deprives the
workman from receiving the highest
wage rates resulting from voluntary
and reasonable effort, hinders pro-
duction or advancement, in accord
ane with merit, or otherwise inter-
feres with the freedom Of individual
artion.
Gas unorganized labor, whirh en-
brales the vast majority Of working
people, has not special representation
in this conference, I deem it appro-
pirate, to say that all labor should
receive due consideration and it is the
obligation and ought to be the pleas
ure of employers at all times and in
every respect, to treat justly and lib
orally, all employees, whether uno.-
ganized or organized"
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