The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-22
Resolution Recognizing
z i g h t of Collective
Bargaining Killed
STANDS
ALONE IN TEST
Employer and Public
Groups Stand Togeth-
CT Against Russell-En-
dicott Proposition.

Washington, Oct .Y-rhe
labor group IN the Industrial
conference was decisively de-
fea ted today on the two vital
issues for which it has been
fighting since the beginning OF
the season.
These two issues were the
Russell Endleott res olution
recognizing the right of wage
earners TO bargain collectively
through representatives OF their
own choosing and the Gompers
resolution calling for appoint
neIt of committee to settle
the steel strike
Both the employer and the public
groups voted against labor on these
TWO propositions Three substitutes
on collective bargaining. including
that offered by the employer group
also were defeated
Both the mem bers of the employer
group and the labor group pressed
Tor a decision today. with the resuin
mat every measure proposed was
defeated Thus the conference is
virtually back to where it started two
weeks ago,
ACTION NEG q ALIVE
Chairman Lane expressed this
ny saying that its action had been
entirely negative in spite of the fact
that the session had been convened
ny the president 10 acepa plish sonse-
thfrs constructive He suggested
that the necessity is now apparent
Tor the appointment of a "co-orui.
natlng committee, of perhaps six
M EN- oers, to take all propositions
ana construct comprehensive pros
gram x
This may result in the conference
taxing an adjournment for number
of days
by the chairman of the several
groups before the conference h
called TO order tomorrow morning.
Whether the labor groop viii. CON.
tinue 10 participate in the confer
ence after being defeated on tha
measures 1t deems most vitel In 4
question which the memo ers of tho
labor group will settle tomorrow
morning.
A number of the members ex-
pressed the sentiment tonight that
having failed to secure recognition
OF the rights set forth in the Russell-
Endlcott resolution, there was uoth-
ing to- be expected from the con-
ference.
NOT GUESSING
The answer OF Chairman Samuel
Gompers OF the labor group n tho
query as to whether labor woaold
stay in the conference was:
I am not guessing. We viii
have a meeting in the morning"
Bernard NJ. Baruch, chairman az
the public group, who has been one
OF the mainstays in keeping the
conference a going concern" would
not concede tonight that the con-
ference had reached the end a m
usefulness.
A letter from the president which
was given to Chairman Lane today
70 use in case the confereufea va
likely to break up was not Rad to
night.
Labor's viewpoint on the defeat
administered was laconically exs
pressed by l. E. Sheppard OF the
labor group. who said after tha cola
lective bargaining resolution has
been voted down, and before the
steel strike resolution was called up
for disposal:
You might as well give labor tho
solar plexus now
The employers group made NO
oral exposition OF it's reasons Tor
voting down the RUSSELL Eudtcoth
resolutin but cnflned itself TO making
a statement to be inserted tn the
minutes.
Iabor's POSITION was set forth ~
Mr.. Gompers who warned the exn-
ployer group that defeat Of thA =.
sues brought forth by organized
labor would result in the Amptoyero
having to cope with the radical
forces abroad.
Mr.. Gompers said chat tn /.
employers would come 70 rue
the day on which they voted q
against organized labor and -.
serted that tho employers woul4 gl
never succeed In destroytng a.
organised labor novononk - IL
led hy the AmAricAA eo4a1on ~