Evening star., 1919-10-15
VOTE ON G0MPERS
RESOLUTION WAITS
UNTIL TOMORROW
Point of Order on Decision to
Defer Sustained by
Chairman.
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
NEXT TO BE CONSIDERED
Public Group Initiated tie Move
to Postpone Steel Strike
Issue.

A final vote on the GomperS resO.
luton providing that the Presidents
Industrial conference intervene in the
steel strike and appoint a committee
of arbitration was deferred by the
conference today until tomorrow after
noon. In the meantime the committee
of fifteen, under direction of the con-
ference. is to attempt to agree upon
and report at tomorrow's session some
plan Of collective bargaining.
Under the group voting plan the
motion to let the Gompers resolution
90 over was defeated. the employers
group voting against it. with the pub
lie and labor groups supporting post
Donement.
Point of Order Prevails.
A point of order was made that the
group method of voting was not in
tended to apply in determining
methods of procedure. and upon this
point being sustained by Secretary
Lane. the presiding officer. the vote
was taken as an assembly and the
postponement ordered.
Tho impression prevailed among the
conferees that nothing had been ac-
complished in the way of final dis
position Of the steel strike issue, as
two members Of the employers group
who are members of the committee
OF fifteen announced that 1t would be
utterly impossible to reach any
agreement OF the vital question of
collective bargaining by tomorrow
afternoon.
Further Efforts for Agreement.
Further efforts to reach an agree
ment on the Gompers resolution were
made at group meetings Of the con-
ference delegates today. The specific
subject discussed was postponement
Of consideration of the steel strike
arbitration resolution until an agree
ment could be reached on the funda-
mental issues of shop and Industrial
councils as the means of arbitrafing
all industrial disputes.
Public Group Initiates.
The movement for a .postponement
Of the steel strike issue was initiated
by members of the group representing
the public and it had the approval of
Secretary Lane. the conference chair
man.
Because of these group meetings 1t
was nearly IL o'clock before the con-
ference convened. ,and a number Of
resolutions had to be read and re-
ferred before the main business could
be reached.
Interest in Presidents View.
Much interest was expressed by
the conference in a report that Presi-
dent Wilson would not sanction ad-
has exhausted every possible means
OF finding a solution of the present
Industrial situation. White House Off
cials said today.
Despite his illness. the President
was understood to have been informed
of the tense situation in the confer
ence resulting from the controversy
over labor's proposal for arbitration
Of the steel strike. He was said to
feel that this should not endanger the
ultimate success of the conference.
Mr.. Baruch Favored Delay.
The motion to postpone vote on
the Gompers resolution was by Ber-
nard NJ. Raruch chairman of the pub
had been given advance notice of the
proposal. each group had opportunity
to determine it's attitude before the
conference convened
In casting the vote Of his group
against postponement of the resolu-
tiOI1. "ueeitT. OIL lHe
employers group. declared that the
representatives OF capital believed the
time had come for action and that
further postponement of so vital and
bitterly contested measure was USE
less.
He said that he did not believe ar
bitratiou of the steel strike was ger
name to the purpose for which the
conference was called. that any action
with regard to the steel strike would
force the conference into a similar
position with regard to a large number
Of similar Industrial disputes. and
that. since fght was In prospect
when the resolution was brought to a
vote. the opposing forces might as well
come out in the open at once.
Intimation Resented.
An intimation by Mr. Loree. of the
employers group, that political con-
siderations had entered into the pro.
ceedings of the conference was hotlo
resented by Mr.. Chadbourne. chairman
Of the committee Of fifteen and a mem.
ber Of the public group.
Further consideration Of yesterday
report Of the committee of fifteen wal
cut by adjournment until 2:30 o'ciocl
tomorrow afternoon.
Collective Bargaining Up.
CoilectiTe bargaining occupied mucl
attention In the group gatherings to
day. and members of all groups ex
pressed belief that 1t probably woult
be the greatest single issue to com
before the conference. The labor dele
gates regard IT as even more impOrtan
than the steel strike resolution. Il
After the conference convened I.
Sheppard, head of the Railway Con
dnctors' brotherhood. introduced
resolution proposing tripartite contro
of all industries existing by virtue o
public grants and monopoIies." 1t !
similar to the Plumb plan for manage
ment of the railroads by the public
labor and capital For private indus
try Mr.. Sheppard proposed recoGnitio
of q right of the workers TO choos
one-third of the board Of directors.
John SparRo of the public group In
troduced a resolution declaring ths
while the right to strike should NJ
be abrogated or denied" il should h
restricted where stoppage of viti
services and governmental operation
are involved.
Recognition for Farmers
A demand for greater recognitio
Of the services of the farmers VIZ
made in statement presente