The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-10-15
WILSON WON'T
LET THE LABOR
MEET ADJOURN
Wants Industrial Conference TO
Keep in Session Until It Ex-
hausts All Means Of Finding
Solution to Present Situation.
DEMAND TO SETTLE
STEEL STRIKE MADE
Labor Delegation Urges Immedi-
ate Action on Resolution But
Question Goes Over Until To-
morrow-Farmers Request.

WASlliNGTON. oct. Demand
that organized labor's proposal for
arbitration OF the steel strike he made
an Immediate issue In the national in
dustrlal conference was made today
by the capital group. through It's
chairman, Harry A. Wheeler. Her-
nard NJ. Baruch, chairman Of the
public group. had proposed that ac-
tion on the steel resolution be post
poned until Thursday.
President Wilson viii not sanction
adjournment of the national Indus
trial conference here until Ii has ex-
hausted every possible means Of IN l.
inE q solution of tho present indus
triol situation. White House officials
said today.
ON ruling by Chairman Lane that
the Raruch motion was one OF pro-
cedure on which individual votes
could be cast. action on the Steel res.
olutinn was postponed until next
Thursday ana the conference recesse
until afternoon. The public and labor
groups each east their Individual
votes for the Baruch motion, judge
Eihert ~ Gary. being the only mem-
her Of the public Eroup to vote with
the employers against H.
4 demand Tor greater recognition
of the services ~ the farmers was
mnuc in a statement presented
through the employers group.
Charles 3 Barrett, president Of the
Farmers Cooperative rnion. said 4
was prepared bv i've confcrees three
In the employers group and two In
the public group.
Declaring that the met return for
labor, management and capital used
IN farming Ia today smaller than the
return In any other great industry
and that this encouragement has re-
durcd fhe output Of horticultural sta .
ples. the statement said the 'cnnciu-
s'ons NJ the conference could not No
permanent unless they provide for
the welfare of farmers"
"Amerionn farmers employ more
lnhorers than eny other slnrle indrs-
try" said tho statement. THE mum
her Of opcrntinr farmers and their
hlro' employees n greater than that
of luhorers I'm all in1uvfr'cs combine g.
ANY ndiustm"nt ~ industrial wnE-
dlspufes to 10" fundamentally sound
and permanent must give full coisid-
Grafton 20 the rotation hetwccn wages
on American farms and In other in
dustrlcs To nay higher wages on the
/ farm inevitably means higher prlcns
/ f1r farm products" "
The principal demands were,
First such returns as will fa rly
compensate them Cor capital invos'-
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managerial ability and their manual
labor and second. that they and their
families have social. educational AMI
political opportunities equal to thosf
| OF persons cnFnFed IN other activities
After the conference convened. l.
= Shcppard. head ~ the railway "nn-
I ductors' brotherhood. introduced q
| rrtolution proposing tr'pnrt!te con
troll of all industries existing hv vir'
/ tue ~ public grants am monoro-
/ lies" II is similar 20 the Plumb plan
[ Tor management or the railroads ",
/ the public. labor ana capital For
[ private industry Mr. Sheppard pro-
nns"d recognition ~ a rlght ~ ihe
worRcrs to choose onc-thlrd OF th'
board Of directors
John Snarrn ~ the puhllr grown
/. Introduced "a resolution declaring thd'
while the fright 20 strike should rrl
be ahrurnted or denied" n should ~
restricted whore stoppare of vital scr
vices and governmental operation
are involved.