Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-20
BARGAINING CLAUSE
BLOCKS AGREEMENT
Employers Group Seeks to Pro-
vide for Dealing With
Individuals.
SPLIT INTO FOUR SECTIONS
Labor Wants Better Understand
ing With Capital and Not
Concessions.
TBy Associated Press. I

WASHINGTON. Oct lo-soiution Of
che difficulties seriously threatening
the life OF the national industrial con-
ference seemed more hopeless than
ever tonight. after the conferences
central committee. in a three hour
session. FAILED TO conciliate the differ
ences between the labo. and employer
wings.
The tentative agreement reached
late Saturday on the vital question
OF collective bargaining was shattered
al the committee meeting today. when
ding TO the substitute resolution a
clause declaring COR the right of EN-
bjI.y,sisr 6bioysrs and enpioyees to bargain in
unqualihedly by the labor deleEates
-, Previous. to the introduction OF the
!ndividual bargaining" clause an ap.
paseno Pa NJ, so!usion TO the problem before
'he conference had been reached.
Revnmp Original Resolution.
The original Russell Endicott reso-
luton. providing for recognition OF
the rtSht OF collective bargaining and
The right OF employees TO choose their
divided into four sections and amend
10 read the right TO organize into
trade and labor unions. shop and other
industrial associations"
The section granting to labor or
carnations the right to choose rep
.esentatives Without restrictions was
!
en- bers The N3Srl sompromIse 1i shelr ewn
as amended met with The approval Of
,,,e rhe iaooF Ss az and publie groups and some
brought before the committee.
LAIR, however; the employers in
sisted on the addition OF a tff;h sec
ton, the individual bargaining clause.
which was promptly vetoed bv me
labor group. This left the Central
commi,,ee deadlocked. just as il was
1 fa a
Friday.
Lnbsr'" Position Outlined.
In outlining the position OF the la
Dor group before the central commit
Tee today, Frank Morrison. secretary
OF the American Federation of Labor.
asserted that the representatives Of
the workers did not enter the confer
ence with any Intention OF attempting
desire for a better understanding be-
tween capital and labor, that the
workers had made every concession
thus far and that this group could no:
visions OF the original Russell Endi-
cott resolution.
Herbert T. Perkins, of Chicago. act
Ing as, spokesman for the employers.
SAID what other members OF his group
nave proclaimed repeatedly on the
noor OF The conference. that the en-
collective bargaining with represen.
;a,:ves not chosen from among ;aejr
own employees.
bargaining Resolutions.
Two resolutions on collective bar
gaining were before the conference
when adjournment was taken Friday,
and unless compromise is reached
before the conference is called 10 or
der tomorrow. which IS improbable,
each will be brought up for a vote.
The hrst proposition in order will be
the Wheeler resolution. sponsored by
the employers group. recognizing the
right OF collective bargaining by EN-
ployees. but reserving TO the employ
ers the right Ito deal or not to deal
with men or groups OF men who arc
not his employees and chosen by and
from among them" The labor dele
gates take the stand that such a reso-
luton would mean nothing If adopted.
since 1t would give the employers un-
restricted choice OF representatives to
deal with workmen on Industrial is
sues while limiting the employees to
their own ranks. thus eliminating the
officials OF the national and subordi-
nate labor organizations in many
cases the best qualified representa-
tives of the unions All elements OF
the conference are agreed that the
labor wing will defeat the Wheeler
measure If it comes TO a vote.