Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-09
PUBLIC GROUP At
INDUSTRY FARLEY
SEEK FOR A PLAN
TO ALLAY UNREST
Common People, Headed By
Barney BaruCh, To Insist
That Something Be Done to
Alleviate Conditions.
OTHER FACTIONS ALSO
TO SUBMIT DEMANDS
Both Capital and Labor Have
Programs Which They Hope,
To See Adopted at Confer |
enCe Called by Mr., Wilson,


Washington, Oct. S.-After three
days spent in organization, the indus
trial conference called by President
Wilson will come to showdown to-
morrow on the business TO be trans
acted.
only a brief session was held to-
day, adjournment being taken TO per-
nit the groups representing capital,
labor and the public to formulate
such suggestions and proposals as
they wish to submit for consideration
None was ready for submission today
except the preamble OF resolution
to be introduced by Charles S. Barrett
of Georgia. representing the farmers
union. The resolution will demand
a comprehensive national agricur-
tural policy. The preamble asserted
the farmers were not being given due
consideration in the present confer
enCe and the failure Of any attempt
to settle national questions without
the consent of the agricultural ele-
ment of the population. was predicted,
Apparently with an agreed una
nin.lty of action not otherwise char
actC "izing the deliberations, the three
groups refue Il to discuss specifically
what was under discussion on what
would be presented to the conference.
Each group was understood to be
ready with definite proposals on in
dnstrial problems affecting domestic
ptace, the labor group especial hay-
.tlG,H ccGtgi3,e program already fprm,
ulated, 1t was reported. but each
seemingly was waiting to see what the
others were going to do before show
ing its own hand.
No More "Watchful waiting"
From the public group came the
authoritative intimatlon that the
members representing the innocent
bystanders' in the war between capt
tai and labor were prepared to aban-
don the attitude of watchful WAITING
and benevolent neutrality which they
at first thought was their best policy
Not only were several concrete pro-
posals said to be in the making but
the group sent to the shipping board
for documents dealing with the Amer
ican and English shipyards arrange
ments for adjusting wages and fore
stalling strikes by means of perma-
nent committee constant Y considering
likely to cause industrial
The opinion IS growing
that the public group, led by Bernard
NJ. Baruch as chairman, will not rest
until the right and left divisions of
the conference accept some forward
looking proposal to allay unrest and
maintain steady production.
Labor proposals are considered
certain to induce re-affirmation of
the right of collective bargaining and
of the strike, the principle of the
day, and perhaps the more
advanced suggestions for profit shar-
ing and participation IN industrial
control Capital already has indi-
Gated its stand in a resolution by
Frederick p Fish of Boston, declar-
ing the good of the country to be
to the interests of any one
group, and asserting the present need
to be increased production. adequate
wages and just return on capital.
Whatever is done by the conference
and everybody, including the perma-
nent chairman. Secretary Lane ex-
presses confidence that real results |
will be forthcoming, seems likely to |
be a compromise under the voting |
rules.