Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-21

Washington. oct 2e-In his first
announcement before the National
Industrial conference, Judge Ebert
H. Gary. chairman Of the board of
the United States Steel Corpora Ton.
sitting as a represer LaLIve OF The
public, today reRHrmec MS position
mat the sraeI strike should not be
aroiLrated or compromised" and OBJ
jected 70 action on that issue by the
conference.
The steel uftic.al alsc ~e-sta,ed
without modification his belief N
the open shop and the right 10 de-
termine terms If employment pc
Heen empioye and employer This
statement brought from Samuel
Conpers. leader Of the labor group
in the conference. the charge that
Judge Gary was taking the attitude
that "therc Is no other opinion in
ne matter
Referring to the steei curpUr2 ton
chairman ~aauest that the confer
ence take no action on The s1eei
strike the labor leader declared -hat
If the real industrial issues were Jc
oe brushed aside there vas ne pur-
pcse N continuing me conferences.
While the clash Of the TWO leaders
On The conference floor admittedly
further removed the hope Of AT
agreement on the dominant issue OF
collective bargaining. prospects Of
Cancellation We're considered Sill
remote tonight when u WIS perm l.
ted to become known that the repre-
seu-aLIves Of capital after an all
day session. were steadfas1 IT their
refusal 10 accept the RusEeI4-Endl
cort resolution for recognition Of COL
lective bargaining, which has been
approved by the public and labor
groups.
The employers again went Int0 ses-
sion tonight. but the members Of ths
group privately admitted that recon-
verinc OF the conference tomorrow
would probably ind them still n nc
mood 10 weld on the vital point cf
dealing win labor representative
chosen outside Cher own plants. =
IS expected that tomorrow morning
Thomas !. Chadbourne. chairman 4
The general committee VIA announce
To the conference thai an ag~eemer1
could not be reached and that the
TWO resolutions on collective bar
gaining Will COM before the entire
body with such changes in ve-biage
as have beer made n committee aa1
group meetings.
Owing 10 the absence Of the en-
pioyers group. the conference was
adjourned al IT'S first session because
Of lack OF quorum and al its SECOND
session remained only long enough
% hear Judge Garv's statement AMI
the reply TX MI. GOmpsrs JuG ye
Gary. who returned early IN the day
from New York. where ne was re-
ported as having conferred with steel
corporation officials, reas his stat
menr. after which Nh G0mpers was
recognized and replied.
Mr Guu7pers declared that Jud. re
Garv's statement was identical with
the steel executives letter addressed
20 subsidiaries Of the steel corpora
tion more than a month ago.
Admitting there might be differ
ences of opinion on the omen shop as
on all other questions. M. Gmpers
charged Judge Gary with taking the
attitude THAI there Is no other onin-
ion on the matter" Declaring the
devotion Of American Federation q
Labor officials 10 the cause Of the
laborIng man. Mr. Gompers ex-
claimed IN a voice filed with emo
ti0r
If We cannot help them. my Coo
tand ! say II reverentlv) we viii
not hurt them" The labor leader
accused the steel corporation OF Civ
ing out 10 the newspapers that the
steel strike had been lost" and added
that he hoped II was not through that
hundreds Of thousands Of men had
been compelled 10 yield because they
were too hungry 70 hold our.F