Arizona republican., 1919-10-08
MEET
 ORGANIZES, THEN
 FUR DAY
Lane Chosen Chairman and One Committee Named Conference Gets Tangled Up in Own Rules and Takes Adjournment-Ex- pect Some Action Today
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

WASHINGTON. Oct 7-After per fecting an organization today the in dustrial conference called by President Wilson got tangled up in its own rules and adjourned until tomorrow.
 Secretary Lane was elected perma- nent chairman. In his speech of ac- ceptance he stirred the delegates repre- senting capital, labor and the public to great enthusiasm by declaring that the high purpose of the gathering made failure impossible in the effort to har- monize industrial relations in this country.
 Proceeding to the adoption of rules the conference struck it's first snag in a protest by John Spargo of New York. 8 representative Of the public. that the report of the rules committee made no provision for minority expression and was a ''travesty" on free deliberation. His criticism caused early adjournment of the morning session to permit amendments to be formulated by the respective groups. but on reconvening the rules were adopted without mate rial change They provide for public sessions and unanimous vote by groups on all conclusions and decisions and require the assent of a group before any member of it cen introduce a reso- l lution.
 Name Committee 4 committee of fifteen was named to record for or a%ainst all resolutions | introduced as follows:
 Representing the public: Thomas L. Chadhourne. A. A. Lan- don, H. B. Endicott Charles Edward Russell and Mrs. Lillian Wall
 Representing capital:
 1 s. Pemberton Hutchinson. John W. l OLeary John J. Raskoh, H. F. Perkins and ]. IN. Tittemore
 Representing orga DiZed labor Sam uel Gompers, Frank Morrison. Matthew | Woll w. D. Mahon and l.. E. Sheppard
 The employers group was the only one ready, under the rules, with any business, Frederick P. Fish of Boston offering a resolution declaring the need i of industrial situation was "increase production adeGuate compensation for services and just return on capital" :" and that each delegate should be guided in his actions by the good of the coun | try as a whole rather than by the in terest of his particular group
 Wanted to Adjourn Right Away
 Motion then was made to adjourn. which evoked Guiek protest from dele gates who have been demanding stren- uOuS dCtiOlt lIOUl tue COlltiIpIltV. tTd VII McNab. San Francisco. a representative of the public. said he would offer an- other resolution to give the conference something to do. but Mir. Spargo made a point of order that the resolution had not been presented to the group first and MT -McNab was forced, to desist It then was suggested that the com mittee of fifteen hold a meeting and means of expediting business, but this was deemed unwise as the committee members would be absent from their group meetings and besides the com mittee had no business before it ex- cept the perfunctory election of its chairman. After much discussion about the rules it was decided to adjourn any way to meet tomorrow morning at g: 90 o'clock when each group is expected to have something to offer for considera- ton.
 Disregarding the rules. the conference paused in its work to adopt unani- mously a resolution of sympathy with President Wilson in his illness and hope for a speedy recovery.