The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-19
Compromise Appears to
Have Been Reached In
Conference
CLASSIFICATION
Is BROADENED
May Unite In 5 n Q .
Trade Council or Cther
Industrial Orgarliiza-
ton as Desired.

W a h{nefon ry~t --rsre,ssy>es.ts 4<rr
uniting the oDnosf nee labor and arr
ptoymcnt Erguns In the Industrial
conference ~ tbH issue of collective
oargajni0s. which has Tn ~eaf@,1ed to
disrupt tho conference. were dis
f1nrtly favorable TON i9ht
After ar aff-4fay session In trS4ry
to reconcile differences t,ne gose4 tse
original resc hutton on collective b..
gaining favored ov both fas1o- "a
he public. and TIE resolution w.Ys.
r7F'fea by the employers. ths s-erser4l
committee sent o1t word Tonight that
= tentative agreement er tqza eat t4.a
most vital points had been reached nv
tae delegates in the committee from
the three @roura
n WAS stated tha4 tire e-iessst8s arss
airing and that there was ground
Ter hope that tha committee vrcnld
be able unanimously IT, prsssent a re-
wises resolution on collective hsr-
gaining to the general eer s@r~fsse4 t,.l
Monday which would 4se-eseasrsSa-s.. ~
MEETING TODAY.
the general corrn, fttee VIII Facet
again tomorrow night, probably I'd
the Arpericsn Federation NJ La r~
headquarters to draw tyr the final
draft. of ,.the REVISED resefB25er,.. tn
the meantime the members Of the
TE~TTFYIFrTFss IT FTnFnTF With TIE - her
members If their reseectfve e~oofgg
So as 70 be certain that their acs4cn
ON the eenervri cesrrf r1fttse win he
s1t7f aimed m tt17 +toor 8f rf1h c0u feFs-
euce
,7f' e~o~~'r' communities tocsx sw t%s
basis for revision tho Original raxe4
l'Ft sa9e. fssg reg ay txta&ar 4nef s9yA rsssss
Zig This resolution provides IN part
inst IN collective Bargaining ~ths
right ~ vase earrers so no rerre-
scented hw represent stivrS az tneif
own csecstn~ ia reeoenized-
It is against thi4 parttrvlar enee-
fi"n that tho eu7 plovers' opposition
fs strongest. ORC of tfrs ~orrpro~
misses reached today was directed rrf.
MARTY 70 removing tho ohfertton ~
the employers without making
change 50 object onahle - IA Dor
/ that rhe labor group would refuss
"a accept it,
So II was tentatively a agreed thas
1ha resolution he changed IA read
that IN collective BARGAINING tina
wage earners he rep~esentsd Nv ~ren-
r~aentativeS chosen by = majority a
their own number" Thus. is ssap act-
81 tn remove the fears ~ the employ.
/ erS that the grating Of the rtehf 70
& bargain collectively would be ap,itv-
aleut to snTrendering directly ta or
eauized labor. Under the changed
working, the vote Of "a majority ~
the wage earners il a plant 81 ud9H-
try @aAla determine who fhair rtsp.
reS"ntatfveS would ha. and # nom
union men were in the rna 3or{tv then
/ representatives other than those ~
ar gauixed Ia Dor must be chosen II
was also held that this wording
would give tfee employers the eppor-
unity te nvess uror their ernnscves
the advan tas;e ~ company or plant
unions II they 81 desired
PRINCIPLE STANDS.
r. also was advanced In support az
the changed working that the Labor
crnup could hardly ratuze 70 aecasst
the amendment because the resotm-
tion in it's changed form ynaintafns
the principle for witch the unionw
have been contendsnc namely tia
right of the individual {, choose his
own representatives. in Industrial dis-
putes.
The second important eorrprorrfae
reported today was a proposal 10 es-
tend the class fficasirn of vase earr,-
ers SO that IL would he broader and
more inclusive Of work ~ EN-, whether
union or non-uuion. The rginal
+ resolution grants "the right Of wasa
eArners 70 organize in trade and
/ aA8TFEE8Sft
reached tentatively 20 ms ri Tire
words shop. trade councils or other
/ industrial organizations"
/ This extension 81 classification
| was made a concession TO the OPP
| posing employers who have Insisted
| that the conference should rot APP
/ pear TO go on record as racogas fzing
/ organized trade uutonisrn 70 tine az
I tent that all other forms of unions
| or associations Of workers shall be
| placed under ban. and thus give the
American Federation of Labor an I'M
creased hold on the Industrial situa-
{ zion.
/ As with the hrSt coxnprorstTs
reached. It was hold that the labor
group viii not oppose this extension
| Of riasat AGA aons,, because RI nas da-
ciared on the floor ~ the conferences
that t. In not trying to seek anaus
| advantage fvr organized labor hs1f
amply and Fundamentally to estAt.-S
I Ilsh - rtxAt Ne the jndtvsdnAi wcrar.
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