The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-13
LABOR CONFERENCE
TO ACT ON STRIKE
Arbitration Resolution Will
Be Decided One of Three
Ways To-day.
PUBLIC GROUP DIVIDED
Farmers Representatives Seek
to Shift Blame for High
Living Cost.

WARRINGTON, Oct. 1.-The general
committee Of theN fifteen appointed By
the National Industrial Conference to
consider oil matters for presentation
for general consideration before the con-
ference win take up tomorrow the steel
strike arbitration resolution presented by
the labor group.
The resolution will be the first bust
ness of the day and IL is learned will
be disposed of In some manner before
the committee finally adjourns for the
day. There are but three courses open.
the committee must make a favorable
recommendation. an adverse recommen-
dalton, or pass the resolution back with
out recommendation. II has no author
fly to pigeonhole any matter turned over
to IL
When II adjourned Friday the COM
mittee was far from an agreement. The
labor group Of I'VE members on the com
nIittee stood solidly for the Resolution
but there appeared to be enough oppo-
sition from the employers and public
representation on the committee to pre-
vent n favorable report. 1t was this
situation that has resulted in a dead
lock up to now.
Just how the employers group stands
cannot be definitely learned. 1t is
known that majority of the group
representation is opposed to favorable
TIL" public group seems to be
divided. The public representation on
the committee Is composed OF Chairman
Thomas L. Chadbourne, A. A Lapdon.
II. d. Endicott, Charles Edward Rus
sell and Lillian n. Wald. II is reported
on apparently good authority that the
first thran n IN fot va
port but that the other two are inclined
70 favor the resolution.
AS the labor group Is directly inter-
esteG and author of the resolution there
is nc possibility of a united unfavor-
able report. This would seem to mar
row the situation to two possible re-
sults--a report recommending confer
ence consideration, or turning back
of the resolution without action or re-
port. II We committee continues dead
locked.
In any event the resolution is bound
to come before tho conference as a whole
and will most likely come up in some
form. when the conference conyenes
Tuesday. This means that the steel
strike resolution will have to be dis
posed of In some manner by the con-
ference before It can get down to other
matters. The labor group as a one
I third minority at the worst can render
a minority report.
The committee is considered as ap-
proximately representative of sentimen,
in the conference. In that situation the
debate may be long and acrimonious but
the situation does not mean that the
resolution will deadlock the conference
and defeat its purposes unless the body
'orsents to arbitration The conference
under Its rules must be united to favor
ably act on any proposition but It can
dispose Of any matter by final vote that
fai's 10 give united approval.
Needs of American farmers, including
recognition of the right OF the farming
class to remuneration on the basis OF
che number of hours per day OF work
will be laid before the conference when
t reconvenes Tuesday.
o. L. Bradfute of Xenia, Ohio, one OF
the farmer delegates In the public group
announced to-day that the five farmer
representatives attending the conference
would have resolution setting forth