Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-18
CAPITAL OFFERS
SUB RESOLUTION
ON LABOR ISSUE
Little Progress Made on Col
lective Bargaining Point
Conference Adjourns
Until Monday Definite
Program for Procedure
Being Formulated
[Republican A. P. Leased Wire1

WASHINGTON, Oct. II - without
reaching a decision on recognition Of
the rights of workers to bargain COL
lectively-an issue which has been the
subject of two days debate-the ma
tional industrial conference tonight
closed the second week Of its deliber-
ations. Adjournment was taken until
Monday when there is every indication
that the conference will make a new
start, definite program for procedure
to that end being in process of formu-
lation.
Withdrawing their motion made yes
terday to recommit the declaration on
collective bargaining, the employers
took the initiative today by offering a
sub-resolution which would protect
the employers right ito deal or not to
deal with men or groups of men who
are not his employees" The with
drawal came as a surprise to repre-
sentativeS of the public, who were
prepared to support it and had ex-
pressed their willingness to agree to
amending of it.
The motion to adjourn until Mon
day, offered by Thomas L. Chad
bourne, a public representative, and
chairman of the conferences central
committee of Is, carried with it re-
committing Of both declarations as to
collective bargaining to the central
committee. The committee will meet
tomorrow to reconcile the two declara-
tions if possible and also to consider
the new program which it was under
stood provides that the issue of COL
lective bargaining remain in the back
ground until agreement can be reached
on the less disputed questions.
Gompers Back In Fight
After several hours of debate, Sam
uel Gompers, president of the Ameri-
cans Federation of Labor, who re-
turned to his seat in the conference at
the afternoon session after three days
illness, brought the discussion to a
! climax with 81 heated and eloquent
reply to l. F. Loree, president Of the
Delaware and Hudson railroad and a
| representative of capital.
Denying the assertion of Mr.. Joree
| that labor had taken advantage of the
| war to force important concessions
from the government, Mr.. Gompers
declared that labor had been actuated
by the most intense patriotism during
| the war and that labor had made good
| its pledge of cooperation rendered
President Wilson even before the ma
| ton entered the world conflict But,
emphatically declared Mr. Gompers,
noticeably weakened by his recent i'll
ness, 1.-The masses of labor of the
United States have at last found their
| ability to articulate through organiza-
ton and the time has come when in
America labor is determined to gain
a fair share of the rewards of its
toll"
Shaking with emotion and his voice
1 ~
| sailed Mr.. Loree for his assertion that
there were elements IN American labor
that planned overthrow of the govern
ment.
| Mr.. Loree in his address demanded
that the government be given the same
access to the records and correspond
ence Of labor unions that it now has
| to those of corporations and that gen.
orally the same regulations that now
surround capital be extended to the
labor unions.
Labor Wants Action
Adjournment without a vote on the
collective bargaining issue was op,
posed vigorously by the labor men
Mr.. Gompers demanded that the
gathering remain in session until the
resolution is disposed of and Danie
J. Tobin and w. G. Lee. the latter the
chief of railway trainmen, held VI
the spectre of numerous strikes anc
pending strikes, now in allegiance
pending the outcome Of the conference
to induce the delegates to take i'm
mediate action.
Four members of the labor group
L. E. Sheppard, John H. Donlin, T. A
Rickert and J. F. Valentine-voteC
with a majority of the employers ant
public groups for adjournment.