The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1919-10-31
BIG INDUSTRIAL
BATTLE BREWING
in NEAR FUTURE
Compers Announces Confer
ence of Union Chiefs To Be
Held in Washington. Every
Union Man to be Assessed
One-Fourth of His Net Earn
ings to Win War.

Washington, Oct. 24.-With rec
ommendation to President Wilson
that he create commission to carry
on the work which the national in
dustrial conference was unable to
accomplish the public group, the
last remaining element of the body,
finally adjourned.
Despite two attempts by Mr.. Will
son to save from dissolution the
gathering, adjournment brought to a
formal close the conference called by
the executive to find some ground of
cooperation between labor and capi-
tai, on the outcome of which were
held in allegiance strikes affecting the
entire industrial life of the nation.
The report of the public represen-
tatives, declining to assume the t..sk
for which the original gathering as
called, was transmitted to the White
House through Chairman Bernard
Paruch in the form of thousand
word letter. No information was
Forthcoming as to the Presidents
move to bring industrial pea :e to
the country.
Although the report was not made
public, it was learned that the 1iocu-
ment summarized the proceedings of
the fourteen days the conference was
in session, put the stamp of approval
on the plan for the industrial board
suggested by Secretary of Labor Will
son, and recommended the calling of
another body containing industrial ex
perts to undertake the peace adjust
ments. 1t was drafted by committee
nf va ol fAn l4 LSnL r. n
Rockefeller, Jr., was chairman. AL
though four or tive conferees were op
posed to final adjournment, only DR..
Charles w. Elliott, President Emeritus
OF Harvard University, voted against
the motion on final test.
Delegates urged that the high cost
OF living and other problems be
pressed for immediate solution, befre
dissolution but strong majority of
the representatives, it was stated
felt that the conference virtually
came to an end with withdrawal Of
the labor group Wednesday and that
the public group was not sufficiently
representative to undertake general
program and also was handicapped
by popular disfavor.
The industrial board plan of Secre-
tary Wilson which met with favor
among the. delegates, provides for
boards of employers and employees
in each industry, with a general
board of appeals, and, as final re-
sort in case of dispute, an umpire
chosen by the parties to the dispute
or form standing list of twenty
named by the President.
Several public representatives were
not present at the final session. Of
these, Judge Ebert II. Gary, chair
man of the United States Steel Corpo-
ration went to New York Wednes-
day and did not return, and J. j..
Forester, President of the order of
railway clerks, withdrew following
similar action on the part of the rep
resentatives of organized labor.
Secretary Lane, who first suggest
ed the industrial conference and who
was selected as its chairman, said to-
day he believed the President would
organize new conference which
would endeavor to bring about a
basis for industrial peace.
Mr.. Lane said the industrial dis
putes which have been held in abey-
ance pending the outcome of the
original conference probably would
and should be further postponed.
Officials of the American Federa-
tion of Labor however, were not so
optimistic as to the disputes. They
explained while action in a number
of pending controversies has Leen
held up at the Presidents suggestion
labor generally has not been opti-
mistic as to the results of this eff
fort to bring industrial peace and
they We're inclined to the belief that
nothing was to be gained by further
delaying the issues.