The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-11-07

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nieu the employers were opposed 70
cohectsVe bargaining but said the res
oiu'ion submitted, II adopted. would
go out To the world as n eoneessiop
On the part Of the employers group
uhat they recognize the necessity OF
the unionization of all the industrial,
establishments in the country and the
KIND OF collective bargaining that the
'abor unions insist upon as distin.
guished from other kinds"
The group representing the public
approved the resolution. and II was
oeaten In the employers group by ten
votes to four. The rules Of the confer
ence required unanimous vote for the
passage OF any resolution. l.. f.. Shep-
pard OF the railroad conductors
charged that political motives inspired
the action OF some OF the Delegates.
and to others it was apparent that the
steel strike issues really were respon-
/ sible for the attitude taken by the
majority of the capital group.
President Wilson. on his sick bed.
mad dictated and signed a letter TO the
members of the conference pleading
lor continuance OF the sessions until
a solution Of industrial relations was
reached, and this was read by Chair
man Lane. but II did not have the de-
sired effect on Gompers and his col
leagues.
The employers group followed the
labor bloc out of the conference. Pres
ident Wilson asked the group repre-
senting the public 10 continue It's work
alone, but this was considered mad
visable and the conference adjourned
sine die with recommendation that
the president appoint about fifteen
prominent men. not divided into
groups, TO attempt what The dissolved
gathering had failed to do
On the surface there is little change
in the steel strike situation. but the
American Federation OF Labor and
some state labor ASSOCIATIONS. notably
that OF Illinois, cane out strong for
unlimited support of the strikers, both
morally and financially. In the con-
vention of the Illinois Federation OF
Labor n general strike was advocated
in order TO stop the wheels of indus
try and bring Gary to his knees" The
labor leaders are planning To spread
the strike In various directions and
rejoiced AT the action of the officials
of the railway brotherhoods giving the
workers permission to take such ae-
ton as they may find necessary In
each district. This may mean the men
operating the lines into steel plants
will quit work
Last Wednesday was the last day on
which steel strikers could return tn
their jobs and save their seniority and
pension rights. and many of them did
go back to the mills.
Director General Hines put n sud.
den end TO the strike of express drivers
In New York by threatening TO ill
their places with troops. but efforts to
settle the longshoremen's strike there
were futile and the food shortage In
rhe metropolis grew worse daily with
prices soaring. In order that there
should be no further delay In govern
ment work on transports and other
vessels, Secretary of War Baker sent
large number OF troops 10 the port
the latter were warned that interfer-
ence with the soldiers would be met
with bullets. The troops. II WIS de-
clared by the army officials. would
do only government work. Although
some OF the longshoremen's locals
have voted 10 abandon the strike and
II is dlsapproved by their international
officers. most Of the men refuse TO re-
turn to work unless they are given 81
an hour and 81 an hour for overtime.
The senate committee m foreign re-
lations prepared the ground for the
final battle over the treaty with Ger.
many nv adopting II reservations and
n preamble To the resolution Of rati-
fcation providing that Americas ratI-
fieatinn of the pact shall not be effee-
tive until the reservations have been
accented by three Of the four chief nj
lied nations. Great Britain. France.
Italy and japan.
The reservations. which Senator
Lodge said win be supported hy
majority In the senate. are framed to
accomplish the following:
To give the United States unquali-
fed right Of withdrawal from the
league upon notice by congress.
To relieve the United States Of
any obligation to preserve the terri
torial Integrity or political independ-
ence Of any country under article