Evening star., 1919-10-14

ksAcS anu AaSo D~@he
relation between employers and en-
ployes; and
Whereas organized labor wises to
manifest its sincere and fair desire to
prove helpful in Immediately ADJUST
ing this pending grave Industrial con-
fict; therefore, be it
Resolved, That each group compris-
ing this conference select two arbi-
ters, either members of this confer
ence or not, and these six so selected
to constitute a committee to Whlch
shall be referred existing differences
between the workers and employers
in the steel industry for adjudication
and settlement.
Pending the findings of this COM
mittee this conference requests the
workers involved in this strike to re-
turn to work and the employers to
reinstate them in their former posi-
tons"
Labor-Capital Resolutions.
Six resolutions dealing with the
relations between capital and labor.
and particularly the right of labor
to deal with employers through
unions, were introduced by members
of the public group at the opening
of todayS session.
> Chairman Bernard NJ. Baruch OF
the public group announced that the
resolutions were not those or tne
group as a body, and that their pres
entation had merely been assented
to because the subjects were believed
10 relate to the purposes for which
the conference was called.
John Spargo of New York offered
a resolution proposing that the con-
ference indorse the following prlnci-
Pies:
The recognition without qualifics-
ton of the right of workers to COM
bine into uuions and to form COM
binations of unions.
Making 1t a penal offense for any
organization or industry to refuse to
hear the claims demands or COM
plants of organized labor as voiced
by union officials and recommending
that Congress enact laws to make
this principle Immediately applica BILE
to every department of the govern :
ment except the Army and Navy ana
to every Industrial corporation or
concern holding federal charter 90
enjoying privileges under leave OF
the federal government
Providing that any attempt on the
part of any employer to penallze any
worker for lawful activity In promot-
ing the interests of any union be
made unlawful.
Indorsing the right of labor to uss
every peaceful and lawful" means
to promote the principles and aims of
right to free assemblage, speech and
publication. subject to necessary re-
strictions in time of war or sgreat
national emergency.
Advocating the establishment in
every state of special group rep
resenting capital. labor and the gen
eral public, to inquire into charges
of suppression of the rights OF Tree
speech and assemblage and to order
the removal of any prohibition OF
these rights which may have been is
sued without just cause.
For Fairness to Both Sides.
Mr. Spargo's resolution concluded
with the statement that this con-
ference believes that every right ana
safeguard here secured to labor
unions should be secured to every
other lawful organization Of workers
and also of employers"
resolution by Louis Titus of San
Francisco provides that hereafter no
strike be called without vote of all
in labor unions and kindred organiza-
tions. involving strikes or walkouts,
be taken by secret ballot, and that
the Department of Labor be granted
power by Congress to enforce the car
fying out of such secret ballots and
to enforce fair count.
No person engaged in federal, state
or city service would be permitted to
the strike as a means Of enforcing
demands, under the provisions OF
resolution introduced by George r.
James of Memphis. Tenn.
A resolution presented by Henry 8:
Denison of Framingham, Mass, would
pledge the conference to the principle
that "sincs the control of a corpora
tion by men not actively engaged in
its work tends to create q gap be-
tween the controlling body and the
working force. q substantial number
of the members of the governing bod
les Of corporations should be chosen
from the managerial forces, the legit-
innate interests of all stockholders
being properly safeguarded.
Basic Principle Of Wages.
The basic principle of wages was
outlined as follows in a resolution by
Charles Edward Russell of New York:
That wages should be equitable un-