Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-21
INDUSTRIAL MEET
DOWN TO WORK
Generally Believed Prospect for
Permanent Labor Peace
Is Frightening.
MAY SETTLE STEEL STRIKE
Labor Group Calls for Committee OF
Six to Clear Up Grievances-Rock-
efeIIer Resolution Would Give
Voice to Employees.

Washington. Oct. 1.-THE Industri-
al conference is beginning TO get some
where
John d. Rockefeller. Jr.. repre-
sentative of the public. proposed in
resolution that the national industrial
conference, in session here. approve
1.-THE principle of representation in in
dustry under which the employees
shall have an effective voice in deter
mining their terms of employment and
their working and living conditions.
The outstanding sensation OF the
session was the demand by the labor
group that the conference demonstrate
that ii is a practical and not an aca-
demic organization by appointing a
committee to clear up the steel strike.
The resolution calls for a committee
of six, with TWO members from each
group and that existing differences be-
tween the workers and the employers
in the steel industry be referred TO
the committee for adjudication and
settlement.
1t is the general opinion that the
prospect for. permanent industrial
peace is Frightening.
The big developments of the confer
ence were:
l. The labor group called on the
conference to appoint committee OF
six to settle the steel strike, and to
request at the same time that the men
return to work without opposition
from their employers.
:. The labor group submitted its
''irreducible minimum" including the
right of organization. collective bar
gaining. a minimum living wage and
the eight-hOur day.
8. The public group presented
tabor adjustment plan by Secretary
of Labor Wilson, for representative
boards in the industries, general
board and final recourse if necessary
to an umpire named by the president.
4. John D. Rockefeller, Jr of the
public group introduced a resolution
recognizing collective bargaining with
in the limits of single plant unionism.
3. Gavin McNab. also of the public
group. presented n plan for Il national
board of Cancellation and arbitration
to be created by congress on plan
modelled after the war labor board.
6. Conference adopted resolution in
troduced by Chairman Chadborune of
committee of IL for appointment of
committee of nine to take up high
cost of living matters.
Z. Proposal by Charles Edward Rus
sell that the conference pass an anti
profiteering act like that of Great
Britain with provision also for public
accOuntancy of corporations.
s. Resolution by A. A. Landau of
the public group for development of
committees freely elected by employ
eeS in factories either as part of trade
union system, or at least not antago-
niStic to uniOnism.
8. Resolution by Henry S. Dennison
of the public group that employers
should themselves provide for alIevia-
ton of the burden placed on employees
during periods of unemployment
10. Resolution by Mr.. Dennison
that employers recognize the right of
the workers TO organize for collective
bargaining but that employees admit
the right of employers to deal directly
with their own men.
II. Resolution by Paul l. Feiss of
the public group classifying interests
involved in the deliberations of the
conference.
u, Portrayal of successful opera
ton of the proflt-sharing plan in
Georgia mill by Fuller Galway of La
Grange, Ga.
49, Criticism by DR. Charles w.
Eliot OF the conference method of pro-
ceeding by groups. He said that "the
conference can be brought to no sue
cessful issue il its business is to he
conducted by groups and if its opin-
ions are to be recorded by groups"