Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-22

of Labor, who were not members Of
the working force of the steel corpora
ton.
Peoples Group Join Capital
1t was with greatest surprise, there
fore. that the conference saw the peo
ple's group. which had fought beside
the labor delegates for the original reso-
luton, reverse their attitude, and with
but four dissenting votes join the EN-
ployers in defeating the collective bar
gaining resolution that had been pre-
Sentcd by them.
There is an interesting story behind
this sudden change Of front. The peo
pies group Joined hands with labor in
the hope that with the Chadbourne
resolution for collective bargaining as
n basis and by invoking the power of
their united strength they could force
the employers to accept some compro-
mise.
But the employers refused to be per-
suaded. They contended that they were
fighting for the principle of the open
shop. were standing for unorganized la
bor. the privilege OF forming shop cOun-
ellis and employees associations that were
not affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor Then came the state
ment from Judge Gary reaffrming his
refusal to treat with the federation and
advising the conference to keep hands
of the steel strike.
Hear Capitals Warning
Bernard Baruch. chairman of the
peoples group; Thomas l.. Chad
bourne, chairman of the steering com
mittee. and other capitalists in their
group began hearing from other
capitalists and employers over the
country, warning against the position
they had taken
ii was pointed out that the so called
Chadbourne resolution committed the
conference TO collective bargaining only
with representatives of the American
: Federation of Labor. This was ex
pressed in the opening sentence, "Thc
right of wage earners to organize in
labor and trade unions, to bargain
collectively with representatives of their
own choosing" etc.
Under this shop committees and all
labor community associations except
trade and labor unions" were shut
out from collective bargaining,
Then the captains of industry in the
people's group saw great light. At
the peoples group meeting Monday
night, by n vote of eleven to ten, with
Jndge Gary present, but not voting,
they reconsidered their action, indors
ing the Chadbourne resolution.
WAS iutnllCdl III
phrase but inserting the words trade
and labor unions. and other organiza
TONS This gave standing to non
union associations and labor societies.
The group adopted the substitute
without dissent,
When it was presented yesterday
afternoon, the labor group protested.
1t provoked a wordy scrimmage,
Labor voted against the insertion of
the three words, and the employers
and peoples group voted for it, with
the exception of Mr.. Forester, one OF
the labor union chiefs.
Then the peoples group voted
against the original resolution they
themselves had prepared. AlcNab, the
San Francisco attorney John Spargo
and Russell, Socialists; Forester, the
labor representative, and Miss Barnum
voted in favor of it. Mr.. Tittmarsh. a
farmer, and an avowed unionist in the
employers group, voted with labor. y
Many Reverse Stand
Judge Gary did not vote on any of
ihe propositions. John ID. Rockefeller,
+ ,lr, Thomas I, Chadbourne, corpora
fion lawyer Bernard Baruch. heavy
holder "a Nnited States Steel stock J;