Evening star., 1919-10-10
Identity Il Unrevealed.

what resolution had been under con-
alteration. but 4 was gensrany nm
derstood to be the one proposing In
It il known tnat indltidusi members
Of the employerf sroup are opposed to
the labor .resoiution calling for CON.
ference arbitration Of the steel strike
And several of the group represents
action. DR.. Charles w. Eliot. presi-
dent emeritus Of Harvard University,
yesterday took the floor and depra-
Gated Introduction OF the steel strike
As q matter to be considered pend
ing issue in the conference. He de-
clared the conference should work
along broader lines
Judge. Ebert II. Gary. chairman Of
the United States Steel Corporation.
who has consistently fought union Ia
Dor and refused to arbitrate the present
struggle chiefly involving his interests,
IL a member OF the public group.
Main Issues Made Up.
So far as the main issues Of the
conference are concerned, they are
considered to have been made up
with the submission this morning by
the employers group. which is pub
lished in full elsewhere in today's
Star.
Suggestions from the public group
that the chairmen of the three
groups be constituted a committee to
citizens over the country were strong
ly. disapproyed by the labor repre-
sentatives, who insisted upon rigid
enforcement of the rules requiring
that all matters considered be ap-
proved by the group presenting them.
Mr.. Gompers Opposes.
In speaking against the sugges-
tion. Samuel Gompers, chairman Of
the labor group, said:
1.-The only reason for my arising
is to say that 1 decline to rest un-
der the insinuation that I am desir-
Gus of excluding expression by the
things for which my associates and I
have contended is for open sessions,
SO that the world, by inquiry, might
understand what we are trying to do
and how we are going about It.
II do not know whether the entire
press Of the country strongly reflects
the sentiments of one or the other
group in this conference. You look
at this mornings Washington Post
and you will find the most unfair at
tack on the attitude of the labor
group in this conference, and 1t ID
made to appear that 1t is a contest
between Americanism and radicalism
II resent any such statement made
by whomsoever or whatsoever. There
is not anything in the course pursued
their individual capacities for which
we need mako apology. We want
all tie information that can be given
to US from whatsoever source"
For Industrial Census.
Preparation Of a detailed industrial
census Of the United States. in connec;
Ia
census in 1920, IN provided in q resolu.
tion introduced by L. r. Loree Of the
employers group. The resolution
provides that Congress shall appoint
q committee to compile the informa.
tion collected by the various govern.
clude information regarding the in.
dustrial population, incomes. wage,
and profits. and all other figures bear
ing on the financial relations of cap.
ital and labor.
The public group announced that
of-living committee. authorized yes
terday, are o. E. Bradfute Of Xenia
Ohio: Henry S. Dennison of Framing
ton. Mass, and Charles Edward Rus
nounced Ernest T. Trieg Of Philadei.
phia, R. H. Ashton Of Chicago and
c. s. Barrett, representative Of the
farmers cooperative union. As one
able to serve Mr.. Gompers did moi
make public the names for his group
Meet With Approval.
Two resolutions which received tn.
assent Of the public group. but were
not introduced at today's session OF
the conference, were made public The
authors were John Spargo, a New
York radical writer, and Miss Ida
Tarbsll
Mr.. 6parGe's resolution would make
It Q penal ofIsnse for any employer e
" 7coafinued on Second PsEe.y