The sun., 1919-10-25
Gompers Calls Meeting of 112 Labor
Leaders to Act on Big Battle---May
Assess Workers rs Per Cent.
AID OF RAILROAD BROTHERHOODS
AND FARMERS WILL BE SOUGHT
Presidents Appeal Fails to Move 100000
Miners Representatives and Meeting Breaks
Up-Natonasts and Syndicalists See Big
Chance to Dominate Unions
Special DespetcA TO THz suS.

Special De.peoa TEES
WASHINGTON Oct. 24.-Outstanding developments in
the industrial situation to-day
Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of
Labor following his withdrawal of the labor group from the
National Industrial Conference called by President Wilson,
that he had the heads of the 12 nena
ona unions affiliated with his organization to meet in Wash
ngon early in November to discuss and impending
disputes plan for general strike will be taken up.
proposal has been made that all union be assessed %
per cent of their to establish general strike fund
Notwithstanding the appeal of the President Secretary
Wilson has failed to mediate the threatened strike of bum
coal miners negotiations between them opera
tors broken off tonight partial paralysis of the
countrys industrial life anticipated The strike is called for
November 1.
3. Although the four big railway brotherhoods of the
country not affiliated with the American Federation of
Labor it expected that alliance with them will be sought
out whatever the labor chiefs may
eide at their forthcoming conference here The aid of
the farmers of the country and the Canadian labor unions
also likely to be and observers believe that
of the greatest industrial battles in history imminent
4. Final dissolution of the National Industrial Con-
ference called by President Wilson between
of capital labor and the public announced The action
lof the labor delegates in withdrawing left
native and the effort to establish basis for industrial
peace by this means is an admitted failure.
Much Suffering Is Likely.
The open declaration of between the soft coal
and their employers but the forerunner of general
conflict that the days developments here indicate
will be country wide and much suffering Develop
ments of serious nature followed rapidly the bowup the
conference called by the President when the labor
tives withdrew.
What left industrial conference, the public
group after long session to-day determined to
its complete sbandment and the erection of
to bring industrial truce if not industrial With this
action the conference adjourned die and vanished into
thin air.
but few hours later when the conference between
operators the Red Cross Building dedicated
to humanity blew and end efforts settle the coal
strike Earlier in the day Mr.. Gompers issued the call for
meeting Washington early in November of the hosts of
every section of the United States grid abor
lons and prepare the industrial conflict In his
eliminating speech the industrial Mr. Gomper
told the employers group he would the fight against
the workshops of the country Referring labor
proposals abrate the steel strike and for collective bar
gaining he said:
you have defeated group declaration,
we will you again in conference and when do
you you will be glad to talk collective bargaining
Many Radicals Will Respond.
of the international unions.
stated industrial stus
radical labor leaders of the country to help
etermnn
officers other railroad labor organizations in Wash
meeting the headquarters of the Plumb Plan
naturalization of the railroads The brother
which affiliated with the American Federation
dissolution
conferred with the miners
shoulder
to crisis
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President which designed to hold them together
President
without
dsagreements and starting negotiations
failing reach decision the matter be arafed
nd that mean be kept
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be reached They
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