The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-24
FEDERATION MEN
SAY THEIR CAUSE
GAINS STRENGTH
Farmers and Railroad
NJ e II Express Conf
dence ir<Jnion.
GOMPERS SAYS
NO JUMPING JACKS
Employers Must Recog-
nize That w Q K e
Have Right to Organ
ize Without Discrimi-
nation.

Washington. Oct 2s.-Lahor's
secession from the industrial
conference resulted today in its
formal dissolution by Chair
man Lane. At the request Of
the president the public group
will undertake to evolve ma
chinery to effect Industrial peace.
The employer group disbanded on
being Informed by Chairman Lane
that the president desired the nature
Of the conference To be changed and
that the work De carried on by tbs
public group because. the burden
of these quarrels that exist in indus
try falls ultimately upon the pub
lie"
The reply OF President Gompers Of
the labor group as to whether it
would make any concessions or 20
back into the conference was:
we have Withdrawn until the
conditions are changed. That ends
1t Ms far as we are concerned. Mwes
are not jumping jacks. We are not
only Responsible, as citizens, but
spousfble to millions OF workers."
President Gompers also said that
his information was that the en-
nloyers group voted against the last
stand resolution by labor on collec-
tive bargaining by A majority Of one.
Other members Of the conferences
said today that the vote against the
resolution on which labor based its
break was nine to six.
II is known thai two of these votes
were cast by the representatives os
the railroad managers in the en-.
ployer group. and that the threa
representatives of the farmers or.
ra ~f+ra+i~- -y]yrl --sx . 49,
SIGNIFICANCE OF VOTE.
The significance OF these votes Is
seer when taken in connection with
statements made today at the head.
quarters of the American Federation
of Labor. These were to the effect
that while the organized labor wal
signally defeated by the employers
as a group in the industrial confer.
snce organized labor would gain
strength from two distinct quarters.
II was pointed out that the con-
ference had resulted in drawing
lines of differences very clearly. and
that the farmers had found out that
and not with the employers. This
sentiment was expressed openly ~
the farmers delegates
Similarly, II was asserted that tlru
common hght made by the repre-
sentatives of the four great railroad
bro~therhoods with the delegates a
the American Federation OF Labor.
with whom the railroad brothae
hoods are not yet afiHated, ana
served to bring them much Door
together.
On the basis Of these observations.
the prediction was made by lAACr
leaders today that tho net result e
the conferences wcuM be Z erpo1
coalition In which the railroad mA-
ployes, union labor as represented ~
the American Federation Of Lab6p
and the farmers would undertake -
fight together. Y
THE LEAvN WORKS
How the leaven Is now worting =
shown by the efforts being made "
the steel strikers to c sct1ve >
s~istance from the railroad hrotser~
hoods. and the movement Of the
coal miners TO cur the co-operA-
ton OF the railroad b~rotherhoods IN
bringing about the naturalization Of
both the railroads and the coal
mines,
The farmers have already Joined
hands with the railroad nnen and
the miners in support OF the Plumb
plan.
Endorsement of the Plumb PHI
It may be noted. means = great deal
more than q fight for the recoG1I
milton Of the right to orgaixe OK -
right to bargain collectively.
means b share In the mAnAGememM
ana an enforced control OF LprCatkS
Now that tho conferences haxE
oronght the rAilyoAa e4IaayaaIs
1880