Evening star., 1919-10-06


Representatives Of all the railroad
workers unions. including the four big
brotherhoods. win participate in the in
dustrial conference which begins here
this afternoon. Timothy Shea OF the
iremep announced after a meeting of
the unioe heads Just before noon.
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man Gait. who telegraphed that other
engazemAnts prevented her attendance.
Na1r &BuN1nU90 by Secretary Wilson.
MisS Wad Win be one Of the delegates
representing the public.
Brotherhood Representatives.
The. brotherhood delegates to the
Industrial conference are:
h e., Willis. Washington. D. c..
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers;
Timothy Shea. Cleveland Ohio. acting
president of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Enginemen: l. e.
Sheppard. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Broth
erhood Of Railroad Conductors, and
VIC Lee, Cleveland, Ohio, president
of the brotherhood of Railroad Train
Secretary Of Labor, Wilson will open
the conference with a brief address
John Barrett, director general of the
Pan-American Union, win welcome
the delegates to the Pan-American
building. The conference then will
appoint a temporary, chairman and
map out a course of action.
Seating of Delegates.
Representatives Of labor will be seated
at the left OF the conference group.
Representatives of capital. including
United States Chamber Of Commerce
delegates, farm organization. delegates
and investing banker delegates, will be
seated at the right. twenty-five repre-
sentatives Of the public. including three
women. wili sit In the center. 1mme-
reserved for members of the cabinet and
special guests. And behind them is
space for the general pubIic-sueh per-
sons who had foresight enough to apply
at the Department Of Labor for tickets
Of admittanee, for nobody may enter the
building without ticket
The hrst and one of the most i'm
portant committees to be composed, ac-
cording to Labor Department officials,
will be that which will consider more
the department from all sections of the
country and from all kinds Of organiza-
tions and individuals. 1t will be the duty
Of the committee to sort out the practf-
cal and constructive" suggestions for
consideration in the conference and dis
card the rest.
President May Send Message.
1t is possible a message from Presf-
dent Wilson will be read at the OPEN
ing session. A cabinet meeting. AT
which Secretary Of State Lansing nre.
sided. discussed the conference this
morning. and before the cabinet as
eembied 1t was reported a message
from the President to the conference
might be forthcoming. 1t was def
Ritely announced that Secretary viii
son will submit to the conference the
Presidents suggestion for a perma :
nent presiding officer
Thorough satisfaction was expressed
at conference headquarters when
word came shortly after noon that
Bert M Jewell. acting president OF
the Federation Of Labor, had per-
ssuaded the four brotherhoods to par
ticipate. Their delegates will repre-
sent more than 450,000 railroaders
Until the last minute it was feared
khis important labor group would hold
out against the invitation to sit In
with capital and the rest Of labor and
with the public's representatives and
Attempt to clarity and work out
peaceably the critical, tangled in.
austrial and economic situation facing
che nation.
Rail Workers Representatives.
Participating in the conference OF
railroad workers were Timothy Shea,
President w. r. Sheppard of the con.
ductors; President w. G. Lee of the
trainmen; II. +. Wills, legislative
representative of the locomotive en-
gineers; Acting President Bert NJ
Jewell of the railway employees de.
partment of the federation: Presi.
cent w. H. Johnston of the machin.
lists; President James p. Noonan OF
the electrical workers; President J.
J. FORESTER of the railway clerks
and President E. ]. Manion of the
telegraphers.
The American Federation of Labor
Aelegates to the conference also
:AUere In session this forenoon to dis.
feuEs procedure In the meeting. Thir-
eeD of the fifteen named by Presi.
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