The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-10

port on the proposal of the labor
group, that the conference name a
board of six to arbitrate the steel
strike.
Deadlock in Sight.
[By Ralph F. Couch, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-A dead
lock on organized labor's proposal
for Immediate arbitration of the steel
strike loomed before the national in
dustrial conference today. The dead
lock was in the central committee Of
fifteen, to which the arbitration pro-
posal was referred. Indications were
that the conference would have to ad
journ early for lack of business to
transact until the deadlock is broken
and the central committee reports.
The only other business that could
come before the conference at this
| mornings session was receiving
eleven proposals prepared by the
major group of delegates represent
| ing capital These proposals under
the rules must be automatically re-
| ferred to the central committee with
, out discussion.
The central committee considered
| the arbitration proposal all yesterday
afternoon and stayed in session until
nearly midnight Then the meeting
broke up, the committeeman being
unable to agree as to whether they
should report with recommendation
for favorable action by the confer
ence.
Labor members Of the central COM
mittee want to make a favorable re-
! port on the steel arbitration proposal,
according to information from the
committee. Some members repre-.
senting the capital and public groups
! were opposed to it at a late hour last
night.
| If the committee becomes con-
vinced it cannot reach an agreement,
| 1t may report the proposal without
action 1t cannot pigeonhole 1t II
the rules are obeyed, labor men say.
! !. When the resolution finally gets to
the floor, the first big fight of the
| conference is expected. To pass, 1t
must receive an AYE" vote from the
| chairman Of each of the three major
| groups. How the chairman shall cast
! the groups vote is decided by vote
! within the group, which must be a
majority.
/ Voting in the public group will be
! q. III. Gary, chairman of the United
/ States Steel corporation, who told
the congressional investigating com
mittee he would not arbitrate the
strike. Gary today, refused to dis
cuss the arbitration proposal before
| the conference.
DecIarjno for Open Shop.
! WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-Declar'
ling for the open shop. delegates rep
resenting capital today proposed a
code of industrial relations to the
national industrial conference.
mo employer should be required
to deal with men or groups of men
who are not his employees or chosen
by men among them" said the re
port.
+, A recess of one hour was taken
by the national industrial conference
this morning so the central commit
tee of fifteen could decide what re-
: port to make on the labors group
! proposal for arbitration of the steel
strike. The committee was dead
locked over it's report. Chairman
! Chadbourne wanted an adjournment
until Tuesday, but this was blocked
By President Gompers of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor.
4 This is similar to the stand taken
by e. H Gary in refusing to meet
American Federation of Labor officials
Idirecting the steel strike.
Gary takes the position these off
l