South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-10-10

bitration proposal and a statement
of principles for industrial peace.
submitted today by the delegates
representing capital
Immediate Arbitration.
A deadlock on organized labor's
proposal for immediate arbitration
of the steel strike loomed before the
national industrial conference to-
day.
The deadlock was in the central
committee of Is. 10 which the ar
bitration proposal was referred In
6ications were that the conference
would have to adjourn early for
lack Of business TO transact until
the deadlock is broken and the cen
tral committee reports
For Open shops
Declaring for the open shop. dele
gates representing capital today
proposed a code Of industrial rela-
tions 10 the national industrial con
ference
no employer should be required
TO deal with men or groups OF men
who are not his employees or not
chosen by men among them. said
the report.
Are Not Representatives.
This is similar 10 the stand taken
by F. II Gary I'm refusing TO meet
American Federation OF Labor Off
cials directing the steel strike. Gary
takes the position that these OH
cials do not represent his employees
The proposals Of the employers
group are divided into II clauses.
all Of which are in the form of
enunciation OF general principles.
That one dealing with open shop
declares that there should be no
interference with the open shop.
that is. the shop I'm which member
ship and non-membership In any
association is not made "A condition
OF employment. There shOulG be
no denial OF the right of an employ
or and his workers TO agree that
their relations shall be tnat OF the
closed union shop. or OF the closed
non-union shop. But the right OF
the employer ana his men to con-
tinue their relations on the prin-
ciple OF the open shop should not
be questioned or denied"
other Business.
The only other business that
could have come before the con-
ference at this mornings session
was receiving II proposals prepared
by the major group OF delegates
representing capital These pro-
posals. under the rules. must be au-
tomatically referred TO the central
committee without discussion.
The central committee consider
ed the arbitration proposal all yes
terday afternoon and STAYED in ses-
sion until nearly midnight Then
the meeting broke up. the commit
teemen being unable 10 agree as 20
whether they should make rec
omendauon for favorable action
by the conference
Labor mem bers Of the central
committee want 10 make a favor
able report on the steel arbitration
prOposa,. according 10 Information
from the com mittee some mem
bers representing he capital and
public groups opposed IL a. p la-e
hour last night
Report Without Action.
n the commute becomes con-
vinced it cannot reach an agree
meut IL may report Jhe proposal
proposal without action. II cannot
pige0nhole it II the rules are obey
ed. labor men say.
When the resolution dna.ly sets
10 the floor. .he first big feht of the
conference is expected. TO pass c
must receive an aye" vote from
The chairrnen from each ~ the MAJ
jor groups. How the chairmen snail
cast the groups vote IS decided br
"a vote within The group which
must De "a majority.
Voting ln lhe public group VIII
be +. II Gary chairman ~ The
+ United States steel corporation. who
told the congressional investigating
committee he would not arb-trate
the strike Gary today refused 20
discuss The arbitration proposal be-
F fore The conferences