Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-15
Forces Postponement of
Question of Arbitration
in Steel Strike.
EMPLOYERS SOUGHT
TO FORCE ISSUE
Action Delayed Until Thursday
Question Of Collective Bargaining
Being Considered--Will Be Most I'm
portant Issue to Come Before Indus.
trial Conference-Preside to Insist
Something Be Accomplished.

Washington, Oct. 15.-Efforts by the
employers group to force to an imme-
date issue labor's proposal that the
steel strike be arbitrated failed today.
The labor group and all the public
group except f. H. Gary. Of the public
group, voted to postpone action until
tomorrow.
On a ruling by Chairman Lane that
the Baruch motion was one on which
individual votes could be cast, action
on the aybitrai.5n measure was post
poned until Thursday.
+ Postponcmcnt of action had previ-
ously been agreed to by the labor and
pubic groups and the action of the
employers group C.-me as a surprise.
Samuel Gompers, who conducted a Wig
orous fight yesterday against sending
the resolution back to the committee
OF fifteen, was presented by Frank
Morrison.
Public Group Leads.
Further efforts to reach an agree
ment were made at group meetings
this morning. The specific schedule
discussed was postponement of consid-
Grafton of the arbitration resolution
until an agreement could be reached
on the fundamental issues Of shop and
industrial councils as the means of ar
bitrating all industrial disputes.
The movement fora postponement of
the steel strike issue was initiated by
the members OF the public group and
1t has the approval of the conference
chairman, Secretary Lane. Gavin Nc
Nabb, a public representative. was
prepared to again propose that the
steel strike resolution be referred back
to the committee of fifteen with in
structions to begin work on an arbitra-
'rss7 Fhn on the lines of the proposal
made last Thursday by Secretary~Nyil :
SON. This would provide for joint in
dustrial councils with the right OF ap-
peal and eventually to an umpire to be
appointed by the president A tenta-
tive agreement was reached late in the
morning whereby the :, labor group
agreed that the steel strike resolution
should be referred back to the commit
tee to be brought up on the floor Thurs
day. 5s%sa ~
Z Meantime the various groups will
work On an exhaustive analysis Of aN
strikes and prepare a program calcu-
lated to ameliorate all conditions. This
program will be offered after the steel
strike resolution is disposed of.
Collective bargaining occupied much
attention in the group gatherings to.
day. While this proposal has not been
brought up yet, members Of the con-
ference said 1t would be probably the
greatest thing to come before the con-
ference. Labor delegates regard it as
more important than the steel strike.
Wilson Wants Something Done.
President Wilson will not sanction
adjournment Of the national Industrial
conference until 1t has exhausted every
possible means for a solution of the in
dUstri ii situation. White House Off
cials said today. Despite his illness the
president was said to have been in
formed Of the tense situation in the
conference resulting from the contro-
versy over labors proposal for arbitra-
ton of the steel strike. -
The conference adjourned until 2:30
p. m. tomorrow, when the resolution
will be brought to a vote.