The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-12

labor has been the implied shouldering
OF responsibility entailed and the ehar-
Ing OF loses as well as profits.
II was a distinguished assembly OF
leaders in American Industrial and civic
Affairs which was addressed by the speak
ers. Charles s. Barrett of Georgia, a vice.
president of the civic organization, pre-
sided. The others who spoke were A.
Parker Nevin, recently returned from
Europe with the Civic Federation's Com
mission to Study Labor J. w. Sullivan,
also member of the commission; Public
Service Commissioner Lewis Nixon,
Wheeler p. Bloodgood of Milwaukee,
Meyer Bloomfield of Boston. Sir Charles
Ross, Emerson McMillin: T. v. O'Con-
nor, president of the international Long
shoremen's Association the Rev. John
Organ, Of Catholic university; Angus
S. Hubbard of Chicago, Ralph NJ. Easley,
chairman of the federation's executive
council, and Patrick J. McNabb, presi-
dent OF the Letter Carriers Association.
Unrest In the labor world abroad has
caused situation similar to our own"
Mr.. Nevin said "The fundamental
trouble Is that we are suffering from In
dustrial neurethenia. We are on our
nerves. Until we get into a complacent
frame Of mind we are not going to solve
our problems. He also deplored the
Pay Tribute to Mitchell.
Tributes to the memory OF John Nit
chell were expressed by several of the
conferees, including Louis B. Schram Of
Brooklyn, whose resolution for appoint
ment of a committee to memorabilia him
was adopted. Timothy Healy, August
Belmont and Commissioner Nixon were
named. o..
]. w. Sullivan told of women workers
In Great Britain and how they received
wages half or a third what women are
paid In this country. Housing conditions
in England are far worse than in the
United States, he said.
Lewis Nixon spoke in opposition to
enforced arbitration. / do believe some
system could be worked out that would
Keeps men at work until settlement OF
disputes Is reached" Mr. Nixon said.
IF we can only get that dependence
upon an agreement, responsibility OF
both sides reaching it, we will at least
have some permanence In the relations In
the Industrial world"
For the longshoremen Mr. O'Connor
drew a rosy picture OF the amenities due
to continuance Of the war tried commits
sion plan for settling wrangles, both
sides agreeing to the commission'S YER
dict. The commission has been retained
for peace time, as well, he said. recon-
mending this solution for other trades
and employers.
The Rev. John Organ, though very
guarded in qualifying his assertions.
contended that feudalIsm in industry
still exists. and that settlement OF labor
troubles will never come until this caste
system of an upper class of employers
and lower class of employees is abol-
ished.
willing workers." was the title and
the hope of Mr.. Hibbard's address, while
MIR. EASILY discussed the probable re-
suits OF the Presidents industrial con-
ference.
Mr.. McNabb pleaded for collective
bargaining as applied to municipal en-
ployees. '"They want to cooperate, to
get together around a table and discuss
the things that effect them he said.
Then I'm sure We can remedy, II not
end altogether, the difficulties"
Among those who attended were
August Belmont. William Fellowes Nor
gan. Nicholas Brady, w. S. Kies, Sam
uel Thorne, Jr.. Guy Z. Trip. Lewis p.
Gawtry, J. w. Lieb. Peter j. Brady. w.
d. Baldwin. Dr. J. w. jerks, W. l..
Saunders. John A. Sleicher. Jesse I.
Strauss. Allen Walker, Louis Wiley.
George NJ. Wheeler. Hugh Frayne. Tim
othy Healy, James W. Sullivan, James
p. Holland, Andrew " Kee, Leon Rouse.
Chester NJ Wright, Miss Maude Wet
more, Mrs. Francis Mcneil Bacon, Mrs.
Simon Gugsenheim. Mrs. Cass Gilbert
Miss Gertrude Robinson Smith. Mrs.
Coffin Van Rensselaer,, Mrs. Henry A.
Wise Wood, Mrs. Talcott Williams. all
Of New York
Representatives from other cities In
GUIDED: Coleman du Pont Wilmington,
| Del Magnus w. Alexander, Boston: 7.
Dewitt Cuyler, Youngstown. Ohio
George Wharton Pepper. Philadelphia
President W. H. p. Faunce, Brown Uni
versty Angus S. Hubbard. Chicago the
Rev. Dr. William ]. Kerby, Washington
D. L. Cease. Cleveland; Prof Frank A.
Fetter OF Princeton: Calvin W. Rice,
Hartford and Charles E, Piper Chicago.