Evening star., 1919-09-18
PRESIDENT NAMES
| z MEN T0ACT At
LABOR CONFERENCE
Equal Number to Be Picked
by Labor and Other
Organizations.


Il SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. September
1S.--Notifications that President viii
son had selected them to act as rep
resefitatives of the public in the labor
conference he has called to meet in
Washington. October 6 next, today
were in the hands of twenty-five men
residing in all parts Of the country.
The notifications were sent out last
night, each embodying an expression
Of the Presidents "sincere hope" that
the recipient might fnd it possible to
undertake this very important serv-
ice."
Formulating plans for development
of new relationship between capital
and labor" was the phrase in which
| the conference.
The men selected by the President
are from varied walks of life and of
several political faiths.
On the Presidents list are Bernard
NJ. Baruch of New York. former chair
man of the War Industry, Board: Rob-
| ert s. Brookings Of st. Louis, former
chairman Of the price-fixing committee
of that organization; John p. Rookie
| fel1er, jr.: Judge Elbert H. Gary of
New York, DR.. Charles w. Eliot,
president-emeritus of Harvard; Charles
Edward Russell Of New York and John
Sparso Of Vermont. The last two
named are socialist leaders.
The others on the list are: o. f.
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation; Ward
way. La Orange, Ga, extensive aa cot
ton manufacturer; Thomas l. Chad
bourne. New York; Charles G. Dawes.
Chicago; Il. b Endicott. Milton, Mass. ;
Gay, Dean GRADUATE School Of Busi:
ness Administration, Harvard Uni
yersity; George r.. James, Memphis,
Tenn; Thomas D. Jones, Chicasoj A.
Des Moines. Iowa, editor Successful
Farming: Gavin McNab, San Francis
co; L. D. Sweet. Carbondale, Colo, and
Louis Titus, San Francisco.
President Sends Message.
To each Of those selected the Presi-
dent sent the following telegram:
| Il have called conference at Wash
ihgton for October s, for the purpose
OF discussing the labor situation in
tGe country and the possibility of
f3;rmn'ating =; rg,pi piars fer the deyelopment
AMI lator. beg that you will accept
appointment as one Of the Representa-
| tlveS OF the general public in that
conference. There will be twenty
two representatives of the public and
| an equivalent number Of representa-
tives of various bodies Of organized
labor and organized employers. sin
cefely hope that it will be possible
| fos sou to undertake this very I'M
pcrtant service"
Others 10 BE Selected.
Besides the representatives. Of the
public. twenty-five representatives OF
organized labor and organised em-
ployers are to participate in the con-
ference. These are to be selected
later by organized labor, leading
agricultural associations, investment
bankers and manufacturers.
- TO Represent Spain.
MADRID. september 17.-viscourt
| DEza, former minister of labor, was
today appointed to represent Spain
at the International labor conference
to be held at Washington.
Australia to Be Represented.
SYDNEY, Australia, September II
| (via MontreaD Premier Hughes an
nounced today that 1t had been def
nitely decided that Australia would
be represented at the international
labor conference TO be held in Wash
!; ington. He said, however, that the
| Australian delegates had not yet been
| chosen.