Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-10
Presents Its Demand to
Labor Farley in
Washington.
FILES OPPOSITION
TO CLOSED SHOP
Collective Bargaining Also Disfavored
Sympathetic Strikes and Boyeotts
Held TO Be Indefensible, Immoral
and Anti i-Soeial-Strikes Favored
Only az Last Resort When Arbitra-
ton Falls.

Washington, Oct. 1o.-Opposition to
collective bargaining and the closed
shop were among twelve fundamental
principles outlined by the group repre-
senting capital and presented today to
the national industrial conference here
Sympathetic strikes, blacklists and
boycotts were declared 'indefensible.
anti social and immoral"
While deploring strikes and lock-
outs the principles set forth that the
right Of strike and lockout should not
be denied after all possible means Of
adjustment have been resorted to.
This right shohld apply only to private
industry.
In public service It was proposed
that the state should impose such reg
ulations as to provide continuous ac-
ton and to provide adjustment for
complaints and disputes. Opposition
to strikes Of government employees
also was expressed, the principle stat
ing that the right Of such employees to
be heard should be regarded.
For the settlement Of disputes in
private industry 1T was proposed that
each establishment be regarded as an
industrial unit. with adequate mach!n-
cry for adjustment Of misunderstand-
ings.
Other Of tho principles dealt with
conditions and hours Of work and the
right to associate. and it was declared
xu1oo AZ r,fQ n
ployes or employers must be equally
subject to authority and responsible Tor
tts conduct or that Of its assnts. x
Capitals Twelve Principles. Qs
Proposals OF all three groups in the
conference. capital, labor and the pub
lie, has now been presented. The twelve
principles as enumerated by the capital
group include:
Production-There should be no re-
str1ction by either the employer or the
employee; the establishment of a pro.
ductivs union: the establishment rath-
er than the industry should be con-
sidered the unit Of production.
Conditions Of work-It Il the duty
Of the management to make certain
that working conditions are as safe
and satisfactory a. the nature Of the
business permits.
Wages-The worker should receive .
wage sufficient to maintain him and
isfactory to q right-minded man ir
view Of the cost of living. Women do
Ing work equal with that Of men under
the same conditions should receive the
same pay.
Hours Of worls-The standard Of the
work scale should be the week. Over
time should a. far a. possible be
avoided. and one day Of rest in seven
should be provided.
Settlement OF disputes-Each estab.
lishment should provide adequate
means for the adjustment Of disputes
Right TO associate-The association
Of men. whether Of employees or en-.
ployers, for dealing confers no author
ity and involves no right Of compul-
sion over those who do not desire to
act with them. Arbitrary use Of suct
power to coerce others to 20 act Is 9
menace to the institutions Of a fret
people.
Responsibility - Every association
must be equally subject to public au.
thority.
Freedom Of contract-With the right
to association recognized, the funda.
mental principle Of individual freedom
demands that every person must be
free tc engage In any lawful occupa.
tion and to enter into any contract and
be secure in the continuity and re.
wards of his efforts.
The opcn-shop-The principle Of
M vpl&t$ 80 80 fras
that there should be no interference
with the open shop. While fair argu-
ment and persuasion are permissible
coercive methods to turn the open shop
into q closed shop or non union shoI
should not be tolerated. No employer
should be required to deal with men or
groups Of men who are not his EN-.
ployes.
Suggestion Of the public group that
the chairmen of the three groups be
committee to consider the proposals
was opposed by the group represent
ing labor, who insisted on the plan
adopted by the committee on reso-
lutions.
Gompers Opposes.
In speaking against the public
groups proposals Samuel Gompers at
tackled the newspapers Of some sec-
tions for what he called unfair senti-
ment against labor. He said:
The world must recognize that men
Of labor hold ~ responsible positions
as men In any other walk Of life to-
day S ~
Most Of the delegates plan to return
to their homes today for the week end.
The public group held a meeting after
the morning session and majority OF
the labor delegates attended meet
ing Of the executive officials commit
tee Of the American Federation OF
Labor later In the day.
49,. 95.4 fter recess today the national in
dustrial conference decided 10 ai :
5oufn until next Tuesday. Meantime