The Washington times., 1919-10-15
ACTION ON STEEL
STRIKESTILL WATTS
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the public. the owners and the work.
ers. His plan was made particulars
applicable to those industries that
exist by a public grant Of privilege
or monopoly.
Secretary Lane HOpefuL
Il am more hopeful nof that the
conference will get together on a
constructive basis than have ever
BEEN" said Secretary Lane today.
The conference may be here four
weeks or more. In the end 1t will
make good"
President Wilson is in touch with
the proceedings Of the national in
dustrial conference and will act TO
check any move that might mean tts
breaking up. Il was stated at the
White House today. The President
will insist that the conference ac-
complish some OF the purposes Tor
which it was convened.
Employers in the conference are
planning to start pressure to put
through their plan for establishment
Of shop committees
Defeating the proposal of the labor
delegates for arbitration by the con-
step in this plan, Delegate Loree IN
dicated when he condemned the pro-
pOsal on the conference floor late yes
terday.
The shop committee plan was placed
before the conference last week in
the set Of principles for the conduct
Of industry submitted by the en-
ployers' group. Under It, each en-
ployer would deal with his employees
as a unit without interference by out
side labor leaders. Employees in each
shop would be organized into a single
union which, as many employers plan.
would have no connection with union
workers in other shops.
This is collective bargaining" as
many members OF the employers
group see it.
Showed Success In England.
The shop committee plan made big
progress in England after the armi-
stice.
Leaders Of organized labor say Il
is akin to the zone big union" move
ment Of radical labor organizers. The
radicals can build up one big union
by linking up shop unions including
workers OF all trades, conservative
labor leaders charge.
They contend that in fighting for
the shop committee plan, some em-
ployers hope to weaken organized Ia
Dor and make it ineffective.
II these employers succeed, workers
who find their organization thus
made impotent viii be easy. converts
to radicalism and direct action, ac-
cording to conservative leaders.
Plans to Defeat Proposal.
Conservative labor leaders plan a
hard finish hght in the conference to l
defeat the shop committee plan and
to preserve the present form under
which labor Is organized by trades /
through the A. +. Of L.
This will involve the consent OF the I
employers group to recognition OF
the principle that workers shall deal /
through leaders OF their own choOs- I
ing whether those leaders are em-
plOyed in the same shop or not. n
Recognition OF this right by the
is one Of the demands put |
before the conference last week In
the program submitted by the labor
group. II Is the right which Judge
Gary, OF the United States Steel
Trust. denied, labor leaders say, in
refusing to deal with John Fftzpat- |
rick, steel strike leader.
Baraeh Presents Plan.
Bernard Baruch presented a plan Of
Industrial Cancellation which was con-
sidered by the three groups at theie /
today. It's exact terms were !
not made known, but the laborites are |
said to have looked on II more Ia |
vOrably than any other proposal that /
has come from the public group.
DR.. Charles W. Eliot asked the |
committee to report shortly |
on the subjects OF cooperative man |
agement, collective bargaining, indus /
trial councils, and housing and health |
measures.
John SpargO offered a resolution !
modifying the right OF workers to /
strike in industries having a vital ef- |
feet upon the public welfare.