Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-01
FOR SETTLEMENT
 OF INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES

Washington, Sept. 3O-ProposaIs for
 the establishment of council for set
 tlelnent of industrial disputes re-
 placing the recently dissolved war
 labor board, probably will be one of the first subjects brought up for dis cussIon at the labor and and indust ria conference called by President Wilson to meet here Monday. 1t was learned today from department of labor off, cialS in close touch with the arran ments for the meeting
 secretary Wilson has drawn up a tentative program for the confer ence but the question of whether the meeting will be open to representa- tives of the press has not been decided It was said today by those making ar engagements for the meeting the uues- tlon or publicity probably would be left to decision of the 'conference A suggestion has been made that news papernen not be admitted to the con- ference room but that such parts of the proceedings as the conferees decided to make public be given to the press as the conference proceeds This plan would be similar to the recent White House conference between President Wilson and the senate foreign relations committee.
 In event that President Wilson is
 In event that President Wilson is un- able to open the conference as planned 1t is not known by officials here who the presiding officer will be aIthough it was considered likely that the pres ldent would designate someone to act for him. Secretary Wilson to whom the president left the detailed arrange ments Tor the meeting when he left on his speaking it was said today prefers not to act as a presiding off cer, but rather to take part in the dis cusslons as member of the confer ence.
 Secretary Wilson, it was said by several officials may submit a pro- posal for arbitration boards. as he is known to look with favor on a plan providing for district boards of arbi- tration, the awards of which would be put in force by the issue of an iniunc- ton by the federal court of the dis trict restraining employers who are parties to the dispute in question from paying wages other than provided for in the award
 This plan would preserve the right of the men to strike. but is expected to take away the incentive to strike as employers would be restrained by a court decree from paying hikher wages than the sum fixed as just by the dis trict boards.
 Some means of removing causes of dispute and conferring a larger degree Of participation by labor in the man aSement of industry along the lines of the Whitley councils in England prob ably vii be discussed it was said. councils, so called after inc scotch manufacturer and member of a British ministry of reconstruction com mlttee who proposed them have been established in more than fifty fmporl tant British industries There is separate joint standing industrial council. they are officially named for each industry accepting the plan Tn addition to the national council. dis trict and local boards are created to handle nroblems arising within their jurisdiction. Both emplovers ard are represented on the boa rds which deal with tha general policy of the factory. the eff czency of the plant md similar matters as well as with possible sources O. Friction between ca pita1 and labor