The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-10
THE LABOR CONFERENCE.

 1 voting which the Labor Conference agreed to employ because among he promotes adhesion to old methods and machinery. ,4,
 impossible to escape the old that is to say, what mas been done nearly always an eutgreNth ef the old There exception to this rule It is law It IS that underlies the law of evoluIon on WHICH a4 scientific thinking is based d.,
 The pronlusations of labor group compendium of their familiar demands: the right to organize to strike, to baroain collectively living to have equal pay the work to suspend imm grafton for two years limit amount which may be conveniently absorbed.
 The newest the Labor program is the proposal be equally composed of representa- lives Of associated employers and organized labon
 Secretary Wilson carries thls plan luf'her He pop board of equal numbers of employers and workers to repre- each industry and consider it's affairs and each will have a board for the adjustment of disputes.
 Appeals these boards would be to a General Board which would be appointed one third by the President one hrd by capital and third by labor This board being unable to agree the particular question would go to an umpire of which twenty would be created the choice being by bao unless the board select him unanimously
 decision the umpire is to have all the force and agreement which employers and employees shall be morally bound to accept and provide by"
 machinery that of the War Labor Board amplified by the creation of special trade councils
 At least the group system of voting defective it is, prove it deals with what has been done would necessarily be futile if only proposals considered Nothing permanent useful could be accomplish ed by a consideration of novelties.
 But it does possible and probable that the con- will endorse for the adjudication of labor disputes which if not compulsory will approach compulsion.
 If nothing than this is accomplished great gain will be made for social stability increased production and material
 
 Two elements in the Conference show frmer grasp the relation prices to living conditions For labor has proceeded upon the theory that could put itself abreast the market by raising wages and shortening hours.
 It distinctly perceived that the maket in few moments take away benefit gained by wages, | the Conference will give attention to methods of distribution cuary for the purpose of ascertainng if direct routes be found between producers and
 Charles Edward Russell offers resolution "tha ii is ab- to increase because increase result advocated law like the British law against profeering.
 And Mir Sheppard of the Labor group T hope to this conference declare something regards the profits industry the retailer the mddeman and the wholesaler If government fix the price wages they say profits the employers the retailers and the others Obtain
 It too early to predict the action of the Conference, but it looks if novelties in legislation which be mended will distribution rather than the between labor and capital The immediately ant legislation dealing with labor and capital will propose determine disputes which will be small gain.
 The proposal to check immigration would almost certainly through, because Congress in years has proved it's will foreign countries
 The proposal is with which most employers will patze despite the yexaions of labor the of alien workers has been potent