New-York tribune., 1919-10-20
Labor Parley
Again Halte d
On Bargaining; {;
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! dorse the provisions of the orig mai
Russell -Endicott resolution.
Herbert F. Perkins, Of Chicago, act
ing as spokesman for the employers,
said that other members of his group
have proclaimed repeatedly on the oor
Of the conference that the emplo, ers
could not grant the right of collec.ive
bargaining with representatives not
chosen from among their own em-
ployees.
Two resolutions on collective har-
gaining were before the confere nee
when adjournment vas taken Friday,
and unless compromise is reached
before the conference is called to o, der
tomorrow, which is improbable, each
will be brought up for vote. The first
proposition in order will be the Wheeler
resolution, sponsored by the employers
group, recognizing the right to col
lective barga ming by employees but re-
serving to the employer the right ''to
deal or not to deal with men or groups
of men who are not his employees and
chosen by and from among them"
The labor delegates take the stand
that such a resolution would n'ean
nothing if adopted, as it would give
the employers unrestricted choice of
repres to deal with worklaen
on industrial issues while limiting the
employees to their own ranks, thos
eliminating the officials of the matte nal
and subordinate labor organizations, in
many cases the best qualified repres en-
tatives of the unions.
Labor to Defeat Measure
All elements of the conference are
tt,,& LA l,ha Ia4o
the Wheeler meas are if it comes to a
vote.
Should this measure be defeated or
withdrawn the Russell Endicott mt as
ure would be next in order This rt So
luton would pledge the conference to
recognize the right of the employee to
bargain collectively and to elect tl.eir
representatives wlthou restrict on.
The employers group has repeate dly
voiced emrhatic opposition to this ro
posal, which has the support of the
public and labor delegates. An ad-
verse vote by single group can de
feat any resolution. and there is plac-
tically no hope of the Russcll-Endi' OFT
measure being adopted
An air of pessimism was evident
when the committee of fifteen ad
journed it's meeting late to-day. ''he
differences between the employers and
of the delegates, seem fairly irrecon
cilable.
Want Issue Decided
Suggestions that the confere nee
adopt new tactics and eliminate col ec
tive bargaining from consideration
temporarily, while considering otner
issues, have met decided opposit on
Many of the conferrees believe the con-
ference cannot sidestep this important
issue of collective bargaining and that
it must be settled now If the confer
ence is to accomplish anything. Tho
labor delegates are particularly strong
in their support of this view. Many
of the delegates were outspoken to-
night in their belief tina, unless the
present deadlock can be broken the
conference may as we'll adjourn.
One prominent member OF the cen
trail committee, when asked to-nigh if
he believed the two opposing facti ons
would reach an agreement and tlus
save the conference from dissolut on
made the significant statement that
call things are possible in the provi-
dence of God"
Modified Version Proposed
At meeting tonight of portion
of the central committee 1t was de-
cded to submit modified version of
the Russell-Endicott resolution to the
labor employers groups. with 4 lea
that the measure be accepted tel ia
lively and sent to the floor of the con-
ference for q vota.
The labor de egates we're not pres sent
at this meeting of the committee, as
they were attending a session of the
executive council of the American Fed
grafton of Labor
Both Judge Ebert II. Gary, chairman
of the United States Steel Corporal on,
who has been in New York since Thurs
day, and Samuel Gompers, president of
the American Federation of Labor, who
also has been in New York, are ex-