New-York tribune., 1919-09-05
Membership on Directo.
ries and Share i'm Profits
the Main Features of
Conference Programme
Labor To Be Given
Fifteen Delegates
President to Select an
Equal Number to Rep
resent Public; Organ
izations to Name Others

WASHINGTON. Sept Sit was
learned on the authority of q mem
Der of Mr.. Wilson'S Cabinet to-day
that the President has formulated q
concrete recommendation to make to
the October conference Of capital and
labor representatives as to new status
for labor. The two main features of
the programme are:
First t-Representation of labor in
the boards of directors Of all CO -pora-
tons, or at least the large ones.
Second-Assignment to labor OF
a regular share in profits.
1t was announced this afternoon the
personnel of the conference would in
cIude five persons named by the Cham
be. Of Commerce of the United States.
five by the National Industrial Con-
terence Board fifteen by the American
Federation of Labor, three by farming
organizations and three by investment
bankers. In addition there will be
fifteen representatives of the public.
Wilson to Name Fifteen
The President will select the fifteen
representatives of the public, but the
representatives of the other groups
will be selected by heads Of their
organizations.
Invitations to select representatives
Of the conference were sent out to-
day from the White House to the fol-
lowing:
Homer L. Ferguson. president of the
Chamber Of Commerce of the United
States; Magnus W Alexander, Man
aging Director of the National Indus
trial Conference BoarG; Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor; William G. Baker,
Jr., president of the Investment Bank
ers' Association; J. N. Tittemore. presi-
dent Of the American Society of
Equity; Oliver Wilson. president of the
National Grange. and C. S. Barrett,
president of the National Farmers
Union. The last three will name the
farmers representatives..
Secretary OF Labor Wilson, during
me Presidents absence, will have
charrge OF the arrangements for the
conference which, Mr.. Wilson in his
letters Of invitation said was ''for the
purpose of reaching. if possible,
some common ground of agreement and
action with regard to the future con-
duct of Industry"
Aims of Conference Outlined
The conference, the President added,
slso was for the purpose of consult
ing together on the great and vital
questons affecting our industrial life
ana tneir consequent effect upon all
S Iur people. to discuss such methods as
nave already been tried out of bring
Jag capital and labor into close CO.
opsrat4on and 10 canvass every rele-
want feature of the present industrial
situation, Tor The purpose of enabling
Us Us 10 WORK out, II possible, N a genu-
"V spirit OF cooperation, a practicable
Aethod OF association bas upon
1'ai community OF Interests which will
.euound to the welfare of all our
people,
lhe wastages of war" the President
sTlio'e, have seriously interfered with
we natural course of our industrial
aaa economic development. The ner-
sous tension of our people has not yet
iieiaxed to normal The necessity of
se'lslnS at once methods by which we
,speed!ly can recover from this condi-
soA ard obvIate the wastefulness
AUS FUSED by the continued interruption
VI many OF our important industrial
n'etprises by strikes and lockouts
emphasizes the need. for a meeting of
'a'hus IN a conference such as l have
suggested"
Inc Pres ident is represented to have
~a"h up these propose s, based on his
..nc!usIon that there en- be no perma-
ia Lsnl solution of the labor problem so
n ro"s as industry Is organized along its
aesens lines, unless the idea of rep
ssehtation OF labor on corporation di
..ss..torates IS accepted Such rcpresen-
sas'on would, he believes, satisfy the
fsp'tstlon of the bulk of the employees
~. ene introduction of the democratic
V'aclpie into business.
Aims to Eliminate Strikes
me profit sharing idea is intended
So: 10 away with strikes aimed at Sc
M. po.ng greater wages. The profits are
~ 20 De In the nature of bonus or
oftslaluity-in which guise workmen
fe.s Ten object to them now-but in the
m ya.sa OF an entitled share, which shall
hns;- with the general profits Of the
IL. In this way it is believed
ins labor will be interested in attain
ass,.s maximum production and will be
SEQ SEQ that larger production means
sgs income for it. Just what form
uea will take is not known, but
say De along the Ford plan of a
|s s7'aimum wage with prosits addad.