Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15

t-S4@ So ulscuSSlon or labOr'S proposal
 10 aroitrate the steel strike, during
 which two attempts at postponement
 ana substitute resolution by
 Ihcnlas L. Chadbourne of the public
 group met with defeat the National Industrial Conference adjourned to-
 night without having taken other de-
 nntte action than the appointment of
 three sub committees
 Another attempt to obtain action in the steel controversy, however, will be
 made by members of the pubic group
 headed by Bernard NJ Baruch, through
 a new compromise proposal, when me conference resumes its sessions
 tomorrow.
 The labor resolution was laid before the conference today without recom-
 mendation by the central committee bUt with amendment proposed in committee by samuel GomDers. pres dent of the American Federation of Labor providing that the arbitra ton committee be chosen by the confer cnct groups from members or non members" Of the conference. In re- porting the resolution. Chairman
 --,lraS snllounced that while the --sr''lIiOil W@s favored by majority Of the members of tho committee. It --- -~~-- = ~-.~ negative vote of two groups 1no, therefore could not be fla vcrarlg- reported
 A substitute resolution offered by -Ir- Chad bourne failed to receive the approval of any of the three confer ence groups although it was framed so to avoid mention Of the steel strike The substitute proposed ac -cptance of Mir Gompers' committee ,i six To adjust all serious labor dis nutes." its decision to be final after an attempt to reconcile differences had been made by a joint committee 1f employers and employees The labor representatives would be chosen both 1z those -Out ou strike and those -eruainlns in the employ Of the sew 'ral companies
 
 =iOns. one of which was recessed in the midst Of confusion. came late in the day when samuel Gompers. leader of the labor delegation. made an inn passioned plea Tor intervention in the sleCi strike and reviewed the negotia- ti- ms leading uD 10 the calling of the strike on September .e-
 I-oulSs.- directly at Judge Ebert H. Gs-s. cii--4. nlan Of the United States steer COr55cration- seated with the putic group less than fifteen feet away. the iaoor leader declared that Gnc steel corporation had acted like s1e BolsheviSi' in refusing to meet re p-css utatIves Of the other party in i thc dispute Judge Gary kept his eyes ] -tNcu on the labor leaders face throu-hout the speech tut made no epiy when Mir GompeTs concluded
 C.utsfde the conference hall labor i ceiesates declared that the confer | {, -e- would be a Hat failure unless 1t | took action on the steel strike Sev- | .Es tG01, miEaJ wiCnaraw from the con i .--.-..tr the arpilraIion resolution : -rcre defeated. although more conser- tzIIVC represe natives did not believe | irc group as . whole contemplated -s-- sach drastl- action
 that the employer group does not -.-. .Gt.. .ii,ivn III existing disputes ....iur under the labor or substitute Al oitrztion proposals, was indicated -f t-4- rem2rks Tn tEe conference or l-oree, president of the Delaware and Hudson Railway and a statement Ssued tonight by Asgnus w. Alexan- zer. managing directcr of the National industrial Conference board Ihe zLter expressed the belief that the ma jority of the delegates were "averse .o turning itself inlo a general arbi- ration board, while Mir. 1oree said .har il action were to be taken m the ,reel strike. It also would be necessary 10 intervene in the coal strike called tor November 1 and the numerous ,ther labor disturban nces-
 The conference rules were again the subject Of warm controversy at to- Iay-s sessions. members of the public .ruup criticizing and labor delegates icfending inc group method of pro
 Given permission to speak on the ,r.5itratIon resolution. Mir. Gompers described the labor proposal as the most generous and comprehensive ,roposiriOn ever submitted in the en- fr., course of the struggle of labor to merge rom slavery to serfdom and hence to waged labor" MT Gompers aid he believed that fair minded em- ,Icyers employees and the general pub sc alike regretted the evident attempts O defeat the strike arbitration reso- utfon While asserting that he did ; iOt desire to criticize anyone m con iection with the steel strike but look nE straight at Judge E. H. Gary. ex- -utixe head of the United States steel Corporation MT. Gompers re- -iewed the efforts of the representa- { Ives of steel unions to obtain con nd charged the steel companys ofh- CTS with having refused to answer his -tters in June, 191s- Referring to the executive head or ne United States Steel Corporation, IT. Gompers made the charge that af- l CT the steel corporation finally con ented 10 allow the workers to sub nit their demands and grievances in -ritinz- false issues were deliberately {, 1jected into the situation by the steel officials
 Are VIC in this year of grace. 1919, Then we have driven political auto -acy off the face of the earth ?' thun- f cred the labor leader, ito submit ser | iIeiy to an industrial autocrat? The .me has gone by when any man can | sy he is monarch of al he surveys. ( ome degree of consideration must be | iven to labor Because men are \ -orkers is no reason they are not the a 1uals Of the highest officers of any V orporation in this land"
 Sitting in the public group less than s fteen feet from Mir Gompers. Judge n zrv listened to the labor leaders n beech, most of which seemed to be u ddrSssed c>sctly to him. without a II aange Of expression. keeping his q yes constantly on the speaker
 MT Gompers charged the steeIl witns inconsistency in re- isinE meet repre5entative of the IT merican Federation of Labor when V ,e steel corpora ton. itself fedora q on speaks in The name of all it's o-