The Washington times., 1919-10-23
MUST MEET
INDUSTRIAL
CR|S|SA[ONE,
SAYS LANE

What leaders cay aheut the In
dastxial Csnferesce brsak-uA
GsnperJs
@We are nst jumping jscks
We have witAlraws and fsnf
ends II as far ~ We are css-
cernel.s
Wheeler, Of TIE RnBlsyerss
The prinetple Of collective
bargaining win csne 10 he m~rc
generally applied ~ . resals Of
this cenfersnoes"
Feiss, Of the Publie Gresp;
sThe labor leaders Der ss;i'
are fighting their batfies - they
did forty or ffty years srs.
President Wilson today sent verd
to the public group in tie Nstionai
Industrial Confersnce fhat N whhes
1t 10 remain In session
The Prexdsnt wrote . lst*df ~
Secretary Lane. chairman Of -
conference, which was carried to him
by Secretary Tumulty.
Sends for Tunuity.
The President sent for Tumuity and
conferred with him Tunulty ha<
been In communication with Lane.
Action of the President followed .
conference and recommendation from
Lane, Tumulty, Chairman chsdbcurne
Of the committee Of nfteen. and b N
Bsruch. head of the public group
which lasted until late hour isss
night
Chairman Lane called the confer
ence TO order at 1880 .. m
Lane addressed the conferences. fol-
lowing the receipt OF his letter from
the President
He said President Wilson desired
the public group to carry on the
work.
Delegates representing the public
and capital heard the speech. but the
seats of the labor delegates were'Ns
can't
ut was the intention that this con-
ference should frame a program on
which labor and capital could CO
operstively work together" ssio
Lane.
sBy the withdrawal of the labor
group yesterday. the nature of the
conference was changed
Conference Aateur~s.
Lane declared the conference "sd-
journed as now constituted" at the
conclusion of his repsrks.
The public group immediately went
into session as the other delegates left
the hall.
"The President desires the nature Of
the conference changed and the work
carried on by the public group" Lane
said in his speech.
sInssmuch as the burden Of the
ouarrels between capital and labor
falls on the public. IL seems proper
that this group should undertake &C
find the way"
@It recognizes the fact that people
of the United States are greater han
any party.
"The public group will be asked &c
make report and 20 give advice and
sugrestions as to the Industrial poll
cies of this country. these TO be pre-
sented TO the President
"outside the weather looks gloomy.
but out West we call wet weather
growing weather. SO IL may not be a.
unkind as IL seems 10 be-"
In Executive Session
The employers group also went
| into executive session when Lane sd-
| journed the conference.
We also may frame a group repert
to the President said Chairman
Harry A. Wheeler.
The morning session OF the repr-s
sentatives of the public and the en-
| ployers failed to start on time. a.
Chairman Lane remained in his Office
in the Interior Building in telephone
communication with Secretary Tum-
uIty. awaiting word from the Presi-
dent
President Wilson had before hir
the proposition advanced by Lane.
Bernard NJ. Bsruch and Tilo-n4s L.
Chadbourne, which was that The
public group of delegates shall re-
main in session to formulate an In
dustrial code. without the cc-opers-
tion OF labor and capital
Placed Before President
This was placed before president
Wilson early today. and despite hix
doctors orders for complete rest
and quiet, he wrestled with the prob
lem all morning. while the confer
ence delegates stroiled Abort th.
corridors of the PAM -rerica..
building. and Lane sat at his desk.
\ fTop,;nued an pscs . Coluu,n IN