The Washington times., 1919-10-20

tsdy, n. T. as enc Of the r~pr~-
sestaffves OF the public fn tae
national fsdus>-isl essser~nee.
Young takes the pls~s sf FuIs~r
Il. Galloway, of La Grange. Ca.
whs seft the essfere.es se~sss~
of an health.
Before the National lndusr,Gl
Conference is disrupted by the i'm.
movable position of the EMPLOYS
group on collective bargainins, Pre-
ident Wilson win have somethinx u
say. -
His powerful influence vas fe)a
today, when both sides apparently
saw that the parting OF the way1
had come. The employers are under
terrific pressure, and are apparers-
y preparing to give ground.
Gary May Yjeld.
Judge Ebert II. Gary retrrpe< "a
the conferences today prepared se-
cording to one report, 10 msxe =
statement in which he win reIterat.
his former stone wall resolve not "a
treat with the unionists: according Ia
another. prepared to yield a bit 70 thA
majority sentiment OF the confer.
ence.
The employers. 20 use their ou.
phrase. have been backed tnto a cor.
ner with a pistol pointed az their
heads on the question OF collective
bargaining. with the Government OF
the United States adding 70 the pres
sure that the public and the l.so,
groups have been exertins for i've
days.
This Is the situation which co.
fronts the National Industrial Confey>
ence as IL reconvenes at a.3O o'elock
this afternoon. with the betting bet-
ter than even that the employers
group will yield.
Employers Plan Moves
The employers have been in erous
caucus almost continuously since FRI
day. They are arrsyed against the
two other groups. which stand ready
TO indorse their original propoxxl in
favor OF collective Sarganinx
The morning session of the conser-
ence was no. called, owine tn
the absence of ouorun
the employers being IN Cos.
ference Adjournment came after ap
hour in which rumors few thick aD1
fast Frank Morrison, Judge Garx,
and Chairman Lane were IN oonsuissv
tion- and Bernard Baruch wa, even
more active than he has been before.
John Spargo and other member, Of
the public group planned TO keen tbs
conference in session by a motion -
lay on the table all matter. befora
IL. They planned to Introduce thks
motion as soon as a vote wxs takeo
on collective bargaining. spsr,~D
said this would give the conferences Il
fresh start
Pressdest Ls-t Re.srt.
For several days II has been 49,
parent that, as last resoyt-
appeal would be made To President
Wilson TO save the conferences. rb~
conference can make no progress
without a unanimity of the groups on
the determination of any course Of
action. On the pending question, TIVE
groups are lined up solidly and
unanimously against the other. II "a
now clearly seen that II, in such a
situation as the present, the minority
group refuses TO recede a single inch
from Its original content tion the con-
ference can get nowhere sft
The Administration leaders feel
that with such a preponderance OF
opinion against them, the employsrx'
group should yield The collective
bargaining resolution. which 10 the
bone OF contention. was not written
by the labor delegates, but by II. b
Endicott and Charles B1vard Rus
sell, OF the public group. Under the
conditions the public group. sAxious
as IL is for a compromise. cannot well
withdraw it's support from the rsso.
lutions originally drawn