Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-10-19
ROUND TABLE
ABLE To AGREE
IN COMM TEE
Industrial Peace Plan
Will Be Passed on to
Groups for Views.
CHADBOURNE PREDICTS
MAIN BODY AGREEMENT

Washington, Oct. 1S.-A ten.
tative agreement on collective
bargaining was reached by the
general committee Of the ma.
tional industrial conference to-
night after an all-day session.
Committee members will con.
suit with their respective groups
tomorrow and final action on
framing report to the confer
ence will be taken by the general
committee tomorrow night.
The proposed compromise also
substitutes for the sentence of
the original declaration recog-
nizing the right of organized
labor to be represented "by rep
resentatives of their own choos-
ing the words ''by representa-
tives chosen by majority of
their own members"
The committee agreement was reached
by taking the declaration Of the public
and labor groups as basis and adding
wage earners to organize in trade and
labor unions, the words shop and
other industrial association
FARMERS TO SUPPORT LABOR
The tentative declaration retained the
form of the original and was broken up
into l. different parts. each item stat
ing a specific principal, in order to be
readily subject TO amendment.
The discussion in committee, which to-
tailed eight hours hinged on the right of
outsiders to represent employees in ne
gotiations with employers. At times.
agreement seemed in sight while at
ether times breach widened and com
promise seemed impossible During the
day numerous drafts of declaration
were submitted and rejected.
In a statement. today, c. S. Barrett,
president of the Farmers National Co
Operative union and member Of the
employers group Of the conference. de-
clared agriculture generally would sup
port labor in its demand that the right of
collective bargaining be recognized by the
industrial conference"
Public Group offers Changes.
In the hope Of satisfying both labor and
capital on the question of how employees
should be represented in negotiations
with the employers, members of the pub
lie group in the committee submitted
several amendments to the two result
tions today.
One proposal was that labor repre-
sentatiVes be duly certified after a fair
vote of the employees.
Chairman Lane conferred informally
with committee members before the
meeting today in an effort to bring
together the extreme opinions Of the
right and left" factions in order to
avoid a break.
Groups Getting Together.
Thomas Il. Chadbourne, public rep
resentative, said he was confident a
declaration on collective bargaining
would be agreed upon unanimously. lie
did not think the issue should be side
stepped, adding that .the foundation
must be laid before the building is erect
ed"
Charles Edward Russell, spokesman
for the committee, said the various
groups were getting closer together.
Bernard NJ. Baruch, chairman of the
public group, conferred with Mr.. Chad
bourne for few moments and then left
in the White House automobile, in com
pany with Rear Admiral Grayson, Presi-
dent Wilson's personal physician.
Samuel Gompers. leader Of the labor
group, was in New York today, but
planned to return for Mondays session
of the conference.