Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-08
' HALTS HOPE: FOR ACTION
 AT CONFERENCE
Industrial Conference Perfects Organization Then Has
 Mix-Up on Rules.
FIGHT ITSELESSLY
 FOR SPEEDY WORK
Failure to Make Provision for Minor ity Expression is Termed "Trayesty" on Free De-
 liberation

Washington, Oct. 7.---After perfect dustrial conference called by Presi- dent Wilson got tangled up in it's own rules and adjourned until to- morrow.
 Secretary Lane was elected per manent chairman. In his speech of acceptance, he stirred the delegates, representing capital, labor and the public, to great enthusiasm by de- claring that the high purpose of the gathering made failure impossible in the effort to harmonize industrial re- lations in this country.
 Proceeding to the adoption of rules, the conference struck it's first snag in protest by John Spargo, of New York, a representative of the public, that the report of the rules committee made no provisions for minority ex- pression and was a "travesty" on free deliberaton. His criticism caus- ed early adjournment of the morning session to permit amendments to be formulated by the respective groups, but on reconvening the rules were adopted without material change. They provide for public session and unanimous vote by groups on all con- clusions and decisions and require the assent of a group before any member of it can introduced rcsolu- ton.
 A committee of Is was named to recommend for or against all resolu- tions introduced as follows:
 Representing the public-Thos. l.. / NIx1 A ID Endicott, Charles Edward Russell, and Miss Lillian Wald.
 Representing capital-S. Pember- ton Hutchison, John w. OLeary, John J. Raskob, Herbert F. Perkins and J. N. Tittemore. Representing organized labor Samuel Gompers. Frank Morrison, Matthew Woll, w. D. Mahon and L. k. Sheppard.
 The employers group was the only one ready. under the rules. with any business, Frederick P. Fish of Bos- ton offering a resolution declaring the need of the industrial situation was increased production, adequate comDensation for services and just return on capital," and that each delegate should be guided in his act ions by the good of the country as 6 whole, rather than by the interests of his particular group.
 Oppose Adjournment.
 Motion was then made to adjourn, which evoked quick protest from delegates who have been demanding strenuous action from the conference. Gavin McNab. San Francisco. rep- resentative of the public. said he would offer another resolution to give the conference something to do, but MT. Sparago made a point of ord CT that the resolution had not been presented to the group first. and Mir. McNab was forced to desist. |. then was suggested that the committee of 15 hold meeting and the groups also get together as means of expediting business, but this was deemed unwise as the committee members would be absent from their group meetings and besides the committee had no business before it except the perfume tory election of it's chairman. After much discussion about the rules, it was decided to adjourn to meet to- morrow at 9:30 o'clock, when each group is expected to have something to offer for consideration.
 Disregarding the rules. the confer- ence paused in it's work to adopt unanimously a resolution of sympathy with President Wilson in his illness