Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-10
Matters Before the Industrial Conference
Concrete Proposals For Better Relations Between Employ CTS and Employed.

Washington, oct. 9.-COncrete pro- poSalS designed to bring about better relations between employers and the employed were laid before the national indusfriaI conference today by mem
 bers of the various groups making up
 the gathering. The proposals includ-
 ed:
 Arbitration of the nationwide steel strike, with return of the men to work pending settlement; an industrial truce
 starting immediately and continuing tion board by the president and con- gress and including among it's mem
 bers all expresidents; and a compre- hensive plan for adjudication of indus trial disputes through boards of arbi- tration in the various industries.
 The conference today also took it's first concrete action in adopting a mo- tion. offered by Thomas l.. Chadbourne, a representative of the public. provid- ing that a committee consisting of three members from each of the groups of employers, labor and the public be appointed to investigate rne nigh cost of living.
 The proposal for settlement of the steel strike, introduced by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, and one of the delegates soon after the conference met in the first of tn days two ses- sions, came as surprise to the groups representing the public and employ CTS. In offering the proposal, MT. Gonpers explained that it had the support of the labor delegates incIud- brotherhoods. The proposal, like oil others submitted today, under the con- vention rules, was referred to the general committee composed of five generally was believed that the pro posal would be in the hands of this committee for some time.
 As chairman of the public group, Rar . r~6 Ia -l1ot1 ir,f,~ +I1n posal for an industrial peace, formu- lated by A. A. Landon, of BuffalA and the plan that national board oY con- ciliation and arbitration be created, of San Francisco. In offering the pro- proposals Nr. Baruch explained that he was merely acting for his group and that under the conference rules the indicate either that the proposals set forth the chairman's view or that they had the endorsement of the group.
 The proposal for adjustment of la Dor disputes through joint boards of employers and workers in each indus try with appeal to general boards ap- pointed by the president and a final appeal to an umpire also came from the public group. It was drafted by Secretary Of Labor Wilson and was understood to have been endorsed by President Wilson.
 Speaking for the. employers group, V, Chairman Harry A. Wheeler explained that five different interests were in cluded in the group and that this fact had delayed framing of the groups suggestions for the conference. MT Wheeler and a number of his assistants were not present at the afternoon session of the conference and sent word that they were a work and expected to report at tomorrow-s session.
 The prospect tonight was that fol- lowing the introduction of the em- pioyers demands, the conference will recess for ten days or two weeks to allow the general committee and such special committees as may be named time to take action on the material be- fore it.
 Dr. Charles W. Eliot president emeritus of Harvard university, representative of the public, took wig orous exception to the injection of the strike issue into the conference and denounced the group method of pro- cedure because. he said, it promotes combat over ''old conditions"
 Declaring that the substitution of confidence for distrust. of good will for enmity. of cooperation for antag- the fundamental necessities involved in the solution of present industrial problems. John D. Rockefeller. Jr.. a of the public, presented ! resolution providing recognition of the principle of representation in in dustry under which the employees shall ave an effective voice in determini in al their own terms of employment and l their working and living conditions