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oiared. public opinion would be with
suoke cary. and that, on the other hand.
y would be against Judge Gary II he re-
FUSED 10 negotiate with his own men. He
asked u the Federation OF Labor would
accept an amendment that provided that
employees have the right to Join In shop
organizations or Industrial councils as
weh as In labor unions for the purpose
OF collective hargaining.
Adjournment TO Monday.
President Emeritus Elicit Of Harvard
TOOK hand and moved adjournment
OF the conference until . 80 o'clock to-
ihorrow morning. The Chadbourne
resolution was amended to make the
meeting time Monday morning and
mere Followed brief but vigorous
wrangle on the rules. Adjournment
nnaily wac taken to Monday,
A meeting Of the general committee
to take UP the question has been called
TOT Tomorrow morning and probably
VIII have an all day session.
The resolutions that were the subject
OF an entire day of controversy and
oeoate apparently agree as to principal,
put oiner on application. The first,
that Tor which the labor group is con-
tending, and which was reported by the
committee, is ms follows:
The right of wage earners to organ
re In trade and labor unions. to bargain
collectively. to be represented by repre-
eentauves OF their own choosing in nego-
tiations with employers. and in respect
to wages, hours of labor and rules and
CONDITIONS OF employment. is recognized
This must not be understood as limit
ing the right Of any wage Garner to re-
fra'n from Joining any organization or
to deal directly with his employer IL he
50 chooses
The Employer Version.
That proposed by the employers as a
, substitute Is as follows:
RESOLVED. That. without in any way
limiting the right Of n wage Garner to
refrain from Joining any association or
~ deal directly with his emp oyer as he
chooses, the right of wage earners In
private as distinguished from Govern
ment employment to organize in trade
and labor unions, in shop Industrial
councils or other lawful form of asso-
Citation, to bargain collectively. to be
represented by representatives of their
own choosing In negotiations and adjust
| ments with employers in respect to
wages. hours of labor and other condi-
tons OF emp oyment, Is recognized; and
1 the right OF the emp oyer to deal or not
to deal with men or groups OF men who
are not his employees and chosen by
and from among them Is recognized nc
| denial Is intended of the right Of an
employer and his workers voluntarily
to agree upon the form or their repre-.
I sentative relations"
! The counter or employers proposal
was submitted at the opening of the
conference this morning by Chairman
; Wheeler OF the employers or up. Others
had been individually suggested. but the
/ ore this morning came from the GROUP
and was apparently accepted as before
The conference, though 1t had not beer
acted upon by the general committee
Mr.. Wheeler spoke In favor of It's adop.
ton. He said that the lab group hat
I listened to much oratory from the other
side favoring the principle. bu. declared
that the employers recognized II and
were for II In principle. but that 4
should be prescribed.
II is understood that there will be ar
effort to bring before the general com.
mittee resolution prepared by Johr
d. Rockefeller. Jr, expressing his In
depreciation of collective bargaining as
II was given to the conference yesterday
There were Indications that the EN-
poyers would accept this. and II IL
thought that the labor and public group.
would. The resolution, II is understood
would affirm the principle of COLLECTIVE
bargaining and the right of the mer
to organise in labor unions or not Il
o, ganize In labor unions. at their owr
win.