The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-10
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DISCRIMINATING
INDUSTRY N US.
He Would Have a Confer
ence Of Capitalists
andsLaborL leaders.
eysFREpERIcK NJ. KERRY,
N r. STATE corresnondent


ATLANTIC CITY, II. J., June 10-A
great Industrial conference called and
presided over by the president Of the
United States, including the principal
caDitlists and leaders of labor in every
basic American industry, will solve
the pressing problems of employers
ond employees.
This Is the opinion of Basil NJ.
Manley. Americas foremost industri-
al expert, who is here covering the
ton for the West virginian.
Tho plan in detail as proposed by
Maniey will be much discussed ny Ia
Dor leaders now here and by represen-
satiyes of capital who ara awake tn the
need OF q labor capital get together.
Marley said today:
BY BASIL M. -MANLEY
J,.ns Chairman Of the U S. War La
Dor Board
The way for carital and labor to get
together is to begin.
rne way TO carry out the principles
which the president enun tel IN his
recent message to Congr,ss is 20 be-
gin to carry them out.
The way TO demoralize industry is
to start the machinery OF democracy in
industry to work.
There are twenty Americans today
who around a table could frame pro-
gram to decide upon the basic princi-
Piles upon which industry shall be gov
erned in the future. With the presi-
dent presiding and with the secretary
OF commerce and the secretary Of la
Dor, and perhaps two other representa-
lives of the public, these men of cap
ital and labor. would be the greatest
council of men who really run the I'M
tied States that could possibly be as
sembled.
The Real Bosses, Not the Office Boys.
do mot mean that the railroad pres
idents, or the managers of industry
should sit in on such conference.
These men are merely the office boys
OF the men who really own the indus
try. mean the real captains Of in
dustry the men who stand behind the
mere managers of industry.
These men with the men to the
heads of the great organizations of
workingmen which include the work
ers In principal industries could real
" talk brass taclzs, what they said
would be carried out. Any conclusions
they might reach would carry weight
more weight than those of any other
body Of men in the country.
The president in his message said
he would not make specific proposals
10 congress on the great question of
the relation Of capital and labor until
he had an opportunity to take coun-
sci. This is the way to get counsel.
Conclusions reached by these men
would carry weight. Congress would
unquestionably accept whatever they
might agree upon.
And II these men were personally
invited to such council meeting by
the president, not one would refuse.
Not one of them could afford to
ignore the force of public opinion.
Their managers, their railroad pres
idents; their office boys can afford to
be oblivious to public opinion because
they cannot be injured by 1t but these
men would be wrecked by adverse
public opinion.
Greater Congress Called Later.
This council would be but prelim-
mary conference to draw up pro-
gram and series OF questions for dis
cussion in great congress to be call
ed thereafter, including representative
es Of all organizations of labor and Of
all business.
In great congress these represen-
tztives OF all industries assembled in
Washington could debate and adopt
the recommendations made by these
twenty men.
In il labor and capital would have
equal voice.
It would be the beginning of the pro-
cess of democratizing industry which
the president says must take place.