Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-23
INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE
STRIKES A SNAG; LABOR
DELEGATES WITHDRAW
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secretary shortly after Mr., spargo
started to speak,
! Asked If his group would reconsider
| his action or would pay any attention
to the Spargo resolution, Mr.. Comp
| ers said;
"I do not believe my words were
ambiguous; ] think l made myself
perfectly plain"
AT the conclusion of Spargo's add
dress only the representatives of the
four railroad brotherhoods were left
at the labor table,
The conference will meet again at
| $3.50 a. m, Thursday" said Chairman
lane, when he adjourned the session
tonight. The chairman declared
afterward that if necessary the con-
! ference would amend its rules and
continue its sessions with but two
groups present. Chairman Lane in
dieated he make a personal report to
! President Wilson tonight.
| Before the break, In a last effort
| to prevent the dissolution OF the con-
ference, Chairman Lane read to the
| delegates the letter dictated by Pres
ident Wilson yesterday from his sick
| bed and urging the imperative ueces-
ence to insure industrial peace during
the reconstruction period
The presidents letter follows:
ITO the Ladies and Gentlemen OF the
Industrial Conferences:
II am advised by your chairman
that you have come to situation
which appears to threaten the life of
your conference, and because of that
| am presuming to address a word
OF very solemn appeal to you as
Americans. II is not for me to assess
the blame for the present condition.
l do not speak in a spirit of criticism
Of any individual or Of any group.
But having called this conference l
feel that my temporary indisposition
should not bar the way to frank
expression of the seriousness of the
position in which this country will be
placed should you adjourn without
having convinced the American peo-
pie that you had exhausted your re-
sourcefulness and your patience in an
effort to come to some common
agreement.
AT time when the nations of the
world are endeavoring to find way
of avoiding international war, are we
10 be found for carrying on industry
except in the spirit and with the very
method of war? Must suspicion and
hatred and force rule us in civil life?
Are our industrial leaders and our
industrial workers to live together
without faith in each other, constant
ly struggling for advantage over each
other, doing naught but what is COM
PEELED?
My friends, this would be an in
tolerable outlook. prospect UNI
worthy of the large things done by
this people In the mastering of this
eontinent--indeed, 1t would be an in
vitation to national disaster. From
such a possibility my mind turns
away, for my confidence is abiding
that in this land we have learned how
to accept the general judgment upon
matters that affect the public veal.
And this is the~very heart and soul
of democracy.
1T is my understanding that you
have divided upon one portion only
Of a possible large program. which
has not been fully developed. Before
severance, Il effected, based upon
present difference, / believe you
should stand together for the develop
ment of that full program touching
the many questions within the broad
scope of your investigations, 1t was
in my mind. when this conference
was called, that you would concern
yourselves witt. the discovery of those
methods by which a measurable CO.
operation within industry may have
been secured and If new machinery
needs TO be designed by which min
imum of conflict between employers
and employees may reasonably be
hoped for, that we should make an
effort to secure its adoption. 1t can
not be expected that at every step all
parties will agree upon each PROPOSE
ton or method suggested.
1T is to be expected, however, that
as whole, the plan or program can
be agreed upon which will advance
further the productive capacity of
America through the establishment of
a surer and heartier cooperation be-
tween the elements engaged in indus
try, The public expects not less than
that you shall have that one end In
view and stay together until the way
Is found leading to that end or until
it is revealed that the men who work
and the men who manage American
industry are so SET upon divergent
paths that all effort at cooperation
is doomed to failure.
II renew my appeal with full COM
prehension of the almost incompar-
able importance of your tasks to this
and to other peoples, and with fun
faith in the high patriotism and good
faith of each other that YOU push
your task to a happy conclusion.
CSigned) WOODROW WILSON"