The Washington times., 1919-10-07

g0ods due to labor's determination
not to work at full speed
"If it were true that increases ia
wages must be followed by increases
in price to the cOnumiug public. it
would follow that profiteering does
not exist. The public needs no proof
from us that profiteering does exist
and has. existed since the armistice,
if not Before"
The black spector OF the steel
strike looms more sharply than ever,
for the executive council Of the
American Federation of Labor, ct
an all-night session last evening, voted
vigorous and unremitting support Of
the strike.
Both sides Seek Peace.
The strike issue may not be pro-
jected into the round-table discussion
until the labor delegates feel they are
in a strategic position to do 50, as
both sides arc anxious for peace and
harmony, in accordance with the pub
lie opinion Of the country. Both labor
and capital are looking for some signs
Of a reasonable. cOnciliatOry spirit
which they can establish as a work
ing basis for a new dispensatiOn be-
tween the two camps.
II there is any bad blood between
Samuel Gompers and Judge Elbert
II. Gary, head OF the United States
Steel Corporation, IL was politically
concealed when the two men passeQ
each other in the palatial hall Of the
Americas in the Pan-American. build
ing yesterday.
Hello SAM" said the steel king.
"Howdy, Mr.. Cary" replied Comp
ers.
They shook hands and passed on.
An interested gallery Of spectators
was hugely disappointed. for they had
expected something like Dempsey
willard bout, or wild West gunplay.
John d. Rockefeller, jr., also is on
the best OF terms with some OF the
labor leaders. He conferred at length
with william H. Johnston, head Of
the international Association OF Ma
at the opening session. He
expressed the hope that some plan
Of bringing capital and labor together
might be reached.
Labor To Keep Gains.
Mr. Johnston agreed that industrial
peace was the main thing that labor
desired: but that il was not prepared |
to sacrifice any OF its hard-wOn
gains for the sake Of peace.
One OF the most interesting spec !
tators at the proceedings is William |
2. Foster. the slender. boyish. high |
strung leader of the Pittsburgh end !
Of the steel strike. Back Of the rail, /
voice in the conference, he
sits in restless style, wondering when /
the cause Of the steel workers is to /
be brought before the delegates.
Like a guiding genius, anxious TO |
maintain peace in the family, smooth |
ing out friction and framing policies /
for the conference in the.tWinkling Of |
an eve. is the tall, lanky, esgle-eyed /
Bernard Baruch, who has engineered |
the entire conference. and has brought |
together under the same roof the lead ]
ing labor leaders and some OF the /
most bitter labor fighters and labor /
5aiters in the employers ranks. |
All Trust ChadbOurne.
His first assistant, virtually a floor
leader" OF the conference, is Thomas /
l.. Chadbourne. counsel Of the War
Industries Board during the war,
suage and brilliant, known as a radi-
,aI and friend Of labor among capi-
.alists. but enough Of conservative /
10 hold the confidence Of all sides.
Judge Ebert II. Gary sat between l
Mr.. Baruch and Miss Ida n. TarbeH /
at the opening session. Miss TarbeH |.
.s known among her friends as the
irst big "muck-raker," for il was /.
her History Of the Standard Oil n
Company" which started the entire II
wave Of corporation investigation in II
he United States.
There are only two simon-pure ii
socialists IN the cOnference-Johnl II
3pargo and Charles Edward Russell. III
Both Of these are conservatives in
heir own party. and are bitter anti
SpargO has bushy hair
Ind dreamy eyes, according to the
concept Of a socialist;
lut Russell looks every inch a cor
loratiOn maEnate. Russell believes
he labor problem IN the United