Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-02
SECOND INDUSTRIAL
|. CONFERENCE OPENS
Secretary Wilson Presides Over
Body Seeking Harmony Be-
tween Capital and Labor:
HOOVER MADE VICE-CHAlRMAN
Sessions Are Being Held Behind
Closed Doors land Delibera-
tons Are Kept Secret.
HOOVER MADE VICE-CHAlRMAN
IBv Associated prc.s

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.---Undcr the
permanent chairmanship OF Secretary
o. Labor Wilson. another attempt TO
harmonizc relations between capital
and labo. was begun here today with
the opening Of the second Industrial
conference called by President Wilson.
Herbert Hoover was elected pcrma-
mont vcc-chsirman and Stanley c.
King, OF Boston, temporary secretary.
unti an executive secretary. not a
delegate. could be obtained.
Cniik. it's predecessor. the second
conference began behind closed doors
after newSpapcr men present had been
asked 10 leave. Speaking for the con-
terence when the first meeting ad-
journed. after more than three hours
executive sessions would % be com continmed sha i
Tor the present and that the uues-
ton OF opening the doors had not yet
come before the delegates. several OF
Whoin are understood TO favor the ut
mos ,moSt bnoiicitE on deliberations which
may affect v!ialiH :hc entire country.
Wilson Fnvors Closed Doors.
Secretary Wilson explained before
he called the delegates to order that
he believed executive sessions advis-
able 10 permit frank discussion, while
allowing the delegates TO keep their
minds open until a decision was
reached. He declared their IDEAS should
not he cha ined" to first expressions or
opinion before hearing what othe :
delegates had TO say.
In opening the conference. Mr.. Will
which required new deiiberations by: by
The dHieEates. all OF whom h1vc been
nIb"ni"Sny wbnn5 Savo II aubliic He, aud few Of
sue III ,industrial controversies OF the
past. AZ OF the seventeen members
except George I. Sladc, OF 81, Paul
who Is in Europe. We're present.
! Organized Labor Di>saiisfed.
ogganiEed labor has Expressed dis.
So, satifSisGtIon With the personnel of the
labor men were named although they
ciaimed. every other interest was
[EspdLeseinted Eld.r.i ed, the The conferees. former
men and economists are as foIiows.
VI, Secretary Of Labor William B.
Thomas w. Gregory. Austin. Tex.
tornlcr Attorney General
George ": ,Wickershnm New York
Cabinet =" iait
Oscar 5. ,straus. New York. diplomat.
iawyer and author: Secretary OF COM
=, FRANK Taussig; Washington. politi-
fassoe fat economist: a01 81, former college pro-
states IarIn Commission.
samuel w. Mccall, Boston lawyer.
foTmrh HnrheG, GovGInor unoro Of Massachusetts.
ana former food administrator.
Martin II. Glynn. Albany. newspaper
w. Q. Thompson. Presbyterian
minister and president OF Ohio State
George r. Slade. st. Paul railway
man and lieutenant colonel with Amer
lean cXDeditionary forces.
Julius Hosepwald. Chicago. merchant
and rhilanthropist.
q. y. Young. New York LAWYER
hcnry j; Waters, agricultural eco
nomist and former president OF rSan-
saSS State College OF Agriculture.
Stanley King. Boston lawyer. for
mer member Council of National De
Tense and Assistant Secretary OF war.
HchrY Robinson. Pasadena, former
mem6cr United States Shipping Board.
Richard Hooker. Springfield Mass.
newspaper man 's'