Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-07

tees on nominations and rules, the con-
ference adjourned to meet tomorrow
morning. Gavin McNab for san Fran
cisco, a representative of the public,
was mentioned prominently for per
manent chairman of the conference,
but members of both committees de-
clined to indicate what their recon-
mendation would he Motion to adj
journ by W. D. Mahon, one Of the del
egates of the American Federation of
Labor brought the first indication
that the men selected to represent the
public were prepared TO force results.
Thomas l.. Chadbourne of New York,
who sat with MI Baruch, took the
floor Immediately.
"All the men on both sides and in
the middle of this hall. he said, refer
ring to the seating arrangement
whereby the delegates of capital and
labor were on either hand of the pub
lie representative seats, ARE here TO
work as rapidly as possible and to adj
journ as little as possible; and / know
that the men in the middle of this sit
uation want to carry on these confer
ences day and night, if necessary to
get through. | would like very much
to see the motion changed SO we can
meet again this afternoon or evening,
Mr. Mahon explained that a meet
of the executive council of the fed
GRAFTON had been called some time
which it was impossible to
postpone and Mr.. Chadbourne with
drew his suggestion,
Barrett Welcomes Delegates.
Virtually every delegate was in his
seat when Secretary Wilson called
the meeting to order in the PAN
American building John Barrett, di-
rector general of the union in wecom-
ing the delegates 70 the use of the
called attention to the racl
that this conference in endeavoring tot
stabilize industrial peace was meeting
in a structure devoted to maintaining
the peace Of the western hemisphere. |
The very decorations of the hall he |
pointed out bore the word pax"
May / emphasize, Mr.. Barrett !
said, that the Pan American union |
is a great, practical, working league !
of nations-the only league OF nations
in the world that has long been and
is a going concern.
During the last thirteen years, the |
supreme council composed of Latin |
American diplomatic representatives
in Washington and the secretary of /
state of the United States which !
gathers every month, has prevented |
its moral influences six wars
between the American governments
and peoples
Secretary Wilson told the delegates !
they had been given opportunity for
splendid achievements and wished |
them God speed on behalf of the
president.
Only DESCENDANT Element.
The only discordant element affect |
ing the conference was the absence
of John L. Lewis, of the United Mine
Workers. who is engaged in wage |
that threaten a strike, !
and Frank Duffy, of the carpenters, |
who was said to have declined to at |
tend the conferences Officials of tbs |
Federation of Labor, how ,
ever, said that as representation IN |
the conference was not on the basis of !
trades, both miners and carpenters |
might be said to have spokesman in !
the other labor delegates. All of the |
unions sent delegates.
The following statement was issued !
by Magnus w. Alexander. managing |
director of the national industrial con-
ference board, at the conclusion of the |
Secretary of Labor Wilson, voiced |
the sentiments of the employers when |
he declared in his opening address I