The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-14
Gompers' Resolution
to Be Presented
to Conference

Washington, Oct. 13-After an all
day secret session the committee OF
fifteen OF the industrial conference
adjourned tonight in possession ~
comprehensive program 70 be pre-
sented 10 the fun conference tornor-
row morning
The committee might have been
taken for a miniature peace confer
once as far as official secrecy was
concerned Thomas l. Chadhourna
lis Chairman was instructed "a pre-
serve silence on everything that
! tfanspired. but mum Der ~ develop
rlsrtz ocrurr I'D. chief of which. wac
this
The committee rave ITS assent to
the presenta ton Of the resolution ~
Samuel Cor1pers president o- the
Am srtcsr Federation Of Labor, pro
v1ding for arbitration ~ the steal
strike This resolution. hea ring
neither rhe approval nor dt<arp~oval
or the steering committee. will come
before the fuu conference for action
ana there. Of course, il Will face de-
feat, for capital stands against II
ana an unariTyseu< vct@ IN n a-pssar-v
for the adoption of anything nv the
conference.
AS sort 81 palliative for NJ
fSornre~~ ard the rest ~ m. IA ho-
grour. however the committee fr
understood 70 have approved for
presentation 70 the conference wre-
miami ne termed an adjustment res
osutson"
ms resolution ts expected Ii, pave
me way toward an understanding
between capital and labor ara 10
said 70 be m me nature Of n con-
promise
Mr.. Cornre-~ resolution asked for
the ir,ra edia.e appointment. Of a
~on' mittee Of SIX from the industrial
conferences rarks--each eroup m
name two re-sons--to h~~4r arhftra
ton ct ne steel strike pen6irr
this committees decision the strtlS
Nre were n return TO work
Tho labor group IN The conference
stood behind Il 70 man: there were
number OF persons in the puh,i~
Crour who favored II but cauits'
was pr1ctfra ally a unit against II
Rather than take the. responsibility
TOT the action on IL. either one wav
or the other the committee decided
20 pass " back TO the full conference.
and meantime the adjustment or
q.
A slight textual change is under
stood to have been made IN tNe
Fomrer@ resolution, but whether or
not IT comprises the new adjustment
feature was not made nuhfic tonight.
The budget prepared for the fun
conference by the committee TODAY
though VIII include variety Of sub
fects. and Is expected TO lead to "Hre-
works" This was one prediction
made tonight The conrerees will
have before them some of the fol-
lowing subjects for constellation:
THE principle of collective bar
gaining
2-EquaI pay to women for equal
work.
3-The basis eight hour day
administration.
5-Production
II is not believed that anything de-
cisive win have been accomplished
on these subjects by tomorrow night.
but most of the day VIII be devoted
to their discussion and to TIE reso-
luton which IL relateff 20 the IRE
sertat!or Of the Gompers' resolution
on tho steel strike.
In submitting the Gornpers' raso-
luton without recon- nerfat'on or
report, the committee of tifteen Is
pursuing a corrse of safety first"
insofar as It is concerned The fact
Of the matter IS however. that this
course. along with tire adjustment
resolution VIII bring greater results
than II the committee had decided
to dispose OF the resolution itself this
afternoon.