Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-01
OFFERS PLAN To
STOP LABOR WARS
Report of Industrial Conference
Is Made Public.
INVITES FULLEST DISCUSSION
Recommends Tribunal to Be Estab-
lished at Washington to ForestaIl
Strife-Asks All Men and
Women for Ideas.

Washington, Dec. 29.-The creation
Of a national industrial tribunal and
regional board Of inquiry and adjust
ment for the settlement of all disputes
between labor and capital is the chief
recommendation in the preliminary re-
port Of President Wilson's second in
dustrial conference.
Asserting that the public has long
been uneasy about the power of
great employers and is fast becoming
uneasy about the power of great Ia
Dor organizations, the report says the
community must be assured against
the domination Of either, and provision
is made for the representation of the
public on the proposed industrial trib-
unal.
The plan Of the conference is in
reality a proposal for the creation Of
national industrial court with sub
sidiary agencies to assist it in main
tanning peace between labor. and capt.
tai, and thereby safeguarding the
public interests.
Open for Discussion.
While the plan is now in it's ele-
mentary stages the purpose of max
ing it public at this time is to invite
the fullest discussion from men and
women in every walk Of Life. The
conference desires criticism especially,
and when it reconvenes on January IL,
it intends to take up all ideas that
have meantime been submitted to it.
The report says:
"The national industrial tribunal
shall have it's headquarters in
Washington, and shall be composed
of nine members, chosen by the
president and confirmed by the senate.
Three shall represent the employers of
the country, and shall be appointed
upon nomination of the secretary of
commerce. Three shall represent en-
ployees, and shall be appointed upon
nomination of the secretary of labor.
Three shall be representatives of the
public interest. Not more than five of
the members shall be of the same po-
litical party.
''The tribunal shall be, in general,
a board of appeal. It's determinations
on disputes coming to it upon an ap-
peal shall be by unanimous vote. In
case it is unable to reach determ1na-
ton, it shall make and publish major
ity and minority reports which shall
be matters Of public record"
In providing for the operation of the
proposed system, the conference sug-
gests the division of the United States
into II districts similar, so far as
boundaries are concerned, to those es-
tablished under the federal reserve sys-
tenn.
Chairman for Each.
Each of these regions would have a
chairman appointed by the president.
He would be the representative of the
public interest and would serve for a
period Of three years, with the chief
executive exercising the privilege Of
reappointment. AS a bulwark to the
regional chairman, the national indus
trial tribunal could, at it's discretion,
choose one or more vice chairmen and
provide for the establishment of addi-
tional regional boards.
Somewhat akin to jury service is the
method suggested for the selection Of
representatives of employers and en-
ployees for the regional boards. The
secretary of commerce and the secre-
tary Of labor would be authorized to
prepare panels for the approval of the
president, and upon service on re-
gional board mans name would au-
tomatically go to the bottom of the list,
thus insuring a complete rotation.