The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-03-22
Report of Second Set of Indus
trial Investigators FavorS
Shop Unions.
is BACKED BY BIG MEN.
May Form the Bases Of Party
Platforms in Dealing With
Labor Questions.
BIZ Dapfd Laurence.
Especial Correspondent Of The Eve
ming Worldly

Especial Correspondent OF The Eve
ming Worldly
WASHINGTON, March % Copy
right, ,1S2O) Capital meaning there-
by employers generally-has won a
victory in principle in the report just
issued by President Wilson'S second
Industrial Commission. But the vio-
tory h not one Of class against class,
but a recognition OF the unwiBdUm Of
the policy advocated by Sampel Com
pers at the first Industrial Confer
ence, a policy Of unioniSarion Of In
dustry to the eEclusbon Of shop or
ganization unless unionized.
This was the rock on which the
firBt conference was wrecked, The
decision OF the Second Commission Is
supported not only by William b.
Wilson, Secretary Of Labor and for
meriy an official in the American
Federation OF Labor, but by Herbert
Hoover, Vice Chairman, as weh as
Democrats like Martin II. Glynn, for
mer Governor of New York; former
Attorney General Gregory, former
Gov. Henry G. Stuart Of Virginia,
and Republicans like George w.
WiolSersham, Oscar s. Straus, for
merIy Secretary OF Commerce and
Labor In the Roosevelt Cabinet: for
mer Gov. Samuel w. Mccall of
Massachusetts,, Julius Rosenwald OF
Chicago, and independents like Rich
ard Hooker. Editor OF the Springfield
Republican. and others in a unani-
NOUS report.
REPORTS POINT WAY TO Po-
LITIcAL PARTY PLATFORMS
Leaders 0f the two political par
ties who have been wondering what
planASs they would write into their
respective platforms at san Fran
cisco and Chicago WIN be able TO take
their stand guuarely on tho Indus
trial Com1nision's report. 1t is by
no means too 1riendiy to labor. and
thsre6ure cannot be logically con-
demned by tho Republicans, who usu-
ally have 30 reckon on the support of
bgEdneas men generally, nor Is 1t
likely TO he disapproved by the Dem
ocrats when men like william b.
Wilson support the decision.
In a campaign year when most con-
didAbas are straddling and trying
hard not % offend either capital or
Oabor, the Industrial report furnishes
the ideal way out II Is not partisan
in origin OF purpose
Perhaps the most significant para
graph in the whole report whboh tells
what a group Of disinterested men
Thought about the principle which
wrought 80 much havoc with the first
industrial conference is the follow
ing:
'~rhe guiding thought Of the
conference has been that the right
relationship between employer
and employee can best be pro-
NOTED by the uGliDtIdNt ulb bhhlHa
tton OF that relationship. That
organization should begin within
the plant itself. It's object should
he to organize unity OF interest
/ and thus to diminish the area of
conflict and supply by organized
co-operation between employers
and employees the advantages Of
mat human relationship that ex-
isted between them when indus
tries were smaller.
''Such organization should pro-
vide for the joint action Of man
ayers and employees In dealing
with their common interests, II
should emphasize the RESPONSE
biiity Of managers 10 know men
at least as intimately as they
know materials. and the right and
duty OF employees to have a
knowledge OF the industry, it's
processes and policies Employees
need to understand their relation
TO the Joint cndeavor so that they
may once more have creative
interest in their work"