The Washington times., 1920-01-12
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CODE PLANNED
Labor, Capital, and Probably
Public Represented in Pro-
posed Parliament.

A great industrial congress-with
500 to 1000 delegates, including
representatives of every form OF
labor and every industry in the
United States-probably will meet
in Washington in the near future,
and draft an industrial code.
Senator Kenyon plans to intro
duce a resolution providing for such
a congress, which is framed as a
logical outgrowth of the present ma
tional industrial conference, which
reconvenes here today, with Sec
retary of Labor Wilson presiding.
Would Meet Soon.
The congress is meant as a forum
for discussion of the proceedings OF
the industrial conference and as an
instrument of getting the formal CO.
operation OF both labor and capital
20 the machinery for Industrial read
justtnent created by the conference.
II the resolution 10 adopted by Con-
gress, the congress will be called 10
meet In Washington In the near fu-
ture. II will be the greatest meeting
Of labor and capital ever held In the
United States and is expected TO nave
results of far-reaching Importance.
s On Canadiaa Plan.
Following the Canadian idea, the
bill will call for a general Industrial
parliament to draw up a code for In
dustry. This is to be the basis for
future legislation to be recommended
to Congress by the industrial body.
Tentative plans call for 100 la
Dor members, to be chosen by unions
and other groups of employees, and
one hundred representatives Of capi-
tai, to include business and probably
professional men. A third group
probably will be added to represent
the public. This part of the plan has
not been worked out definitely.
The Bill itself will authorize the
President to call an industrial par
lament as described. 1t is then ex-
pected that the parliament will make
itself a permanent body. Drafting a
code of principles relating to recog-
milton of collective bargaining. living
wages, and peaceable settlement Of
disputes is the first task the organ
ization would have, according to
present plans
II Is also contemplated tnat a D0Qy
similar to the War Labor Board-as
the executive body to carry out
principles approved by the congress
and enacted into law-would be set
up.
All Unions To Participate.
All of the International unions in
the American Federation of Lhbor
would be represented at the congress,
and IT is planned to invite State labor
commissioners, members of various
groups of conciliation and arbitration.
and a representative selection Of the
employing interests.
The national industrial conference
reconvenes today to digest the criti-
cisms of it's recently framed plan for
adjusting labor disputes. Both labor
and capital have been frank in point
ing out what they believe to be de-
fects in the proposed system. and a
large sheaf of proposed anne endments
will be placed before the members to-
day.
The conference expects to wind up
is work in another three weeks, and
will adjourn then subject to the
wishes of the President 1t will not
undertake the work Of framing legis-
lation which makes effective it's rec
concentrations unless it Is specifically
requested to do so. There is little
hope that it's plans will be enacted
into law at the present session Of
Congress.