The Washington times., 1920-11-14
RELIES
UPON HOOVER
Former Food Administrator May
Enable Capital and Workers
to Agree.

Political leaders see significance
in the conference scheduled between
Herbert Hoover and the executive
council Of the Americn Federation
Of Labor next Tuesday.
It Is looked upon rs o move to
avert what threatens TO be one Of
the greatest industrial wars In his
tory and to prevent nationwide en-
ployment.
CHANCE FOR HOOVER.
II Mr.. Hoover Is successful In eff
forts to establish q liason between
labor and capital, leading to q peace
program satisfactory to both sidss. he
will be In line for the post Of Secre-
tary OF Labor. the politicians predict.
There are rumors that Mr.. Hoover's
mission to the labor leaders 10 at the
suggestion OF President-elect Hard
ing.
According to the labor officials.
tween the Industrial engineers of the
country and organized labor TO CO.
operate on a program to eliminate
waste in industry and provide : for
maximum production with continuous
employment without lowering present
working standards will be discussed
at the conference.
There 10 hope. II was stated, that
through the conference some plan for
voluntary arbitration boards for the
adjustment OF disputes between en-
ployers and employees may be arrived
at. with collective bargaining, recog-
milton OF the union. and other prin-
ciples of organised labor as the bases
Of scttfement.
. CONDUCTED NEGOTIATIONS.
For some time negotiations have
been going on between the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers and
Samuel Gompers to establish CO.
operation between the engineers and
labor In relation to scientific man
agement In industry.
In its declaration OF rights adopted
December 13. 1919, at a conference Of
the heads Of all the affiliated inter-
national unions, the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor indorsed such CO.
operation. 1t declared that to achieve
sufficient production to supply the
needs OF the country. labor must have
voice in industry through collective
and labor leaders empha-
sized today the /ct that unless this
1S thOElS ~ pCaSS
be futile. They also predicted ma.
tionaf disaster unless steps are taken
to prevent further clos
ing OF factories and to speed up pro-
duction to stabilize employment.
According to information laid before
the executive council of the American
the open shop" war
to become a Titan struggle.
Roth sides~are preparing for q finish
fight.
READY TO FIGHT.
"The fight has been brought to U.S."
said Jacob Fischer, q vice president
Of the federation, "and we are ready
to fght Il out. Labor will not stand
for unwarranted reduction In wages.
II will resist to the bitter end. Labor
will starve for principle. but not to
make profits for capital"
Herbert Hoover headed the second
Industrial conference appointed by
President Wilson. The recommends.
tions OF the conference were attacked
by the executive counci lof the Amer.
lean Federation OF Labor because
they failed to recognize organized
labor's principle OF collective bargain
Ing.
1t IN expected that the federation's
executive council will frame n protest
to Congress against the action Of en-
ployers who, IL asserts, arbitrarily
curtaii production. discharge work.
ers. or close their plants to hold
prices at high levels and create a
surplus of labor.
The program to be formulated by
the council will also demand aboli-
ton of "autocratic control" Of indus.
try by capital. abolition of the in.
junction to stop strikes, and demand
for effective control of prices to low
er the cost of living.