Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-16
HOOVER C0NFERS
WITH LEADERS
OFLABOR BODY
Questions Of. Industrial
Peace and Other Prob
I lerns Discussed.

WdSHAHkLOH, NOV.. lOs-\4ueSLlOns OIL
Industrial peace and related problems
between leaders Of organized labor
and Herbert Hoover, former federal
food administrator and members of
President Wilson's second industrial
y
Mr.. Hoover who came to the Fed
Grafton of Labor at the request at
President Gonpers, said he had
made the trans-continental trip from
San Francisco to discuss ''the whole
industrial and employment situa-
tion.'
No Definite Program.
Mr.. Hoover said he had no definite
program to offer but that he expected
to advise and discuss" with the la
Dor officials on general conditions.
Differences appeared among MEM
hers of the council as to the real pur-
pose OF Mr.. Hoovers appearance.
Prior to MIR. Hoover's arrival, William,
Green, secretary of the United Mine
Workers, declared that the council
would not go to any exertion to dis
cuss the subject OF industrial peace.
He. said that Mr.. Hoover had come
for a discussion Of technical engineer
ing questions, the nature of which be
did not disclose. ,
u when Mr.. Hoover entered the coun-
Gil room he had with, him a shcaf OF
data to which he expected to refer
in the discussions. This data is ,in-
.derstood to include the results sDf the
,sciAnti ifie -inNestigs4tQn. and researeh
onsqueetions of production. y. ssssssssll,s
hs meeting e she 9. council o = i: va. g
lSwhile Federation Of Labof4 officiale
were reticent about the subject to
come before the council today, 1T was
indicated that Mr.. Hoover would be
asked to discuss means of increasing
production. 5s' ..st 4
Labor's Program. 81
+ Organized labor's program for the
coming year is being fran.ed at the
meetings Of the executive council
Officials Of the federation attending
the session, outline labor's recon
struction policy as follows:
Repeal of existing laws and .oppo-
isition to proposed laws requiring
compulsory arbitration of industrial
disputes.
Opposition to laws restricting the
right of workers to quit work. ~
Enactment of, legislation placing
drastic restrictions upon immigration
1TOIA pol IS VI IAAO " O1au "ALh SAAS
most rigid control Of that from cen.
trai and southeastern Europe.
An intensive canspaign Of Ameri.
canization to counteract the influence
of political theories not in harmony
with the principle underlying the
government of the United States
frank Morrison. secretary of the
federation, declared that organized
labor would insist that the present
standards of living and working con.
ditions be not reduced and that wages
be maintained upon at least the level
of 1914 with due allowance made for
,the decreased purchasing power
which government figures, he said
showed to- be more than half.
Mr.. Morrison said the American
Federation of Labor did not suppor
any political party in the last cleo.
ton. and that consequently the result
of the election did not mean that the
forces of organized labor had beer
routed. ,
Mathew VOL. a. vice president o.
the federation declared certain en-.
ployers were interpreting the result
Of the election as a license to disre-
gard the interests of labor but added
that he felt confident that the Amer
ican people ultimately would be Found
on the side Of Justice in any con.
troversy.