The weekly Alaska citizen., 1920-01-26

The conference believes that plan of tribunals or boards of adjustment and inquiry should be applied to pub
 lie utilities, but in the adaptation of
 the plan two problems present them
 selves. First, governmental regula-
 ton of public utilities Is now usually
 confined to rates and services. The
 conference considers that there must
 be some merging of responsibility of
 rates and services and the settlement
 of wages and conditions of labor Such
 coordination would give greater se-
 curity to the public. to employe, and
 and to employer Second. is the prob
 lem whether some method can be
 arrived at that will avert all danger | of interruption to service. These
 matters require further consideration
 before concrete proposals are put for
 ward
 STATEMENT AS TO GOVERN MENT EMPLoYES.
 The government is established in
 the interests of all the people It
 can be conducted effectively only by
 those who give 10 it's service an un- | divided allegance The terms and conditions of employment in the gov ernment service are prescribed by | law Therefore no interference by | any group of government employees.
 or others. with the continuous opera | tion of government functions thru concerted cessation of work or threats | thereof can be permitted. The right of government employees | to associate for mutual protection the advancement of their interests, or
 the presentation of grievances can not be denied, but no such employees ! who are connected with the admin stration of justice or the maintenance
 of public safety or public order should
 be permitted to join or retain mem
 bership in any organization which au ! thorizes the strike. The conference Is not now express
 ing an opinion upon the propriety of
 the afilliation of other classes of gov ernment employees with organizations which authorize the use of the strike. The principles above stated are
 not to be construed as inconsistent
 with the right of employees individual further. and essential part Of the ap- plication of these principles that trl- bunals shall be established for prompt hearing of requests and prompt rem edyof grievances. The legislationo of the nation. the states, and the municipali ties should be improved in such way as to prevent delay in hearings and to enable speedy action when there are grievances.
 FURTHER WORK OF THE CON- FERENCE. On reconvening the conference will COllilHut US COHSlutl dllOll Oi tllDuUdIS for the furtherance of industrial
 peace in general industry in the light of whatever criticisms and sugges- tions the publication of it's tentative plan may call forth Ii will receive reports of investigations that are be- ing made for 1t. On the basis of such reports and of further study of these and other subjects within it's field, the conference hopes that 1t
 may be able to contribute something
 more toward the better industrial re- lations described in the words ad-
 dressed to it by the President when
 he called it into being-relations in which "the workman will feel himself
 induced to put forth his best efforts,
 the employer will have an encourag- ing profit, and the public will not suffer at the hands of either class"
 To this end 1t invites the co-opera-
 tion of all citizens who have at heart
 the realization of this ideal of bet ter industrial civilization.
 THE PRESIDENTS INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE. (Signed)
 W. B. WILSON, Chairman HERBERT HOOVER. Vice-chairman MARTIN H. GLYNN THOMAS w. GREGORY RICHARD HOOKER STANLEY KING SAMUEL W. M'CALL
 HENRY NJ. ROBINSON JULIUS ROSENWALD OSCAR s. STRAUS HENRY c. STUART F. W. TAUSSIG WILLIAM o. THOMPSON
 HENRY J. WATERS GEORGE w. WICKERSHAM OWEN D. YOUNG Members Attested:
 HENRY R. SEAGER Executive Secretary.