The Washington herald., 1920-03-21

existing machinery, the regional
chairman may request each side to
submit the dispute to q regional
adjustment conference, to be COM
posed of two representatives from
each side, parties to the dispute,
and two representatives to be se-
lected by each side from the panels
herein provided for. The regional
chairman shall preside but not vote
at the conference.
II the conference reaches
unanimous agreement IL shall be
regarded as a collective bargain
between the parties to the dispute
and shall have the force and ef-
feet of a trade agreement. II the
conference does not reach an agree
ment and the disagreement relates
to wages. hours or working condi-
tions. II shall make a finding of
the material facts, and state the
reasons why II was unable to reach
an agreement. The regional chair
man shall report such finding and
statement to the National Indus
trial Board herein provided for,
which shall determine the matters
SO submitted as arbitrator. II the
National Industrial Board shall
reach a unanimous agreement, 1t
shall report its determination back
to the regional adjustment con-
ference. which shall in accordance
Herewith state the agreement be-
tween the parties to the dispute the
same as IL the conference had
reached unanimous conclusion.
Minority Report Possible.
II the National Industrial Board
shall fail to reach a unanimous
conclusion. 1t shall make majority
and minority reports and transmit
them to the regional chairman. who
shall Immediately publish such re-
ports, or such adequate abstracts
thereof, as may be necessary to
facts and the reasons why the
board was unable to reach an
agreement.
If the conference does not reach
an agreement and its disagree
ment relates to matters other than
wages, hours, or working condi-
tions. 1t shall make and publish its
report, or majority and minority
reports stating the material facts
and the reasons why IL was un-
able to reach an agreement.
II the parties to the dispute so
desire. they may select an umpire
to act as arbitrator in place of the
National Industrial Board. and in
such case, the determination of the
! umpire shall Be transmitted to
the regional adjustment conference
with the same force and effect
as a determination by the National
Industrial Board.
The appointment of representa-
tives to the regional conference
constitutes a voluntary agreement,
| (a) that there shall be no cessation
Of production during the process of
adjustment, OBJ to accept as an ef-
! fective collective bargain the unan-
] imous agreement of the regional
| adjustment conference. (c) to accept
| as an effective collective bargain
| Gin case of failure Of the regional
| adjustment conference) the decision
| of a mutually chosen umpire, Cd
| to accept as an effective collective
bargain, Tin case of failure of the
| regional adjustment conference, or
upon the failure of the parties to
agree upon an umpire) the unani-
nous decision of the National In
| dustrial Board upon wages, hours
and working conditions.
Representative for Both.
Procedure when there Is no VOL
untary submission:
II both parties to the dispute re-
fuse to submit it to a regional ao-
| justment conference through the
! failure to appoint representatives
| within the time allowed, the chair
| man shall organize forthwith a re-
| gional board of inquiry, consisting
of two employers from the top of
the employers panel for the indus
| try concerned. and two employees
from the top os the employees panel
for the craft or crafts concerned.
| The four so chosen with the chair
man shall constitute the board of
inquiry.
II either side shall have selected
/ representatives, and thereby agreed
! to submit to the process of adjust
! ment Of the dispute. such represen-
| tatives may select two names from
their panel in the same manner as
/ for a regional adjustment confer
ence. Such representatives of the
party to the dispute may sit on the
board of inquiry and take full part
as members thereof. The six thus
selected, with the chairman, shall
thereafter constitute the board of
inquiry.
The board of inquiry shall pro-
ceed forthwith to investigate the
dispute and make and publish its
report, and il not in agreement, it's
! majority and minority reports, in
order that the public may know
the facts material to the dispute,
and the points of difference between
the parties to it.
Nine Members for Board.
The National Industrial Board,
shall have its headquarters in Wash
ington and shall consist of nine
members-three representing indus
| try, three the employees and three
the public-appointed by the Presi-
dent and confirmed by the Senate.
The terms of Office shall be six
years: at the outset three members,
Including one from each group. shall
be appointed for a term OF two
years, three members for a term of
four years and three for a term of
six years; thereafter three MEMBERS,
one from each group, shall retire
at the end of each three-year period.
Members shall be eligible for reap
pointment.
The National Board shall have
power to require the regional chair
man to take cognizance of a dis
lpute and institute the regional ma
chinery to deal with 1t; 1T also may
suspend the regional machinery IL
Il is operated under circumstances
~hich tha National Board disap-