Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-29
Opposing Interests Agree 10
Lay Aside Controversies
For The Present
REPORT NOW READY
Wage Issue Sill Stands as Chief
Stumbling Block to Amicable
Agreement.

Washington, Sept. 29.-The man.
ufactrring interests in the employ
ment conference having agreed,
under pressure, to drop al contro-
versial matters, such as wages for
the time being, Secretary Hoover
was enabled yesterday afternoon t.
announce that the conference will
be reconvened Friday to receive
recommendation for emergency re-
lief.
These will be presented, Mr.. Hoo
yer said, IN the form of consoli-
dated report of the various subcom.
mittees prepared by the committee
on organization, or steering COM
mittee, of which Henry vi. Kooln..
son, of Los Angeles, former ~ ot
the United States Shipping Board =
chairman.
To this committee the reports of
all other committees will be SUD-
mitted not later than tomorrow.
1t then will proceed to work them
into one consistent document, attec,
which the members of the several
committees will be asked to look
over and approve such parts as
each may be interested in.
Bv this process it is to be expected
that a document will be produced
against which neither labor nor cap
ital will raise objection, but with
which neither side will be thorough
" satisfied. It is, therefore, to be
cypected that the meeting will be
nrthing more than one of ratitlca-
ton. with the thing ratified made up
chiefly of the suggestions" collect
ed in the agenda prepared Tor tne
committee by the economic councll.
This will end the first or emer-
oency phase Of the conference,
whish then will prot eed to take UP
measures looking toward permanent
rcIIef and the establishment OF
methods or systems by which reeur .
ring periods of severe depression
mas be avoided.
l. also will end, so the manufac:-
turers have been assured, the et-
forts 20 confine them to non-con-
troversial matters. Indeed, there IS
reason for believing that the agree
mcnt to avoid all things that. might
make It difficult for the conference
to agree without debate was Sc
cured on assurance that all at
TENTS to keep the lid on Will ena
With the emergency measures out
of the way. a... .o;.
President Harding is credited with
securing this temporary truce. II
was not agreed to until early yester.
day morning, when one prominent
steel manufacturer, who hao oeeil
at the White House, Informed MS
fellows that the Administrator
would insist on an agreement on
TEMPORARY measures and that 1t
would view with displeasure rep,
etition of disputes such as marked
MONDAYS meeting of the committee
or manufactures.
This committee, having settled on
It. emergency report by accepting
thc IDEAS of Samuel Gompers, met
tod:v in what was termed an 'un-
Official session" to consider perma.,
ncnr measures. 1t met early and
stav,G late, and while it was not as
stormy as the meeting, OF Mohoa!
there was real lack OF harmony
The wage question was the bone
of contention, the steel, men on the
committe insisting that in any per,
nanent settlement, wages "ouiH
have to come down. = Wllham VI
Butler, of Boston, also took TINS
ros;tion, while railroad wages an1
rates were touched upon by many