The Washington herald., 1921-10-14
FIRES TO BURN
In COTTAGES OF
JOBLESS AGAIN
Employment Conferees
See Way Out as Con-
ference Ends Here.
Continued from PdOs One.


mon citizenship of the United
States" to assume any responsibility
for any joint action taken to help
solve the problem Of unemployment
SO that a stronger economic equi-
librium can be maintained"
The standing committee will be
appointed Monday, and will, in turn,
designate a committee on construc-
tiOn development, committee on
Investigation of remedies for reduc-
ing the unemployment in seasonal
industries, and a committee, on per-
manent measures for preventing
unemployment.
Among the several recommended
tons submitted to the final session
was one concerning the causes and
remedies OF periodic business de-
preston. The most hopeful way
to check the losses and misery of
depression is to check the feverish
extremes OF prosperity" is the
substance of the recommendation.
Business men are advised therein
that the best time to act is at a
fairly early stage in the growth of
the boom"
Return to Normal Is Keynote.
Resumption is the keynote of the
four fundamental recommendations
resumption of normal freight
rates. resumption of normal wages,
resumption of normal building and
resumption OF normal mining.
guarding against, in each instance,
the feverish extremes of pros
perity."
The study Of the mining obstacle
was reported 10 the final session
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growing out Of that study favored
disseminating the practice OF prefer
cuce assignments OF freight cars in
the coal industry in order that prices
should not. in the future. be pyramid
ed to the disadvantage of so many
consumers.
The railroads were further request
ed 10 accumulate. gradually. enough
soft coal along their lines to last
them at least five months so that
the needs Of the hard coal consumer
might be, served during the other
seven months OF the year.
Urges Payment Of Debt to Roads.
In conclusion. the mining commit
tee urged payment to the railroads
of all funds owing them by the Fed
eraI government and the encourage
mer1t Of building to stimulate DUST
ness. especially in the metal mining
industry.
I.abors minority report was In
cIuded IN the proceedings as in
formation. but not the unanimous ex-
preston of the conference" Rep
rrsenting the opposition of Samuel
Corpers. Mrs. Sara A. Conboy, sec
rotary OF the United Textile Workers
-
son. editor Of Printers Ink. and for
merry chief OF the Industrial moral"
section Of the army. all members
Of the manufacturers committee. the
proposals stood out against any wage
reduction. On the contrary" they
maintained. there must be a policy
calling for the highest possible rate
OF wages in every industry"
These dissenting members laid the
cause Of unemployment at the door
OF industrial management Those
commercial lines of endeayor In
which there is true manufacturing
and selling efficiency are suffering
neither from unemployment nor
lack Of profit" they contended.
With condemnation of profiteering
and the proposal Of uniform cost
accounting publicly announced, the
minority report ended
wouId Publish Employment News.
4 proposal TO publish employment
Information like weather reports.
which would dispense with what
Gompers described as the unneces-
sary MIGRATION of people in quest
OF employment like flocks Of birds"
was adopted by the conference with
the recommendation that the De-
partment of Labor needs more
financial support from Congress in
order to completely cover the
field
Help for the farmer by adjusting
prices, H. reducing freight charges
and, improving transportation facili-
ties and any other measures tend
ing TO strike balance between az
riculture and other industries. was
recommended in the Agricultural
Committees report.
Proposals for reclamation of the
western farm tracts. economy OF
taxation. enactment of the tariff
bill. better roads and a plea for ma
tinn-wide cooperation in bringing
about business readjustment by the
employer members Of the confer
srce. concluded those "informa
tional" reports introduced into the
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