The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-09-20
MANY PROMINENT
MEN AND WOMEN
WILL TAKE PART
Thirty-Five Have Accepted the
Presidents Invitation to At
tend Conference.
LABOR LEADERS ARE
NAMED on COMMITTEE
Secretaries Hoover and Davis
Are Cooperating With the
President in Plans.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.--Announce-
ment or the names OF thirty-five men and
three women who have accepted Presi-
dent Harding's invitation TO take part in
q national unemployment conference here
beginning next Monday. was made to-
night BY Secretary Hoover. Other names
win be announced later, he said, when all
the replies have been received.
The list includes Secretaries Hoover
and Davis. Julius Barnes 81 Duluth,
MINI. Samuel compers. Charles M.
schwab and John L. Lewis Of the mine
workers The three women are Ida Tar
ben 81 New York, Mary Van Kleeck Of
New York, connected with the Russell
Sage Foundation, and Elizabeth Christ
man OF Chicago. an officer Of the Ma
tionai Womens Trade Union League.
Mr.. Hoover has been appointed by the
president as chairman Of the conference,
which. II was said. would at once dis
solve itself into special committees for
the formulation Of definite plans for sub
mission TO the conference as whole.
These committees, Mr.. Hoover asserted
no doubt would seek cooperation from
other representatives 81 labor. employers
and civic bodies IN the formulation Of
their views.
In naming the members Of the con-
ference, Mr.. Hoover said. 'It has been
the desire Of the president TO secure
geographic representation and at the
same time have regard to tho different
elements of the community who are in
torested and can be helpful in tho prob
lem, without any attempt at proportional
numbers or particular groups. Those OF
experience N those industries where there
is the largest degree OF unemployment
have been called upon IA larger propor-
less unemployment difficulty. 1t was I'M
possible TO include representation OF the
whole Of some fifty trade groups in the
conference and hold It's size within work
able limits"
An economic advisory committee OF
twenty was appointed in advance OF the
conference. and, Mr.. Hoover stated. has
beon at work on the preparation OF un-
employment data and upon a working
program for the conference. This COM
mittee, he added, win be among the spe-
eial committees TO be appointed by the
conference.
Secretary Davis also has been coop
Grating In formulating the conference
plans. he said. and has been directing a
renewed survey OF unemployment through
out the country for the use Of the con-
gerees.
The conference. Mr.. Hoover continued,
was expected to get to work quickly in
order that the administration might be
In q position to combat unemployment
before winter.
The presidents invitation. he said.
stated that ''the conference is called to
Inquire into volume and distribution Of
unemployment, 20 advise upon emergency
measures that can be properly taken BY
employers, local authorities and civic
bodies and to consider such measures as
would tend to give impulse to the re-
covery Of business and commerce to nor
NAL"
In arriving at a policy for providing
employment. however. Mr.. Hoover de-
clared the conference would avoid any
charity arrangements such as have been
put into effect by number OF foreign
governments.
while no announcement r0s aeen made
as yet by the white house. Il was con-
sidered probable that President Harding
would open the conference vita an ad.
dress outlining the administrations de-
sire to remedy the pation's unemployment
situation.