Evening star., 1921-09-20
PLANS TO A|D| IDLE
NEARLY COMPLETED
President May Open Confer
ence of 80 Experts-Mr.
Hoover to Be Chairman.

I With the list of participants praes
tically complete. as given out by Sec-
retary Hoover last night, work pro-
ceeded today on final arrangements
for the national conference on unem-
ployment called to meet next Mon
day by the President in the confer
ence room of the Department of Com
merce.
The President was understood today
to have under consideration a sug-
gestion that he address the confer
ence at its opening session Monday
morning. Secretary Hoover will be
the permanent chairman of the con-
ference. While a few more names of
those who will participate in the con-
ference may be given out. the list
last night was said to be
names of thirty-eight leaders in
American industrial, labor and social
welfare circles.
The President's Aims.
The Presidents invitations to the
conference state that "the conference
is called to inquire into the volume
and distribution of unemployment. to
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 recovery
of business and commerce to normal.
In arriving at a policy for provid-
ing for unemployment, Mr.. Hoover
said the conference would avoid any
charity arrangements such as have
been put into effect by a number of
foreign ROyernmentS
To handle the business of the con-
ference the conference room at the
Department of Commerce is being en-
larged and the work will be COM
pleted by. the end of the week.
Thirty-Eight Accept Invitation.
Thirty-five men and three women
have accepted President Harding's in
vitation to take part in the national
conference on unemployment. which
opens at the Department of Commerce
next Monday. Secretary Hoover an
nounced last night. Other names will
be announced later. he said, when all
the replies have been received.
The list includes Secretaries Hoover
and Davis, julius Barnes of Duluth,
Mimi; Samuel Gompers, Charles M.
Schwab and John L. Lewis. president
Of the United Mine Workers. The
three women are Ida NJ. Tarbell of
New York, Mary Van Kleeck Of New
York, connected with the Russell
Sage Foundation. and Elizabeth
Christman of Chicago, an officer Of the
National Women's Trade Union
League.
M. Hoover has been appointed
chairman of the conference, which
will. after an organization meeting
Monday, dissolve itself into committee
for the formulation of definite plans
for submission to the conference as q
whole These committees. Mr.. Hoover
said, would doubtless seek co-opera-
ton from other representatives OF la
Dor. employers, and civic bodies In
the formulation Of their views.
List Of Members.
The list of members of the confer
ence made public last night follows:
Secretary of Labor Davis.
Winslow B. Aver of Portland, Ore,
president Eastern and Western Lum-
ber Company: former member COM
mission on minimum wages and In
dustrial conditions in Oregon; federal
food administrator of Oregon in 1917.
julius H. Barnes of Duluth, Mimi,
istration Grain Corporation, 1917 to
1919; United States wheat director;
chairman Institute for Public Service,
New York.
william NJ. Butler of Boston. manu-
facturer; president Butler Mills, New
Bedford Cotton Mills. Hoosac Cotton
Mills.
W. s. Carter of Cleveland, president
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen.
Elizabeth Christman of Chicago,
secretary OF the International Glove
workers Union: secretary-treasurer
of the National Women's Trade Union
League.