The New York herald., 1921-09-20
HOOVER AS CHAIRMAN
President in Naming Dele
gates Canvasses Country
to Get Best Results.
CONDITIONS NOW BETTER
Nine Major Industries Show
Increase Of Workers and IL
Larger Payrolls.
Special Despatch to THE NEW York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. e., sept. 10.


New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. e., sept 10.
In fixing September 20 as the date
for the beginning Of the national con-
ference on unemployment and an
nouncing a list of some OF the dele
gates, President Harding to-day
sounded the note that is to be the goal
cf the sessions. 'the recovery OF busi-
hess and commerce TO normal"
At the same time figures were beinr
revealed at the Department of Labor
~ show a marked Improvement in
most lines of industry throughout the
country. The statistics were for thir-
teen major industries. In nine OF them
there were increases in the number OF
persons on the payroll in August, az
compared with July: in eleven there
we're increases In the amount of money
paid to employees In August. as com
pared with July. The figures are the
Iost encouraging of recent months.
Method OF Representation.
President Harding. IN naming the
delegates TO the conference after con-
sultation with Secretary Hoover. whom
ne designated as the chairman. at
tempted to obtain geographic repre-
sentation and at the same time con-
sidered the different elements OF the
community who are interested and
who can be helpful in the unemploy
nent problem. Also he avoided pro-
oortionai numbers or particular
groups. adhering TO the firmly fixed
Administration policy Of refusing to
recognize bloc government.
Those OF experience in industries
where there is the largest degree OF
unemployment We're called upon In
,arger proportion. it was made clear
It the White House, than those that
re experiencing less employment diff
iculty. Further. it was impossible to
provide representation for every one
of the fifty trade groups IN the coun-
try and at the same time keep the
conference within working size.
Mr. Harding. with the help of Mr..
Hoover, canvassed the entire field for
delegates who might be OF particular
service in finding a way to meet the un-
employment emergency. Their aim in
making up the list was to benefit the
entire country, and not a class or group
more than any other. This is evident
from the names that have been made
public, headed by Secretaries Hoover
md Davis. The names made public are
1nly those from whom acceptances have
been received. Farther names OF those
accepting will be announced later.
Some or the Members.
A list OF some members OF the unem-
oloy7nent conference was made public
tonight. as follows:
SECRETARY OF COMMERCE HOO
vER
SECRETARY OF LABOR DAVIS.
WINSLOW Z. AVER Of Portland,
Ore. president Eastern and Western
Lumber Company former member Com
mission on Minimum Wages and Indus
trial Conditions in Oregon. Federal
Food Administrator Of Oregon in 1917.
JULIUS II. BARNES of Duluth. Minn.,
president United States Food Admins
tration Grain Corporation. 1917 to 1919;
United States Wheat Director; chairman
Institute for Public Service. New York.
WILLIAM NJ. BUTLER or Boston,
manufacturer president Butler Mills,
New Bedford Cotton Mills. Hoosac Cot
ton Mills.
w. S. CARTER OF Cleveland. president
Of the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Fire.
men and Enginenlen
ELIZABETH CHRISTIAN or Chi
cago. secretary OF the International
Glove Workers Union; secretary treas
urer of the National Women's Trade
Union League.
EDGAR f. CLARK, ex-presideat Or
der of Railway Conductors; member
Roosevelt Anthracite Commission in
1902: formerly chairman Interstate
Commerce Commission.
JOHN T. CONNERY OF Chicago, pres
dent Miami Coal Company.
MAYOR JAMES COUZENS Of Detroit,
inancier and farmer. vice-president
Ford Motor Car Company.
JOSEPH II. De FREES OF Chicago,
president Chamber OF Commerce OF the
United States.
7. +. EDGERToN OF Nashville, Tenn,
president Lebanon WooiIen Mills Fuel
Administrator Of Tennessee cha. .rn,an
War Resources Committee Tor Tenn,s-
see and United War Work Campaign: