The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-20
B APPOINTED ID SIT Al PARLEY
 ON UNEMPL PLOYMENT
Hoover, Davis, Gompers, Lewis and Three Women Among Those Named By
 President Harding
By Associated Press

Washington, September 19.--An- nouncement of the names of thirty five men, and three women who have accepted President IBarding's invi- tation to take part in national un- employment conference here begin ming next Monday was made tonight by Secretary Hoover Other names will be announced later he said, when all the replies have been re- ceived.
 The list includes Secretaries Hoover and Davis. Julius Barnes Of Duluth, Minn., Samuel Gompcrs, Charles M. Schwab and John l.. Lewis of the mine workers. The three women are Ida Tarbell of New York, Mary Vankleech of New York, connected with Sethe Russell Sage Foundation and Elizabeth Christman of Chicago, an officer of the National Womens Trade Union league.
 MT. Hoover has been appointed by the President, chairman of the con ference, which, it was said, would at once dissolve itself into special committees for the formulation of definite plans for submi ission to the conference as a whole. These com mittees, MT. Hoover asserted, would no doubt seek cooperation from other representatives of labor, em- ployers and civic bodies in the formu- lation of their views.
 Seeks Geographic Representation.
 'sIn naming the members of the conference" Mir. Hoover said, "it has been the desire of the President to secure geographic representation and at the same time have regard to the different clements of the community who are interested and can be help full in the problem, without any at tempt at proportional numbers or particular groups Those of expe- rience in those industries where there is largest degree of unemployment have been called upon in larger pro- portion than from trades where there is less unemployment difficulty. It was impossible to include represen- tation of the whole of some 50 trade groups in the conference and hold it's size within workable limits. An economic advisory committee of 20 was appointed In aevance of the conference and MT Hoover stated has been at work on the preparation of unemployment data and upon a working programme for the confer ence. This committee, he added, will be among the special committees to be appointed by the conference.
 Secretary Davis also has been CO., operating in formulating the confer ence plans, he said, and has been dl- recting a renewed survey of unem- ployment throughout the country Tor the use of the conference.
 Quick Action Planned
 The conference, MT. Hoover contin- ued, was expected to get to work quickly in order that the administra- ton might be in position to com bat unemployment before winter. The Presidents invitations, he said stated that the. conference Is called to in quire into the volume and distriou- tion of unemployment, to advise upon emergency measures than can be prop erly taken by employers. local au- thorities and civic bodies. and to con- slider such measures as would tend to give impulse to the recovery of busi- 1 ness and commerce to normal" 1 In arriving at a policy for provid- ling employment, however MT. Hoover declared the conference would avoid any charity arrangements such as ] have been put into effect by a mum I Der of foreign governments
 l While no announcement has been | made as vet at the White House. it | is thought probable that PresYdent l Harding would open the conference with an address outlining the admin l istration's desire to remedy the na- l tions unemployment.
 Partial List of Members | A partial list of members of the unemployment conference was made l public tonight as follows
 {, Secretary of Commerce Hoover; ! Secretary of Labor Davis; Winslow B. Aver of Portland. Ore. president Eastern and Western Lumber com pany: Julius H. Barnes of Duluth. I Minn., president United States Food 1 Administration Grain corporation l 1917 to 1913; United States wheat di- rector chairman institute for pub I lie service. New York: William M. ] Butler of Boston, maiufacturer. ] president Butler mills, New Bedford l Cotton mills. Hoosac Cotton mills; W. s. Carter of Cleveland. president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire l men and Enlightenment; Elizabeth
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