The New York herald., 1922-05-11
DAVIS GIVES PLANS
FOR LABOR HARMONY
Tells Manufacturers at Con-
yention of Extending Con-
ciliati0n Board
EXPERT FOR EACH LINE
Hoover Says Unemployment
Crisis Is Over; Resolution
Opposes Bonus.

Secretary OF Labor James ]. Davis, In
a. speech yesterday before the conven-
ton of the National Association OF
Manufacturers az the Waldorf, outlined
plan for industrial harmony through
building up of the Department Of Labor's
division of Cancellation.
Mr.. Davis believes all that is neces-
{ iveness of the work of the Federal con-
ciliators Is TO bring into the division
group OF specially trained men. each of
whom will know one major industry
from the inside out and will devote his
{ time to clearing disputes and strikes
from the path OF its development If
the issues being fought In any one in
dustry are so involved as 70 be beyond
the power of its particular mediator
Mr.. Davis suggests a board of arbitra-
tion which would include all the other
specialists.
The most striking thing IN American
business for the past five or ten years."
he said, has been this effort OF thou
sands of our business men to cultivate
harmony. respect and better relations
with their workmen. II is everywhere
recognized that American business has
100 long suffered from short tempers
and shortness of sight The American
people are weary OF this and want dis
armament in industry.
Industries Overmanned.
'Tt is my experience" he said. that
certain OF our industries are subject TO
chronic disturbances and will never be
brought to a permanent condition OF order
until we can send INTO them conciliators
with a special technical training. That
lis the type of peacemaler / am adding
10 cur present force. Usually in the long
run 1t is public opinion that decides
strike and ends it. and think we have
the steadily recurring strike in the inn
portant industries chiefly because the
public never gets that accurate under
standing OF the facts necessary TO a
binding and lasting settlement.
'TIere the new type OF specially
trained conciliator will find his greatest
usefulness. With his knowledge he win
be able to give the facts without. bias
and bring to bear a public opinion fully.
Informed and solidly organized. What
a service that will be we see by the lack
of II in the present deadlock in the coal
industry. How many of you know that
the coal industry Is overmanned some
200, 900 men? If these men had steady
work, II they were transferred to other
industries, don't you think the men
would be better off? No man who
works only two or three days n week
can be good American citizen"
Business ON Upgrade.
John f. Edgerton. president of the
~laE
lost completed by means OF ques-
tionnaire to which 10000 answers were
received. reveals that business and trade,
conditions are showing a stable, sane
and continuing advance, and that prac-'
ticalfy all the basic industries are on
the up grade.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover ad-
dressed the morning session. He told
the manufacturers that he believed the
crisis in unemployment was well over
mo one knows accurately" he said,
what the proportions OF unemployment
were last October, but l should believe
there were i'm the neighborhood OF $780,
600 to 100000 unemployed men and
women In the United States. That num-
Der has been so far reduced that we
may no longer have great anxiety that
there should be any considerable sur
fering.''
I., other speakers at the morning SESSION
were Alfred l.. Reeves, president OF the
Trade Association Executives of New
York; C. b. Heineman of the Institute
OF Meat Packers Morris J.. Ernst coun-
sci of the jewelers. Board of Trade;
Henry c. Walker. c. S. Lee OF the AS
phalt Association. c. r. Stevenson,
Charles r. Lamb and J. ID. Ramsey.
The association passed a resolution
opposing the payment OF soldier bonus
tf, eIofaon fle of m
tiona, service or establish economic bur-
dens beyond the capacity of the country
20 bear"
The convention closed last night with
an industrial motion picture symposium.