The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-19

adopted a resolution authorizing and Iron institute to name comm | to make a scientific and careful IT port their conclusions to the indust
 Judge Ebert H. Gary. chairman of the board of the United States Steel Corporation and president of the in stitute. will name the committee which will make the Investigation.
 The steel manufacturers were sn- vlted to the White House. according to an official statement Issued earlier in the evening to discuss a sugges- ton of the President that the 12-hour work day be abolished for the good of industrial America. Judge Gary acting as spokesman for the guests when the party dispersed. said the sole purpose of the conference was to consider the question whether or rot 1t was practicable and desirable to abolish the l2-hour work day.
 All Express Views
 "The President stated" Judge Gary said. that he did not desire to Inter fere with the natural and legitimate progress of business nor to do any Lthing except to assist the industry to meet, if possible. what is ap- parently strong public sentiment, He gave opportunity to all present to express their views on the subject under direct inquiry. and advantage was freely taken of the invitation.e .
 After full, frank and free dts cussion at which all present favored a ks.lt txk Il. s. g. when and if practicable" Judge Gary continued, "a resolution was adopted in which it was unanimously resolved that committee of five from the steel industry be appointed by the president of the American Steel and Iron institute to make scientific and careful investigation and to re- port to the steel industry their find inEs.
 The meeting was harmonious and it is hoped much good may result"
 George Christian. secretary to the President. issued the following state ment from the White House on the dinner;
 White House Statement
 The President had dining with him company of nearly so representa- tives of the iron and steel industry and Secretaries Mellon. Hoover and Davis. No announcement of the pu.- pose of the dinner was given to the guests in advance.
 After dining the President stat d that he wished to know better the men comprising his company af guests and to very informally discuss with them the complete abolition o. the i2-hour working day in the steei industry He explained frankly that there was no intention of governmen. interference In private business, bat that we are about to witness a greal dustrlal revival and the one hope ai abolishing the excessively long work day was to do it before the full swing is resumed"
 Unanimous Action Needed
 The President explained he had discussed the matter with individual Leads and found much favorable sentiment, but there is conviction that the abolition Is impractica5le without substantially unanimous &C., ton by all the employing forces in the iron and steel industry. Hence, the dinner and the attending oppor- tunity to discuss the proposal amid free and frank expression on a ques- tion of such import to industrial America
 The statement added that the dn- ner was another development of the Presidents belief that conference affords way to accomplishment. Forty-one leaders in the steel in- oustry. in addition to Secretaries Mellon. Hoover and Davis were in- vited to the dinner.
 Among the Guests
 In the list were: Judge Gary, James A. Farrell, president of the United States corporation; Charles NJ. Schwab. chairman Bethlehem Steel corporation and Eugene E. Grace, president of the same company; Leo pold F. Block chairman of the Inland Steel company of Chicago; James Bowron. president of the Gulf States Steel company. Birmingham; E. j. Burlington, president of the Illinois Steel company. Chicago; James A. Burden. president of Burden Iron company, New York; James A. Camp bell. president of Youngstown Steel and Tube company. Youngstown. Ohio; Edmund A. $. Clark. president Consolidated Steel corporation, New York; George G. Crawford. president, Tennessee Coal and Iron company, Birmingham; H. c. Balton, Pickands, Mather & Co, Cleveland. Ohio: Ava C. Hinkey, president Midvale Steel and Ordnance company, New York; William H. Donner. president Donner Steel company, Buffalo; George $ Downs, president Lackawanna Steel company, Buffalo: c. n. Dyer. vice president shenando Furnace, Pitts burg; J. H. Foster. president Hydrau- lie Steel company, Cleveland: Alexan- der Glass, chairman Wheeling Steel corporation. Wheeling, " Va. Thomas K. Glenn, president Atlantic Steel company. Atlanta; J. P. Ken nedy, chairman Brier Hill Steel com pany, Youngstown. Ohio; Willis l.. King. vice president Jones & Laughlin Steel company. Pittsburg; Alexander Lcgge vice president. International Harvester company, Chicago, Silas J. Llewellyn. president Interstate Iron and Steel company. Chicago: WILLS F. McCook. president Pittsburg Steel Products company. Pittsburg; Price Mckinney. president Mckinney Steel company, Cleveland; Clayton Mark chairman Steel and Tube Company of America, Chicago; William C. Matheri president Cleveland Cliff Iron com any, Cleveland; George w. Meridring haus. president National Enameling and Stamping company, Granite city lIl.; William Palmer, president Amer ican Steel and Wire company. Cleve- land. J. Leonard Replogle, president Vanadium Corporation of America New York; Frank Richards. M A Hanna & Co, Cleveland; Percevale Roberts. Jr.. United States corpora ltion, Narverah, Pa: William A, Rog 1 CTS, Rogers. Brown X Co. of Buffaloi John A. Topping. chairman Republic II Iron and Steel company. New York Earnest T. Weir, president Weirtor Steel company. Weirton, w. Va Jesse Wellborn. president Colorado Fuel and Iron company, Denver; T. lH. Wickwire, president Wickwirs Steel company, Buffalo; Horace 3 Iwi,kins. chairman Crncibie Stee