Evening star., 1926-01-24
CAPITAL ANDLAB0R.
FOSTER RELATIONS
Pan to lojn in. Study of
Mutual Problems Being
-. Worked Out.
BY HARDEN COLFAX.

ID tAItDEN SO1ST IA.
Preliminary plans were formulated
here this week to join the hands Of
capital and labor in an industrial re-
lations study which holds promise of
fHr-reaChing Importance to the social
as well as the business life of the
Nation.
Sack Of the idea is belief that a
survey of the past for the benefit of
those who in their hurry forward sell
dom pause to look over their shoul-
ders may result in "A signhoard point
ing to the best road ahead.
Plan Formulated Here.
While the national conference on
women in industry. under the auspices
of the Department of Labor, was in
session here last week for an en-
change of views regarding the wei
fare of the woman who works, there
met in another part of Washington
group of men who for more than a
year have been trying to evolve
practica BILE plan for the, Improvement
nf industrial relations between EN-.
ploycrs and employees. both men ana
women.
These men believe they have found
a plan that is workable as foundation
for their project. They do not nope
tn turn existing order upside down or
right a bout-fa in week or mohth
or a wear. but they do hope to start a
movement for future developme mt ny
the simple expedient of taking time to
examine the present and to give more
Than a glance backward inte history
Details of the plan, and more eS-
pecially Of how 1t can he eNecnteu 10
carry the message to the maximum
number Of those whom il is desired 10
reach. remain to he worked out, for
only the broadest lines have been lald
down thus far.
An executive committee 10 draft de-
Jailed plans and "A program Tor an ~
dustrial relations congress 10 ne heio
in Philadelphia in 1927 and to put the
MAN into execution was named at the
conference here. 1t is composed OF
Ernest T. 'TriGg. Philadelphia. chair
man: Charles \. Eaton. Representative
oC the fourth New Jersey congress
eional district and an active worker
I'm The American Educational ASSo-
citation: James ~ Emory. NashinS
ton. counsel for the National ASso-
citation OF Manufacturers: J.. j. Tabor.
master of the National Grange, AND
Frank w. Morrison. secretary of the
American Federation of Labor.
The executive committee will meet
within two weeks to begin its labofs.
Hoover and Davis Approve.
The general idea has the indorse-
menf of Secretary of Commerce Hoo
yer and Secretary OF Labor Davis. the
former appearin- before the prellm-
fnarv conference last week in person
and the latter through a representa-
tive. But the Government. as such,
will take no active part in the pro
ceedings.
II is proposed to have a groups, rep
reSentin@ Labor. agriculture. educa ton
and ma ior industries. prepare studies
of the progress Of each group in the
$50 Years of American independence.
with emphasi on the relation ot the
specific group TO other specific groups
auti,s 80 society at large. and to Mount
from the experience of the past what
sound Judgment indicates, may he eX-
1,ncted IN the future. The matter OF
inrerdependence will he developed by
such studies. it is believed. 50 as TO
point lesson for cooperation in the
future.
No PoIIyanna material is to he
sought to the exclusion of that which
may not have such bright side. The
facts will be permitted to speak for
themselves, but it is believed they Will
speak in harmonious tones.
How the lessons of the past arc to
he Translated into a book for the fu-
ture and how the messages are to be
carried forth remain to be determined.
but it is beyond question that the
Germ of d rather important idea for
the Improvement of industrial rela-
tons and social conditions is being
nurtured in this undertaking.
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