Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-24
PRESIDENT SCOUTS
LINKING OF TARIFF
WITH COURT ENTRY
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philanthropist. of New York and
personal friend of the President, was
a guest at luncheon at White Pine
Camp today. The visit was of
social nature. While the President
was anxious to hear Mr.. Lewisohn's
views regarding business as the
financial world sees it, he alAb was
interested in discussing charity work
in which Mr.. Lewisohn is actively
engaged.
First hand information regarding
the progress of the national congress
sional campaign will be brought to
the President tomorrow by Repre-
sentative Will X. Wood of Indiana,
chairman of the House Republican
campaign committee. Mr.. Wood Is d.
recting the campaign from Chicago.
President Coolidge at last has re-
ceived the viewpoint of organized Ia
Dor regarding general economic condi-
tions. He entertained William Green,
president of the American Federation
of Labor. ands eight vice presidents of
that orga nization at luncheon at
White Pine Camp yesterday, and aft
erwards sat about the table with them
and heard their views.
The report they made was that the
industrial situation generally is good,
although there are some weak spots.
The latter, it was pointed out, are in
the textile plants in New England,
and New Jersey, and the bitIminous
coal industry. The metal and shoe
industries are not as active as they
should he. and there is some unem-
ployment in the trucking and trans
portation trades.
1t was stated officially there was no
reason to attach any significance to
the presence of this group Of labor
leaders about the Presidents table.
1t was stated that the visit was purely
social and in response to an invitation.
The labor leaders had nothing to urge
or to take up with the President.
Labor Leaders Questioned.
AS is his custom with callers since
coming here on his vacation, the
President turned the union chiefs
over to the newspaper correspondents.
In response to questions, Mr.. Green,
after detailing the substance of the re-
port he and his associates made to the
President. said organized labor now
has no definite program to offer. He
ytated that while conditions generally
dic SdIiSluttoIN tilVlS dAN SoIItC Ncdh
points as a result of overproduction.
To meet this situation. he said, an at
tempt will be made to bring about a
gradual reduction of hours of labor in
each industry as occasion permits.
Commenting on the operation of the
new Board of Mediation created by the,
Watson Parker act Of the last Con
gress to supplant the old Railroad La
Dor Board in settling disputes between
the railroads and their employees. Mr..
Green stated that he saw no likelihood
of the extension Of the principle of
arbitration under Government super
vision to other trades and industries.
Value Elsewhere Considered.
Application of the, Watson Parker
railroad board principle TO other in
dustries, especially mining, has been
advocated by the administration.
President Coolidge has on more than
one occasion indicated that he
thought the idea had considerable
merit. believing that such plan
would he a great advance in the
settlement of labor disputes in other
industries dealing with public neces-
sites.
Reports reaching the Summer
White House indicate strongly that
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