Evening star., 1934-10-02
Talks Will Be Limited to
Individual Leaders on
Each Side.
INDUSTRY AND WORKER
CHIEFS DEBATE TERMS
Principle Is Hailed by Both, but
Armistice Awaits Mis-.
sionary Work.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated freSS.
White House officials said today
President Roosevelt already had
started conferences with individual
leaders on his plan for a truce be-
tween capital and labor, but that there
would be no general or group parleys
with either side.
1t was explained Mr. Roosevelt had
talked with several leaders in indus
trial and labor circles even before his
address and would continue to confer
with them from time to time.
Just how the plan will work out
will depend on the ideas developed at
these individual conferences, it was
said officials added that the Presi-
dent only knows at this time his OBJ
jective for capital and labor to give
a fair trial to peaceful methods of ad-
justing their conflicts of opinion and
interest"
Miss Perkins Speaks Friday.
The White House said the President
had not dispatched Secretary Perkins
to San Francisco to outline his truce
plan to the American Federation of
Labor convention. It was emphasized
that Miss Perkins, who will address the
convention Friday. had planned to go
to the Coast for the speech long before
the Presidents plan was evolved.
In this connection, officials recalled
the President said in his speech he
would not ask either employees or en-
ployes permanently" to lay aside the
weapons common to industrial wal.
, They said the President did not mean
that these weapons, such as strikes,
should even be removed temporarily,
but that emphasis should be laid upon
trial of more peaceful methods.
Section IA of the recovery act,
the collective bargaining section, also
would not be disturbed under the
truce. it was said.
Leaders of unions and industry
meanwhile fell to arguing about the
terms of the truce President Roose-
velt proposes.
| Leading spokesmen for organized
labor and industry hailed the plan
in principle. But on details, they
glared at each other inimically. and
there appeared much missionary work
to do before the armistice to indus
trial warfare is signed
: Opposes Change by Force.
Industry's emphasis was on ban
ming any attempt to change the status
quo by force, while union labor stressed
the necessity cf abiding by decisions
that may be handed down through the
Governments mediation machinery.
After President William Green of
the A. F. of L. had praised the Presi-
dents speech the National Association
Of Manufacturers issued a statement
saying they were ready to cooperate
with President Roosevelt in sound
measures to restore cordial employ
ment relations and speed economic
recovery"
At San Francisco President Green
exclaimed that is subterfuge."
Let them first" he said, publicly
announce they will obey the decisions
of constituted authorities as the
President suggested"
Secretary Perkins left here last
night and planned to go to Chfca &C
by train, thence by air to San Fran
cisco.
Although her trip had been decided
on before the President announced
his experiment. officials here believe
Miss Perkins will seize the opportun-
ity to explain the Presidents plan
The Secretary also is a member OF
the new Industrial Recovery Policy
Board.