Show MANUFACTURERS TO ASK LOWER PRICES Resolve to Combat Soci Social and Industrial Unrest Want r ant Open Shop New ew York May rn 19 Resolutions Indorsing in ln- ln dorsing all sensible sensible efforts to reduce prices of oC commodities and urging the association members to co in inan all an reasonable efforts to bring about that result were adopted today at the silver jubilee convention of ot thc the National National National Na Na- Association of ot Manufacturers Other res resolutions designed to cope with the causes cause of ot social and Industrial Industrial industrial Indus Indus- trial unrest t In the country and urging support of oC the Platform for American In Industry a opt d yesterday were app ap ap- ap p pro proved ro red The hc The real m meaning of the tho cost of living living liv liv- ing Inh resolution President Stephen C. C Mason said paid is that the members members' of ot tho the association believe e that the they should take a definite stan stand On tho reduction of ot prices While the resolution resolution tion fixed no figures he said It t Is Isun un understood that manufacturers see the tho necessity of oC reducing prices price of or their products as mu much h as us conditions and cost ost of or production will permit The resolution dealing with social unrest declared present conditions are caused largely largel by fancied wrongs which haVe lwe been made malie to appear as real The Thc Industrial centers It asserted assert assert- ed are aie being being- flooded with insidious It and written well propaganda and set forth It Is tho the dut duty of oC every business business business busi busi- ness man to carefully scrutinize the P part pirt of ot the public press which he usually lieu lieu- ally reads read to promptly and vigorously challenge either cither In person or b b by bletter letter an any statements UI concerning l' l industry or Industrial relations which he knows to be untrue or misleading misleading- It alao also directed the board of oC directors to Investigate in investigate investigate In- In po possibility of oC a wide nation e drive to furnish the single le fun fundamental fundamental funda funda- a- a mental economic facts which must bethe bo be bothe bothe the basis for tor successful industry lr and successful industrial relations Stale State vice ice presidents elected Include Constant Moose Meese California and H A A. Nebraska |