Show LABOR BILL pEov PROVI roEs Dim jor FOR A NATIONAL commission seven labor xen men seven easiness business men and seven saven agriculturists attracts general attention washington D C jan 6 S it was reported today to day that representative phillips ot of pennsylvania has exar expressed essed a willingness to ray pay a quarter of a million of dollars out pf af his own pocket to meet the expense ot of the labor commission it if Long congress Tess would authorize the creation ot of a commission commissio r tn fit accordance with the terms of 0 a bill he has presented sir mr phillips denies the statement but the earnestness he be liza has shown in the matter has drawn such favorable attention it to the merits of sir fr bill that chairman mcgann of the labor committee has appon appointed ted a special aub commit comm t tee with representative erdman of pennsylvania at its head to consider the measure the attention ot of labor commissioner wright has also been directed to it As a result the bill for arbitration ot of labor abor difficulties is lor for the time being biln plit in abeyance while the merits tit the phillips bill are being considered mr phillips Is one of the wealthiest men incon ers the plan ot of a labor commission Is the r result of tho the careful study that mat mr phillips has given the subject ct his 1119 idea is that the country Is not yet ready for law on the many industrial issues as t the tae ae best form of remedy Is not yet apparent apparent lie he therefore proposes in his bill that a commission of of experts shall consider lie many plans of reform proposed sitting sifting the good from the bad and ascertaining the most feasible legislation to be recommended to congress the commission Is to be nonpartisan non partisan is to consider legislation to meet thu problem of labor agriculture and capital the bill authorizes the appointment by the president of live commissioners representing labor five representatives of agriculture and five business men each cach roup group of live five Is to choose two more members malting making zoven seven in erch group and twenty one la in all the commission Is to meet in washington elect its of 0 bleers and each group Is to have the services of a lawyer and secretary the bill provides provider that it eliell be the duty of the cominis commission slon to investigate qu questions c pertaining to immigration labor b r to agriculture r and to bu business busl and recommend to congress such auch legislation aa it may deem best beat upon these subjects subject 9 it shall furnish such information and suggest such laws as m may y be made the basis tor for uniform legislation by the various states in order to harmonize conflicting fil interests and to be equitable to the laborer the employer the producer ducer and alad the consumer the commis commission 3 igro n shall receive petitions and grant reasonable time for bear on subjects pertaining to its duties and it deemed necessary it shall appoint a sub comal tee or commission to make investigations in any part of the united states and it aba shall I 1 be allowed expenses tor for the same representative phillips Philil ps was seen this evening concerning the offer which 11 ho c was said to have made to contribute M toward the cost to the government men t of carryl nc tir out tho the provisions of his bill mr phillips says that lie he was m understood in this matter ile he sa said td 1 I did not make this statement riat ement as reported e arted but in conversation with a friend fil in regard to the bill the of tle the commission was mentioned then I 1 alluded to the great coit attending the 1 recent colca coke and the more recent railroad a el strikes not only the loss lors of property properly and many millions of dollars in monny money but also the loss of life and mating the cost coat of the iha bill should not be considered that in fact it if I 1 were able I 1 would be willing to pay the bial salaries arles of tho the commis commission nion prop proposed osei which would amount to CM or in round numbers a quarter of a million dollars ard and that I 1 would be will ing to pay such euch a sum um provided t the I 1 commission proposed prop oed would T be the b 1 l firing of a solution of this great problem which Is IB presona pres lna for or to solution lution la in europa as a well as in Arrie america rim I 1 it if a x such as ai 1 I rov raould avert one cne strike uch such a as those berred to its ita coit aront not br bo r anil ered I 1 should be very sorry to hold out such 8 u ch an ax n to pay money moncy for lor ti the se pas passmore snore of this bill or any other one and would not to nalder such an arsu areu ment in its favor |