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Show ilndustrial Plan Is Outlined by Manufacturers' President j i Increased Efficiency of Labor and Greater Production Pro-duction Declared Vital to Both Labor j and Employees. fidence hy facilitating the return of these I" iii ted States to constitutional government, govern-ment, and the removal of ad governmental govern-mental shackles on private business not permit ted by the const it ution and not within t !ie primary seopv of government in times of peace." Wages to Remain High. "1 b e 1 i e e that wa g e s will re ir. a in at hie.h levels for some time to come, at least as long as it requires for the processes proc-esses a ud demands of peace production to catch up with the needs of the nation .i nd the world at large. 1 boiieve. furthermore, fur-thermore, that the manufacturers of the I'nitod States are determined not to attempt at-tempt or hope for lower wages so long as foodstufts and other commodities of life remain at a, high level. "Our association lias formulated a basic plan for curbing the ceaseless industrial bickerings and strife, predicated on ti.e sincere hope of establishing a foundation of perma neut industrial or gam ration, tn which the rights of both employers and employees will be proscribed with justice and satisfaction to both parties ami with full protection to pn'o.ie interests. I have suggested to President Wilson that the industrial in-dustrial conference to be held in Washington Wash-ington on October 6. consider its adoption as tne basis for the work of that conference. confer-ence. The plan suggested is: Submits Plan to President. " "A joint 'ger.t lemon's Agreement' armistice, strike truee or preliminary treatv for industrial peace, between organised or-ganised industry and orcarired lalmr. declaring de-claring their common purpose to be that of bringing to an early end nil industrial war and apitation now raging throughout the United States, and avoiding or preventing pre-venting strike, lockouts or any other cause or means of interrupting or j ar-a ar-a 1 zing tra n snort a tion or indust rial production. pro-duction. This co enant to remain in ; force until the president of the Tinted j States shall have dec 'a red the period of 1 industrial readjustment at an end. i " 'To give semilegal and more bir.diuc force to the industrial armistice agreement, agree-ment, a joint committee, representing or-ganirtd or-ganirtd lahor and organized industry, selected se-lected by the president from the groups r.ttondmc the oonfe -once, should be delegated dele-gated the dutv of formu'ativc the acree-n.etit acree-n.etit ami casc the same to be piesented in i-cress for n.xotmeut tn the form o; a "joint resolution. deeiarir.e such an ag: ee ment to be in the public intenst and w elfaro.' i T' HE voice of America's business men must be heard in no uucerta in tones if the industrial fabric of the rat ion is to bo maintained, do-j do-j ciared Stephen O. Mason, president of the National Association of Mamifae-! Mamifae-! furors, at the banquet given by the Utah ' Associated Industries at the Hotel Utah j last night. Mr. Mason called attention to the menace men-ace to the country's welfare in the false ph ilosophv of the labor unions, point ed out the handicap to product ion by t ho : war restrictions that congress has failed j to remove and called attention to the ' things which presage a. national labor ' shortage in the near future if certain : immigration restrictions are maintained. Peace Program Explained. i He declared that manufacturers have i no intention or desire of attempting to I reduce the high standard of wages, but I are concerned chiefly with increasing ef- f ! o i e n c y a n d p ro d uc t i on . H e a 1 so e x -: plained the industrial peace plan which Mils association will submit to the industrial indus-trial oonioreree called by President Y il-, il-, son for October t. j .1. Philip Pird. head of the National j Council for Industrial defense, explained ; the position of the Manufacturers' asso-; asso-; ciation on t!;o relationship between em-, em-, pio ers and employees. His organization, ; ho declared, maintains that employees . i have the right to contract for their sorv- 1 j ices collectively, but that any contract . that contains a stipulation that employ- I ment be denied to men not parties to the , contract is an invasion of the const itu-I itu-I tlonal rights of the American worknun. j is against public policy and is in vioia-j vioia-j tion of the conspiracy laws. 'Closed Shop Opposed. j The association, he continued, is unal-I unal-I terahiy opposed to the closed shop and in- s i s t s that the doors of no industry Ue j closed against American workmen because be-cause of t heir membership or nonmom- bership in any labor organization. "Kverv n-.an in this country." he said. '"should have the ncM to e.trn ft lawful living in a lawful manner, and this right ! should be supported by the police pow er, j and by the militia and armv if neces- : ! sary. If any man cannot subtr.it to this I principle, we do not want him in free i America. Obedience to law is liberty, and j ! when we can make every man under- ; ; stand that liberty is not license, all of . ' mir in.!:-l: i WohliVV.S Will be SO'.VCd." , 1 : it'roes Thoughtful Consideration. j "T urce upon t!e r-a-v;f;c;:irir. ; inter-; inter-; ests of the nation, r.? v.l as all t r.ont'it-j r.ont'it-j l.i! citiicns, tl .M cive !r. nie i.ft'.e .attention and assistance to o:r law-1 law-1 makers and other factors in worh're out I a sound and t).oroi:i;h'y Anieruan so,.:- t j tion. At t'o Hn-.c tunc. I would wain ' acamst pe: :n t: .-. ;;-.ee pr.ivc r.alicr1!1 I j rooleins to -o and.l solely bv t'.oe , w!io V.ave nia!:;'.v a .-eh'tsl; or vo'itical in- ! j terest in the r-i'.t to !e ao ..eed. ; i "I'liere r.er w,is H l;;-io in I e historv j of the I'nited States when ti.e thcuc.".tr-..l , consilcrat.cn a"d ;raotioal 'sdon of t'-.-'i i rn.inufaof.ircr was more r. e- i .1 to .is:st : in the success:"-.;; soluvon t-f t!;e cconor.nci ; i.-.- n-s now pr.'-iin.s1 on v:s. "In t!e n. titer of t r.i n; or : a t io n, we! h. e ftlr.wo. v tr-'d up'Ti , o: zrm i :-.o I ! er.c; ment of 't-uuslA'.'.on winch would pre- i J Tlie inten-ependence of mankhnd and I the necessity of placing society before : any organizations within it was the sub-i sub-i 'eot of th.e address by Jam.es A. llir.ery. chic: counsel of I h e a s s o c i a ; i o n . 1 e pointed out the advantages of the Anier-I Anier-I ican s stem over those of any other so i fa r invented, a n d admonished t li e a u d ; -! e n c e I o beware of t u r n i n s the country ! into a socisil epermiental laboratory be-! be-! cause of the hieh sounding phrases of i so-called reformers. I j Capital's Tart Emphasized. i He explained the part capital plays In 'the -w-.hiare of humanity and warned tlie j industrial men run to s ep while tlieir ! enemies ruived the country. ! J. 11. lialicher. president cf the 1'tah : Assoc. ateo Industries, pres.dcd at tlie . ba n .i u e t a nd K. C. A s h t o a w a s toast-! toast-! mast.-r. j Tne irAit.ulon committee of th.o dinner j consisted -f the fol low : n p 1. H. Karn.--i w orih. O.n eruer Hambt-rcor, l:sh.op h J V Niblev. l're.-;dent Heb. r J. 0.r..ut. A . ! K Waliacc. .1. 11. CalUlier. W. H. Wattis. Lester IV Kied, James W. Colliw. vh 1 las tie. Herbert Van Pam, Jr.. cf Salt 1,:!ko, Warren I,. Wattis, Ocden: Vt.xr.n ' M. Pritrjrs. .'j;.ien; M. S. He, les. l.-ean; lioVer: Anderson. Lojran. and Jesse M. i 1 la rmon. Tro o. "I l.ave corr.e.- Mr. Mason sa:d. "to re-'port re-'port to ou concern ir.i; t..e many in.i.is-;r in.i.is-;r al affairs and rn-iMem? who.i re no v pre-s.ue for settlement and present a brief summary of tlie conditions now con-fror.pne con-fror.pne us. "i-et nif ay rrcht ie:e t'.iat the proper solution of oar In h.str;al proe-lams proe-lams to. lay !s more riivrndent uon tbe ; orean.'oNi effect euess and influence of i tlie nation's m .1 nu f a ot u rers t'";i". eve:- be-j be-j fore In our history. Ore.r.7.-d .nd.is'rv must formulate its own pr.-r.tni and. make its colle 1 1 e von e !".e.;rd in ro ii!ior-j ii!ior-j ta n tones or t -.- elernmts of d:s-on:e:.: 'and rlest ru ion wi.l je.cceed hi ia'f.o.r; on: o our iv.iv p1 : many da:v erous 1 an-1 uu-A:r.eraan doctrines. Must Safeguard Industry. I "Krom ti e fur corn. ;s and ::i" !;.ner-I !;.ner-I most detths of c .r oe.oxei c.v..:i:;y i:-e i n-.iuufa. tur.'r nvi: r.ow e- rt r ery n :n o i of ii.s ro:r.n.er..d and : .' s'trer.'Ji for 'I ,o patriotic p .r;Ost- ff f.- . ... r-1 . : a; t e I Tatier's in 'iii-trr.: and "onoi.io- r..'ur'e I f.-'on i)ie nv-si des: r a, : i e :rwl 11 -adv'sed w.i',0 of aeration wl-.ieli is n.ov sw.ep;i e oer tV.e land. 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