| Show labor t bb Parl Y Takes Step J Toward oward Peace Peate WASHINGTON Nov 17 CD UP- UP The management labor conference made its first step toward Industrial Industrial Indus- Indus trial rial peace Saturday with the filIng filIng fil- fil Ing ng of a report indorsing concilIation concil- concil atlon and voluntary arbitration when employers and workers dis die agree In negotiating initial agreements agreements agree agree- ments between a union and anda company com com- pany any a conference committee agreed no strike or lockout should be called until all peaceful bargaining bargaining bar- bar gaining measures have been ex- ex hausted The report still stin subject to approval approval ap- ap by the executive committee and the full conference was the first t so 50 far made by six abc committees committees com corn working on methods of reducing industrial strife But on the hot issue of a national national na- na lonal wage Increase policy the conference was worse snarled than ever before Three resolutions now are before before be- be fore ore the executive committee e all an Indorsing collective bargaining but in three shades of opinion Different VIew Slews Management offered a n proposal Friday which would rule out any conference deliberation on national wage vage levels John L. L Lewis put in n another supporting free bargaining bargaining bargaining bar bar- gaining without regard to the presidents president's policy of at raising wages generally without raising prices See Sec rage Page 2 Column 5 S lABOR MEET Continued from Page One And Philip Murray CIO president president preel- preel dent declared he would continue to fight for his resolution asking Immediate collective bargaining everywhere within the framework framework framework frame frame- work of ot the presidents president's declaration declaration declaration declara declara- tion that wage increases are arc needed A management official meanwhile meanwhile meanwhile mean mean- while predicted there would bea lie be liea a job for everyone who wants to work if the conference succeeds in minimizing labor strife and government curbs on business are lifted I At Fridays Friday's lengthy meeting of the conference executive committee commit commit- tee management for the first time mixed into the wage question At the executive committee meeting management first offered a resolution to substitute for Murray's Murrays Murrays Murray's Murrays Murray's Mur Mur- rays ray's proposal The Industry proposal proposal pro pro- was that the conference not consider national wage policy polley nor seek Beek formulas to implement the wage p policy llcy ann announced by the president evidently evidently a reference to Mr Truman's statement that many industries could grant wage increases without raising prices The management document said the ability to pay higher wages varied from company to com corn pany The resolution recommended that collective bargaining be utilized utilized utilized util util- with full under understanding that when the facts necessitate denial genuine collective bargaining does docs not require concessions which either party may consider economically economically eco ceo Impossible or unsound An N A M 11 official said this passage referred to situations like that of the U. U S S. S Steel Corp which has declined to resume wage talks with the CIO ClO Steel Workers on the grounds it cannot grant in increases increases increases in- in creases until 0 O P A gives the in industry industry industry in- in higher prices Murray said he would be willing willIng willing will will- ing to drop the tho reference In his own resolution to the House wage policy polley and substitute a recommendation recommendation recommendation rec rec- rec- rec for substantial wage boos boosts President William Green objected He said A F L L' wanted wage increases but it didn't believe believe be be- lieve such an amendment would help bring them about Lewis president of the United Mine Workers th then n offered his proposal in a statement which said that scientific advances ad and volume production will lower retail retail re- re tail tall costs and permit shorter work weeks and higher pay and that Industry and labor should proceed with all diligence to tomake tomake tomake make such advances possible I I |
