Show PlEA MAO MADE I Of Y Wll OLSON t tl l lA I I Chief Executive Despite I His Illness Dictates a aLetter aI I I Letter in Effort to toBy toA tol l' l A At Bi etch t L r l By Associated Press WASHINGTON Oct 21 A A declaration declaration declara declara- ti tion n of the imperative necessity of holding the national industrial conference conference confer confer- ence together until it has accomplished the purposes for which it was called is is understood to form the keynote of a word letter which Pr President Wilson Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- son sent today to Secretary Lane of the interior department chairman of the conference The president was said to have outlined outlined outlined out out- lined those purposes at some length His letter was described by those who had read it as an extremely powerful document written in in the vigorous style which characterized the executives executive's executives executive's tives tive's writings before his illness illness- Secretary Lane said he would not lay the letter before the conference except ex except except ex- ex as a last resort to prevent dissolution dissolution dissolution disso disso- lution of the gathering He added that he thought the conference should work workout workout out put its own destiny if possible and be its own master Some leaders in in the conference said it was possible that a recess of a week would be taken so as to give give the various various groups and the committees an opportunity to work out a anew new program program program pro pro- gram in an effort to reconcile the differences differences differences dif dif- between the capital and labor groups Mr Lane approves this course and the capital group group was represented as favorably disposed toward this plan r WASHINGTON 1 G TON Oct 21 W President Wilson despite hi his was understood to be lie preparing g today to take a n harld halm haridin in tte ti national industrial conI con con- con con- I fe in an effort to avert averl a break which Is threatened as a. a result of the inability of the capital and labor groups to reach a satisfactory agreement agreement agree agree- ment on the collective bargaining Is Is- Is sue In IQ a word GOO letter to Secretary I Lane ne chairman of ot the tho conference dictated from rom his sickbed the president president dent outlined his views as to the conference situation The rhe letter was immediately dispatched to Mr Lane who it was explained was to use It at his discretion The conference was not in session when Mr Lane received the communIcation communication communication com com- having met at 10 20 10 20 a a. a m m. and nd adjourned at the request of the labor group after alter two resolutions resolutions resolutions had been presented It was said the letter might not bo be presented to the conference Immediately but held In reserve to be used only when danger danser of the conference breaking up became acute The serIous situation in the conference conference conference con con- ference was reported ted to the president president president dent early today after a conference between Chairman Lane Secretary Wilson of the labor department Bernard M. M Baruch chairman of ot the public group Thomas I. I L. L Chadbourne chairman of the committee of ot fifteen fifteen teen and Secretary The president immediately dictated the letter Jetter to to a stenographer and signed the completed copy with a lead pencil pen pen- cil PRESIDENTS PRESIDENT'S HAND SHAKY The presidents president's signature wa was wag written written written writ writ- ten on the tho bias across the tho sheet and apparently apparent his hand was somewhat shaky when he signed it Mr Immediately left to present the letter letter let let- etter et- et ter to 10 Mr 1 Lane Before the brief session today ChaIrman Chairman Chairman Chair ChaIr- man Lane said sald that the thc leaders of the three groups capital la or and the public public had had had decided to frame a new program involving all industrial issues Continued on page 7 PLEA IS MADE Continued from page 1 1 of a a. general nature It was understood understood understood under under- stood that reference to the I specific pe Issue that has hns caused the present situation situation situation sit sit- would be avoided Several members of the labor group plainly were impatient Delegates in inthe inthe the tho public group however were confident confident confident con con- that the labor representatives es would not leave ave the con conference terence but would seek seck to press pres the advantage antage gained through having succeeded In bringing the public representatives into j line Ime with them on every important Is Issue issue Is is- sue thus far introduced AGREEMENT DISTANT It developed today that the employers employers employers em em- are far from agreement among themselves on a declaration regarding collective bargaining despite their ef efforts efforts efforts ef- ef forts to reach a common understanding understand understand- I ing at conferences yesterday and last I night Some members of the group were said to favor or standing by the the- substitute already introduced but others others oth oth- oth-I oth ers argued that a new proposal be I submitted 1 Among the resolutions introduced at atthe atthe I Ithe the session of the conference this this' morning was one by L. L A A. Loree Lore of the capital group urging a declaration in favor tavor of employers furnishing Insurance in insurance insurance In- In policies covering the five maJor major major ma ma- jor hazards sickness hazards sickness accident unemployment unemployment and death Mr Loree said such policies would enable the insured Insure to set up an estate with the initial payment would re relieve relieve relieve re- re lieve from the fear of ot want would give security and independence and would encourage habits of ot thrift I COOPERATIVE MARKETS I Under a resolution by T T. C Atkeson Atkeson I son a farmers' farmers del delegate gate in the capital I group the conference would declare In favor of the right of ot farmers to form torm cooperative marketing organizations organizations organizations In order to maintain the price of ot their products Timothy Shea chief of ot the Brotherhood Brotherhood Brotherhood Brother Brother- hood of ot Firemen and took his seat in the labor group today Inthe in inthe inthe the place of ot P P. J McNamara Mr r Shea said he had been unable to at attend attend at- at I at-I tend heretofore owing to negotiations with the railroad administration I |