Show WilSON SENDS PLEA FLEA TO LABOR L AND CAPITAL FOR LANE lAN RA READS EXEC LETTER President r in Message to the Industrial Industria Conference Confer Confer- ence Asks for Spirit of Coo Cooperation per a t ion Oct 22 In In W W a last effo effort t to prevent the dissolution of ciL o the national industrial indus mans s- s trial conference r bce Ca Ch Chairman h rl it t- t La Lane Lant J day read to the delegates the lett letter r dictated b by President yel yesterday from hs hJ s si ck k b bed d an and l urging t tI I the Imperative necessity f for r ncI action ac nc action I tion by bythe the cO conference tern o to ins Insure Insure- ro Industrial industrial industrial Indus indus- trial peace during the reconstruction period period The president ent said the public exI expected expected ex ex- the conference to keep together until the way was found to the establishment establishment I lish nent of a surer and heartier cooperation cooperation cooperation coop coop- between all the elements clements en cm I In In Industry or until it was re revealed revealed re- re that the men who work and the men who manage American Industry industry industry indus Indus- try are so set upon divergent paths that all an efforts at cooperation if U doomed to failure POINTS TO PERIL If It the tho nations nation's industrial lead leaders leaden erf and workers are to lo be without faith in each other constantly struggling for tor advantage over each other and doln doing nought but what is compelled the president said the situation thus created created cre cre- would be national disaster Declaring that his mind turned a away ay I from such a no possibility the tho president said the conference should stand to toI together together to- to gether for the development of ot a no full tun program b by which a a. measurable cooper cooperation cooperation coop coop- I er tion within Industry might be se secured secured secured se- se cured and not break because full tun agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment could not be had on each proposition proposition proposition tion or method suggested ALL GROUPS PRESENT All the groups In the conference conference- capital labor and the public were public were present but the labor delegates took no part In the applause which marked the conclusion of ot the reading Upon motion of ot the chairman the cont conference gave a rising vote Tote of ot thanks to the president Immediately after atter the letter wap was read tho the conference reces recessed and the labor group went Into private session to determine Its future course The members plainly were impatient and some of ot the public and capital delegates delegates delegates dele dele- gates seemed doubtful whether the tho la labor labor labor la- la bor representatives would continue In Intha inthe th the th-a conference OPPOSE PLEDGE Before Defore the recess Samuel Gompers president of at the American Federation of ot Labor declared that a a. motion by John Spargo of ot the public group th that t. t the conference give a the president a solemn pledge pled binding every overy group roup and Individual that nothing would be left leCt undone to solve the problems before the body would be most unfortunate The Th-a motion which had been seconded I by Harry A A. A Wheeler heeler chairman of ot the capital group was withdrawn As they left lett the conference hall the tho labor delegates expressed their indignation indignation indig indig- nation over l Mr r. r Spargo's motion J. J f EXPLAINS OPPOSITION Do you OU think we are ar-a going to stay hero to be crucified from day to day demanded Frank Morrison secretary of ot the American Federation of ot Labor Mr Lane and others in the tho conference conference conference confer confer- ence said the opposition of ot th the labor group to Mr Spargo's resolution was based upon the desire of some Individual Individual individual ual member of ot the tho labor delegates to be beat beat beat at liberty to withdraw from the tho conference conference con con- ference if it they desired It was said that should any of them withdraw new delegates probably would be appointed and the labor group r remain maln In the con con- I ference ference LABOR TO STICK All members of ot th the he labor tabor group will return to the conference at 2 30 p p. p m. m toda today Mr Morrison Mor announced after the private conference conference of at the labor del del- Other members said the group ConJ Continued on page 4 J I I c lAB LABOR R DECIDES I f 10 C CONTINUE PA PARLEY lf residents Presidents ent's Letter Perhaps I Removes Present Danger of Crisis 1 a Continued from page 1 b bw decided as a whole to remain In tile Inference conference COLLECTIVE BARGAINING of ot the right of ot workers to bargain collectively ely was swept aside by bythe the Industrial conference last night in defeating first a proposal by the employers next a substitute declaration by the conferences conference's general committee and third the original proposal of ot the general committee The conference reverted re to lo the the- steel strike arbitration Issue with prospects of or a aoto vote voto before adjournment The Tho proposal from the labor group to arbitrate the steel strike was next I disposed of ot both the tho employers and the tho public representatives voting against It The conference slate was thus swept clean and the b body dy 1 brought rought back to the point where It was when the sessions began October 6 6 Tho The public group aligned with capital on tho the vote against both the original collective e bargaining and steel strike r resolutions although th the declaration on collective bargaining was proposed by bythe bythe bythe the public delegates Prior to the vote on the original declaration the employers employers employers' em em- I substitute and two new amendments by Thomas L. L Chadbourne Chad Chad- Chadbourne Chadbourne I bourne chairman of ot the conferences conference's central committee met defeat Only tho the employers favored ta the substitute and labor and capital united in In the opposition to the amendment GOMPERS HEARD Tho right to organize for tor the purpose purpose pur pur- pose POSO of ot collective bargaining Samuel I Gompers said Is la the one question in controversy the controversy the one thing the working work work- work work-I tag ing people of or the United States are I going to achieve A hush fell teU over the crowded auditorium auditorium audi audi- I a. a as the labor leader squarely facIng lacing the employers' employers wing and shaking shakIng- his finger toward that group exclaimed to the representatives es of ot American capital If It you OU do not bear with us in an ef effort effort et- et fort tort toward construction If It you think it impossible for tor us to secure relief for tor forthe forthe the suffering masses of ot American la labor labor la- la bor If It you insist on contesting with us every ery inch of ot the ground in our battle for tor better conditions If it you ou deny leny us the rights of ot organization If It you ou render render render ren ren- der our work finally impotent you ou may destroy us but you will find yourselves yourselves yourselves your your- selves facing something else something something some some- thing worse and you may come cOlne to rue the day that you destroyed the saneness saneness saneness sane- sane ness and the willingness to serve that has and does characterize the officials o of 0 American trade unionism today LABOR DISHEARTENED Defeated on every point and having lost the support of or the public group which heretofore has been on n the side of ot the workers the labor delegates left leCt tho the conference hall disheartened and fe to lIng as some of ot them said that lit littie little little lit lit- tle tie could be gained by further meet- meet Ings However a meeting of ot the group has been called for tor this morning and Individual members will be bound by I atlon taken at that time c a. a |