Show lAW T DAD A STRIKES 1 1 IS I American Mining Congress Congress Con Con- on- on gress R Resolution on Exhausts Exhausts Ex Ex- X Conciliation Be- Be fo rAI 6 inA 9 out ST ST. LOU LOUIS S Nov l 19 jL A f federa federal law to prohibit calling o of strikes until aft after every other other othe I means means- of conciliation had failed Iwas I was in a resolution pre pre- today todar at the convention of th the I Amens American Mining l congress here I The resolution asserted many strikes strike j were vere called precipitately before an any I attempts were made to conciliate differences dill dif dit- l I and said such a law would I benefit workmen more than by striking r ing as it would prevent the suffering 1 incident to strikes I It was suggested in the resolution i i that a federal commission be appointed appointee I to determine when a strike legally I could be called caned under the proposed lawA law A twelve months' months armistice between j capital and labor during which period present working co conditions would exand ex ex- ex- ex 1 1st and an extensive campaign In bet behalf behalf be be- t half of thrift and production to restore Industrial tranquillity throughout th the country was advocated by Allen J Walker of the Guaranty Trust company company company com com- pany of New York COMMISSION FAVORED I A commission in each state composed composed com com- posed of one representative of capital one of labor one of the state and two i lof of the public educationalIsts educational educational- with power to standardize wages and ensuing adjustments and anti an Identical identical identical iden Iden- national commission with authority authority author author- i I ity to act as the last court of appeal I was suggested by Mr Walker I Such an armistice should be real I I no lockouts or strike during that time both capital and labor pledging in adI ad- ad vanc vane eto abide by the ruling of ot the I national commission declared Mr Walker I He lIe added The ruling passion Is extravagance s supplemented by a very common determination to do as little as possible for as much as it is possible to get by fair or unfair means HOSIERY EXAMPLE A Boston hosiery manufacturer informs informs in informs in- in forms me that when the council of national na national national na na- defense issued its proclamation announcing the need for minimum spending and maximum production he adopted the expedient of raising the price of silk and lowering the price of cotton hose He thought this would help people of moderate means To his astonishment during the succeeding three months he sold 25 per cent more silk hose than before and about 20 per percent percent percent cent less cotton Sectional meetings of the national war minerals conference national gold goltl conference national oil shale conference conference conference confer confer- ence and national conference of ot schools I of mines were held At the war minerals conference it was urged that prospectors whose claims before the war minerals relief commission have been rejected be given some sort of remuneration for tor their unsuccessful unsuccessful unsuccessful un un- successful hunts for minerals to be used for tor military purposes during the war Speakers at the the gold sold conference declared de declared declared de- de the nation could not prosper unless unless unless un un- less gold production Increased and as asserted asserted asserted as- as heavy taxes Increased cost of materials and labor demands had forced the mines to reduce production virtually to a minimum Gold Is most necessary for the financial and credit needs of a nation nation nation na na- tion and In these times of Inflated currency cur- cur ency rency maximum gold production should hould be encouraged by all forms torms of ot business said George M iI I Taylor of ot Cripple Creek Colo A resolution presented to the oil shale conference recommended that a government appropriation of be e made for tor re re rc c i work In oil shale |