VOL. L.VIII 0 18:U7 Entered at Portland Oregon
PORT OREGON, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 8, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BAD SPOTS FOUND
All OVER COUNTRY
KING ALBERT DRIVES
HINES IS OPPOSED
TO RATE INCREASE
READJUSTMENT IMPOSSIBLE,
SAYS DIRECTOR-GEXERAL.
T
WILSON BETTER, BUT
MUST REMAIN IN BED
COMFORTABLE DAY MARKED
BY SLIGHT IMPROVEMEXT.
CONFERENCE GETS
TANGLED IN RULES
miwiuK o nun i un
ENGINE FOR 10 MILES
LEAGUE IS APPLAUDED
THROXG GREETS MR. JOHX
SOX AT AUDITORIUM.
BELABORS LEAGUE
OHIO CROWD FAILS TO RECOG
NIZE MONARCH IX FLAXXELS.
REDS SUCCUMB
SEi
or joon
GRIGAGO
ASSAULT
Industrial Concerns Are
Nests of Bolshevism.
NATION AT HEART IS SOUND
Public Indifference to Radi
cals Held Greatest Danger.
FOREIGNERS BIG PROBLEM
Washington Conference Looked To
for Leadership in Arousing
Xational Conscience.
BT CARL W. ACKERMAX.
(Copyright. 1D19, by Public Ledger Co.
Published by arrangement.)
Till la th. aecond of a new series of
about .eight articles dealing with the Indus
trial and business conditions In the United
States, based on a tour of 20 states. In
cluding 42 cities. The articles will treat
f the actual causes of unrest, the devel
opment of strikes and riots and their effect
upon production, and the relation of les
sened production to high cost. Also they
will present plans whereby some manufao
turers and business men have solved or
ought to solvs the labor problem.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa., Oct. 7.
(Special.) Aa a nation the United
States today is aa sound as it ever
was during periods of reconstruction.
There is nothing; fundamentally
wrong with the cause. The great
mass of people have not joined in
the mad race of the anarchists and
radicals. They do not wish to tear
down industry in order to rebuild
it after the dreams and schemes of
the agitators.
Any one who tours the United
States can observe this; but there are
-bad spots" in industry and labor
extending; from coast to coast. These
industrial cancers are infecting: many
sections of the country. That is what
makes the situation in America se
rious. That is the reason for the
crisis" which necessitated the call
, Ing of the Washington conference.
A bird's-eye view of the nation
would reveal the chief ""bad spots"
as New York City, Detroit, Minneapo
lis, Chicago, Pittsburg. Wheeling.
Los Angeles, Butte, Lawrence and
Seattle. In addition to these one
could name a long list of cities such
as San Francisco, Spokane. Ogden,
Cleveland. Buffalo, Schenectady, SL
Paul. Indianapolis, Pueblo. Milwau
kee. Springfield. I1L, and others
where there are "bad spots" confined
to certain section of the city or
suburbs.
ladaatrial Caaeer Located.
In these cities the industrial can
cers are located. These cities are
the ones which are infecting the
country, because within their cor
porate limits are individuals, organi
sations, societies or unorganized
groups of men and women actively
engaged in spreading un-American
ideas, class war propaganda, bolshe
vist theories and revolutionary doc
trines.
By citing some of my experiences
in several of these cities, I can il
lustrate what I mean by "bad spots"
and what I have in mind when I
state that tbey are "infecting" the
country.
In New York recently I attended
an executive committee meeting of
an organized labor body which is en
gaged in a campaign in behalf of con
scientious objectors and of aliens
awaiting deportation at Ellis island.
Seven men and one woman were
present. One of the men was a young
Quaker. All were American citizens.
born in this country. Two were min
latere. One was an attorney. They
were discussing bolshevism, and they
asked me to talk on conditions in
Siberia, where I spent last winter as
a correspondent.
All Soviet Sympathisers.
t explained, what I believe to be
true, that bolshevism has been an
. economic failure in Russia. I did not
convince any of them because they all
sympathized with the soviet govern
ment, but as I was leaving .one of
the ministers came up to me and said:
"Mr. Ackerman. you will soon see
whether this damned civilization of
ours is worth anything. You'll soon
see how far Russia is ahead of us."
This man is still the pastor of a
large church in New York city.
That little group is financed in New
York and baa speakers touring the
country. At the meeting I attended
the committee authorized one member
to make a tour of 12 cities as far west
as Kansas.
In Cleveland in an L W. W. office
this branch of the Industrial Work
ers of the World had been without
funds for some months during the
summer. But one night in July an
Englishman arrived. He came to the
city by way of Windsor, Canada, and
Detroit. He remained less than four
hours and departed for Buffalo. leav
ing there the following day for To
ronto. That day the L W. W. was
able to make substantial deposits in
one of the banks.
Chleaa-o la Heaaejaartera.
Chicago is the headquarters of the
I. W. W. William B. Haywood, the
general secretary, has his office on
the third floor of 1001 West Madison
street. In this frame building there
are printing presses turning out thou-
aands of copies of I. W. W. props-I
1
nda every day. A cartoonist Is I
iCoatiaued oa Page 2, Coiuxna L
Even Members of Party on Special
Train Are Puzzled by Be
t grimed Royal Engineer.
CHICAGO. Oct. 7. Albert, king of
the Belgians, who, with the queen
consort and the duke of Brabant,
passed through Indiana today on his
way to the Pacific coast, demonstrated
his proficiency at the throttle when
he ran the engine of his own train
10 miles.
At Wauseon, Ohio, the train was
stopped for the king to climb into the
engine cab and take the place at the
throttle of the grimy pilot who stood
close by for any emergency, but hie
majesty needed no assistance, for he
has a thorough knowledge of engi
neering. He ran the heavy train
without a jolt for 10 miles and then
returned to his car to "wash up" for
dinner.
A crowd had gathered at the sta
tion at Wauseon, but it was looking
for a king in uniform and did not rec
ognize the tall figure which climbed
out clad in what might have been the
garb of an engineer, wearing a flan
nel army shirt and with a cap on his
head. But the citizens of Wauseon
were in no worse plight that many of
those traveling on the royal special.
All of them recognized "Bill" Nye,
chief special agent of the state de
partment, but not his majesty.
An American staff officer, attached
to the party, called out to Nye, "Where
is his majesty" and Nye grinned.
J.P.MORGAN BAGS BIRDS
American Financier Is Having
Rare Sport in Scotland.
(Copyright by the New York World. Pub-
lltnea oy Arransemeni.;
LONDON. Oct. 7. (Special Cable.)
J. P. Morgan is having fine sport
shooting in Scotland, judging by the
gifts of grouse he has sent to his
friends here. It would really seem
that Mr. Morgan has serious ambitions
to ameliorate the food situation by
his accurate aim and trusty field
piece. A few days ago he arrived unosten
tatiously in the financial world, but
almost as quickly was lost in a smoke
cloud. Mr. Morgan has become an
adept at pussyfooting when he visits
London.
However. It is said in the financial
district that he took time to discuss
the exchange problem with financiers.
also the possibilities of loans by banks
in America to pay for exports. Ac
cording to well informed persons in
the city, American banks are consid
ering a $100,000,000 loan aa a starter.
FOUR IN FAMILY ACCUSED
Warrants of Rendition In McXult
Murder Case Issued.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Oct. 7. Gov
ernor Stephens today caused warrants
of rendition to be issued for the re
turn to Washington of four members
of one famfly wanted in Spokane on
charges growing out of the murder
of W. H. McNutt, a real estate broker.
The warrants name William Mc
Donald. Ted McDonald, Marie and
Fay McDonald. Ted McDonald was
apprehended in Fresno and the others
were taken into custody at Los
Angeles.
2 BALL00NISTS MISSING
Wichita Aero Club Entries In Ruce
Xot Heard From.
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Oct. 7. Six days
have elapsed since the national cham
pionship balloon race started from
here and no word has been received
from Captain C W. Dammann. pilot,
and Lieutenant Edward J. Verheyden.
aide,, of the Wichita Aero club's entry.
The nine other contestants have re
ported. The two balloon-ists were seen
last flying low over Lake Michigan
Thursday.
LIST OF GERMANS READY
Allied Tribunal Plans to Deal Sep
arately With Ex-Kaiser.
PARIS. Oct 7. (Havas.) The
newspapers announce that the list
of German officials and other per
sons to be delivered to the allies for
trial now ia virtually ready for sub
mission to Germany.
The newspapers point out that the
lists do not contain the name of the
ex-emperor of Germany, who will be
dealt with separately.
GERMAN N0TEN0T LIKED
Reply on Demand for Withdrawal
From Baltic Discussed.
PARIS. Oct. 7. The German reply
to the allied note demanding the
withdrawal of General Von der Colts'
troops from the Baltic provinces, was
discussed by the supreme council at
the resumption of Its meetings today.
It was considered unsatisfactory
and Marshal Foch was Instructed to
draw up a new note to wend the Ger
mans. AIR 'TRAFFIC LAW ASKED
Yonngstown City Council Orders
Preparation of Ordinance.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. Oct. 7. At
the request of the Youngstown avia
tion club, the city council has ordered
the solicitor to prepare Hn ordinance
regulating air "traffic" over the city.
The aviation club asks that all flv-
Ing at less than 1300 feet be prohib-
Ited and that students flying be re-
''quired to stay at 3000 feet.
CincyGoes Gloomy When
Sox Crush Pets.
FLAG ORDER IS CANCELED
Reuther and Ring Routed as
Hose Win 5 to 4.
CHANGE COMES SUDDENLY
Glcason's Club After Poor Start
Launches Counter Attack That
Carries Enemy's Works.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.
CINCINNAHI, Oct. 7. (Special.)
As the fourth inning closed out in
another flurry of Red runs, 32,000
widely expanded throats began to
herald the new world champions in
a roistering chorus of fanatical joy.
The battle howl of the Red fan, sup
pressed for 50 years, was making up
for ten decades in a closing Jubilee
of triumph.
Why not? The Reds were leading
4 to 0; Dutch Reuther going along at
a championship clip; the Sox, breaking
and cracking in every department,
were reeling and floundering and de
tonating like a disorganized set of
unkept bushers, the worst looking
ball club that ever battled for a
title, and Hap Felsch was skidding
all over center field, using everything
but bis bead and hands; Swede Ris-
berg was splitting apart at short in
an orgy of errors and even Eddie
Collin s, hero of five championships,
couldn't hit the size of his collar; and
while all this furore was under way
the Reds with gay abandon were
tearing into Dick Kerr as they
scampered merrily from bag to bag.
High Hepea Justified.
Who could blame the Red fan for
his roaring Jubilee, as he saw the
long awaited title "world's cham
pions" written at last upon the scroll
of fate?
And then it happened. Sinking into
the old morass for the last time, the
Sox emerged for a final breath and
saw the light. For 26 innings they
had floundered wearily on their way
along the runless trail. But just at
the rim of disaster, just as they were
fading into the mists, the old platoon
got together, formed for one last
counter attack, and before the as
tonished multitude knew what had
happened the Sox had blasted Dutch
Reuther from the mound, tied up the
score and with the big barrier at
last broken down were on their way
to an extra-inning triumph.
The old attack ana the old spirit
that carried them safely through the
American league flag race had re
turned just in the nick of time, for
aa their return attack tore into Reu- I
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Audience Friendly One and Freely
Echoes Sentiments Voiced by
California Lawmaker.
To a friendly audience which filled
the auditorium and greeted him with
applause for four- minutes. Senator
Hiram W. Johnson attacked the
league of nations last night and
found his sentiments largely echoed
by the throng.
It was an essentially democratic au
dience, with Chinese sympathizers of
their cousins in the province of Shan
tung, seated next to county and state
officials. The audience was essentially
favorable to the speaker's line of ar
gument and became demonstrative
from time to time.
It was not a unanimously Johnson
crowd, however, for when Edward
Boyce, introducing Senator Johnson,
declared that be himself had contrib
uted to the Wilson campaign fund and
had cast his vote on election day for
Mr. Wilson, there were also applause
and cries of "Good."
K. K. Kubli acted as chairman and
said that the American spirit of fair
play prompted a respectful hearing to
Senator Johnson, and this declaration
of the chairman appeared to voice the
feelings of a large number who were
in attendance for the purpose of
hearing the objections to the league,
although friendly to the document
themselves.
On the stage with the speaker were
K. K. Kubli, R. E. Williams, Thomas
Mannix, J. L. Day, T. B. Neuhausen,
T. B. Tongue and Thomas McCusker.
Before the arrival of Johnson the
crowd was warmed up by a song-fest,
the ajidience singing "The Battle
Hymn of the Republic."
Senator Johnson declared that the
propaganda for the league of nations
was spread throughout the United
States by gentlemen traveling in pri
vate trains wno told of the wonder
ful benefits of an undisclosed docu
ment. He said the debate on the
league of nations is psychological and
that it is a reflex of the war and the
conditions the people have passed
through. He declared that on one
hand are European and Asiatic dip
lomacy and on the other straight
Americanism, and that there were
people in the senate who will travel
the straight road notwithstanding the
press and the powers aimed against
them.
LANSING OPPOSES INFLUX
House Asked to Continue War-
Time Passports to Bar Aliens.--
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. Continuance
of war-time passport regulations for
one year to prevent an influx of un
desirable aliens was urged before the
house foreign affairs committee today
by Secretary Lansing and Represent
ative Johnson, Washington, chairman
of the house immigration committee
and author of a bill providing for the
extension.
Mr. Lansing told the committee that
all foreign countries were adopting
measures to regulate the influx of for
eigners during the disturbed con
dition in which the world finds itself.
He said the state department would
exercise the proposed authority only
to prevent undesirables and dangerous
aliens from entering the United States.
Fair Test of Railroad Income Lack
ing Because of Abnormal Con
ditions Early In Year.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. The rail
road administration will make no in
crease in freight rates before the re
turn of the railroads to private op
eration on January 1.
Director-General Hines wrote
Dewitt Cuyler, chairman of the rail
way executives, today that it would
be "impossible for the government to
establish any general readjustment
of rates" because earnings of the
roads under the abnormal conditions
prevailing in the early part of th
year did not afford a fair test of in
come.
The manifest desire of the public to
have the interstate commerce com
mission exercise full authority in any
readjustment of rates to be effective
under private control also was cited
by the director-general as an objec
tion to the railroad administration'
undertaking such a readjustment.
Earning Capacity Doubtful.
"My view," wrote the director-gen
eral, "has been and is that this lm
port ant matter must be handled in
accordance with the two followin
considerations:
" 'First, the question of an increase
of rates could not properly be con
sidered on the exclusive basis of the
unfavorable showing which, the rail
road administration was making i
the early part of this year, because
that showing was very largely du
to an abnormally small freight busi
ness, so that the results of that pe
Hod could not fairly be taken as a test
for making increases in "rates.
" 'Necessarily, therefore, it seemed
to me that the formulation of any
proposal for a general Increase in
rates would have to wait a better op
porlunity for making an itimate as
to what the earning capacity would
be under normaf conditions. I have
been increasingly confirmed in this
opinion by the various developments
which have taken place.
Public View Considered.
" V nd, it has seemed to me that
the public would not be satisfied
under existing conditions to have any
general increase in rates put into ef
feet without the concurrence of the
interstate commerce commission.
" The public sentiment to this ef
feet has been manifested in many
ways throughout the year and has
been emphasized by the recent pas
sage by the two houses of congres
of bills providing that there shall be
f-an opportunity' to review any rates
proposed by the railroad administra
tion before those rates shall go into
effect.
" 'It follows, therefore, that time
and opportunity must be provided for
public consideration by the regular
rate-'naking authority of any rate
proposals now made.' "
Study la Recommended.
"Since the foregoing controlling
factors must be respected, it is evident
that it would be impossible for the
government to establish any general
readjustment of rates prior to Jan
uary 1, 1920. It is also evident that
any new basis to be established for
the future should naturally be con
sidered, not from the standpoint of
ill i i rvM
Californian Strongly As
sails Peace Pact.
MONSTROUS EVILS DISCERNED
Ratification, With Reserva
tions, However, Expected.
LAWMAKER IS AMBITIOUS
Assailant of Peace Treaty Known to
Have Eye on 192 0 Xomination
for the Presidency.
Hiram W. Johnson, United. States
senator from California, while here
yesterday clung tenaciously to his
one subject the league of nations
and refused to be sidetracked to any
other topic He attacked, criticised
and waxed sarcastic over the league
and President Wilson at every op
portunity. Although he smote the league of
nations hip and thigh, belabored it
vigorously and fluently, held it up
as a thing to be shunned, a Pandora
box containing untold evils which
would burst forth to plague America,
Senator Johnson said: "The treaty
and the league of nations will be rat
ified, with the reservations proposed
by the senate committee on foreign
affairs."
For his own part, he wants no
league; the senator made that plain
and he delcared that the people of
this country are in revolution agains
it, or at least against the league
draft which Mr. Wilson is cham
pioning.
Mr. Johnson In Ambitious.
It is common knowledge that Sen
ator Johnson is nursing political am
bitions; that there is even now an
organized boom to gain for him the
republican nomination in 1920. But
the senator flatly, positively and em
phatically refused to discuss his pres
idential aspirations or the political
situation as it is now shaping itself
for the approaching national cam
paign. Senator Johnson declined to
swerve so much as a hair's breadth.
when interviewed or when speaking
in public during his Portland visit.
from the subject uppermost in his
active brain.
That Senator Johnson feels strongly
in his position is self-evident. That
he feels comfortably at home with
his side of the question is also self
evident. - When warming up to the
subject he gives added emphasis with
an expletive "damn," explaining that
it is western language. And he
shoots out his stream of words like a
torrent.
- League Advantages Doubted.
Senator Johnson has grave doubts
about advantages of the league in
so-far .as America is concerned. "Mr.
Wilson said 'it is a rotten treaty
he observed in commenting on that
document at the Hotel Portland yes
terday. Regarding the assertion of
William C. Bullitt that Secretary of
State Lansing declared the people of
America would never stand for the
league if they understood it. Senator
Johnson said he believed that Lans
ing made the statement attributed to
him.
Lansing," said Senator Johnson,
has never denied the quotation, al
though he has had ample opportunity
to appear before the committee on
foreign affairs."
People in the east and in the mid
dle west are in revolution against the
league," said the Californian. "The
American Federation of Labor has in
dorsed it, but some of the subordinate
bodies have repudiated this indorse
ment. I am told that Oregon is tor
the league. I was told that California
was in favor of the league, but I know
better, and I am willing to take a
chance on the people here. We made
half a dozen proposals to submit the
matter by referendum to the people
of the United States, but met with
opposition. Of course, such a refer-
ndum would have to be by common
consent, but the idea was not enter
tained. Haste Held Unnecessary.
"Why is there a demand to rush
ratification? Why the haste to have
the treaty ratified? We waited for
seven months while things were go-
g on in secrecy and stealth in Paris,
and now there is complaint about the
treaty and league being discussed
openly before the public for three
months. The reason for rush is that
the advocates do not want the people
to know what the league means to
America.
"It is popular to be pro-British, pro
French, pro-Italian and pro-Japanese.
I want to make it possible to be pro
American. And I object to having
anyone who rises a voice against the
league being called pro-German. If
you will scratch the back of the in
dividuals who call out 'pro.-German'
you will find a man who is British
or who has received favors from that
source. I venture to say this is true
in every newspaper office where the
paper uses such words. There are
thousands, hundreds of thousands of
good people in this country who hon
estly believe in the league but they
do not designate as pro-German those
other citizens who fail to agree with
(Continued oa Pace 2, Column 30.
Daughters After Consulting Physi
cians Leave Bedside; Sympa
thetic Messages Many.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. President
Wilson's condition Improved again to
day, and his appetite, the failure of
which has been one of the serious
drawbacks to his recovery, showed a
decided change toward normal.
So far had he progressed that his
two married daughters, Mrs. William
G. McAdoo of New York and Mrs.
Francis B. Sayre of Cambridge, Mass..
who came to his bedside several days
ago, returned to their homes tonight
after consultation with the presi
dents physicians.
Rear-Admiral Grayson, the presi
dent's personal physician, at 10
o'clock tonight issued the following
bulletin:
"The president has had a com
fortable day and is slightly im
proved."
Dr. Grayson and the other physi
cians showed a decided inclination to
guard against overoptimism, however,
as they believe another setback still
is within the range of possibility.
They continued Mr. Wilson's confine
ment to bed and -kept official busi
ness away from him.
Messages of sympathy continued to
pour into the White House today from
all parts of the world. Late today the
following cablegram reached the
White House from President Porras
of Panama:
"With the greatest pleasure we see
by today's cable the improvement of
your health. We crave it will be a
turning for the best."
Dr. Grayson will keep the presi
dent in bed for a time yet, despite
Mr. Wilson's earnest desire to at
tend to official duties.
WOOL BILL TO COME UP
"Truth in Fabric" Measure Will
Be Introduced.
CHICAGO, Oct. 7. The national
sheep and wool bureau today was
notified by its president, Alexander
Walker, at Washington, that major
ity leaders in house and senate
would introduce into congress at the
December session the bureau's "truth
in fabric" bill.
The measure is purposed to compel
labeling of woolen fabrics and cloth
ing to show the presence of shoddy
and cotton.
ALL NORTH SEA CLEARED
Removal of Mine Barrage Is Com
pleted by Americans.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. Removal of
the great North sea mine barrage.
laid by the American navy during
the war, has been completed.
This was disclosed today when Sec
retary Daniels made public a cable
gram of congratulations sent to Rear
Admiral Joseph Strauss, who com
manded the force which, since last
October, has been engaged in the
hazardous task of sweeping the 50,-
000 mines from the sea.
EX-KAISER PLANS. MOVE
Former German Emperor Will
Reside at Doom.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 7. The former
German emperor will remove from
Amerongen about December 16 and
take up his residence at Doom.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
' The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
08 degrees; minimum, 50 degrees. .
TODAY'S Fair and cooler; moderate
southwesterly winds.
Foreign.
Italian king; signs Austrian and German
peace treaties. Page 2.
Europe's greed endangers Turkey. Page 3.
National.
Crowder promoted while treaty waits.
Page 3.
Folndexter and Hitchcock have lively
clash in senate. Fugs a.
Industrial conference organizes and then
adjourns. Page 1.
Domestic.
Airmen start great trans-continental flight
today. Page 7.
Industrail concer found all over coun
try. Page 1.
International conference of women will
discuss marriage reform. Page 2.
Increase In railroad freight rates to be
delayed. Page 1.
North Dakota court removes receiver of
Insolvent bank. Page 8.
Pacific Korthwewt.
Forest patrol plane pilot killed In fall
near Gold Kay. fags a.
Air patrol pilot killed in fall near Gold
Ray. Page 8.
Shipwrights seated after fight at Bend
conference. Page 12.
Sports.
Jefferson high defeats Franklin football
team, 10 to 0. Page 15.
White Sox attack beats Cincinnati ' Reds.
Page 14.
Two-man team trap shooting record brok
en at Idawa club's shoot. Page 14.
Reds succumb to Chicago attack; Grant
land Rice describes game. Page 1.
Commercial and Marine.
Potato crop falls far below early esti
mates. Page 23.
Chicago corn market weakened by weath
er reports. Page 23.
Specialties sell at record prices In Wall
street market. Page 23.
Strike at Vancouver shipyards Is prac
tically settled. Page 22.
Portland and Vicinity.
Road contractors to be penalized for delay
in completing work. Page S.
Divorce plea reads like movie drama.
Page 12.
Respectful crowd hears Johnson at Cham
ber of Commerce. Page 4.
National policy in forests of country urged.
Page 16.
Eastern newlyweds spend honeymoon see
ing beauties of west. Page 13.
League of nations roughly handled by Sen
ator Johnson. Page 1.
Housewives' council to ask cost and selling
prices of merchants. Page 17.
Party on tour of wesUJn Portland. Page 8.
Senator Johnson. fUnting league, gets
friendly hearing. ryage 1,
Industrial Leaders Organ
ize, Then Adjourn.
SECRETARY LANE CHAIRMAN
Speech by Interior Chief
Rouses Enthusiasm.
COMMITTEE OF 15 NAMED
Increase in Production Voiced by
Eployers' Group; Sympathy
Extended to President.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 After per
fecting an organization today, ' i
dustrial conference called by In dent
Wilson got tangled up In T o .
rules and adjourned until tomo. r
Secretary Lane was elected p.-r-n i
nent chairman. In his speech , t
ceptance he stirred the delegate r-p-resenting
capital, labor and thr pub
lic to great enthusiasm by decl i. n -that
the high purpose of the gather-.
ing made failure Impossible l "
effort to harmonize industrial r i.
tions in this country.
Proceeding to the adoption of rules,
the conference struck its first snag in
a protest by John Spargo of New
York, a representative of the public,
that the report of the rules committee)
made no provision for minority ex
pression and was a "travesty" on de
liberations.
Rules, However, Adopted.
His criticism caused early adjourn
ment of the morning session to per
mit amendments to be formulated by
the respective groups, but on recon
vening the rules were adopted with
out material change. They provide)
for public sessions and unanimous
vote by groups on all conclusions and
decisions, and require the assent of
a group before any member of it can
Introduce a resolution.
A committee of 15 was named te
recommend for or against all resolu
tions introduced as follows:
Representing the public Thomas 1
Chadbourne, A. A. Landon, H. B. Endl
cott, Charles Edward Russell and Miss
Lillian Wald.
Representing capital S. ' Pemberton
Hutchinson. John W. O'Leary. John J.
Raskob. H. F. Perkins and J. N. Titta-
more. ,
ReDresenting organized labor Samuel
Gompers. Frank Morrison, Matthew woll.
W. D. Mahon and L. E. Sheppard.
Employers' Group Ready,
The employers' group was the only
one ready, under the rules, with any
business, Frederick P. Fish of Boston
offering a resolution declaring the
need of the industrial situation was
increased production, adequate com
pensation for services and Just return
on capital," and that each delegate
should be guided In his actions by
the good of the country as a whole,
rather than by the Interest of his
particular group.
Motion then was made to adjourn.
which evoked quick protest from
delegates who have been demanding
strenuous action from the conference.
Gavin McNab, San Francisco, a rep
resentative of the public, said he
would offer another resolution to give
the conference something to do, but
Mr. Spargo made a point of order
that the resolution had not been pre
sented to the group first, and Mr.
McNab was forced to desist.
It then wVs suggested that the com
mittee of 15 hold a meeting and the
groups also get together as a means
of expediting business, but this was
deemed unwise as the committee mem
bers would be absent from their group
meetings and besides the committee
had no business before it except the
perfunctory election of its chairman.
Business I' ro raised Today.
After much discussion about the
rules, it was decided to adjourn any
way to meet tomorrow morning at
9:30 o'clock, when each group is ex
pected to have something to offer for
consideration.
Disregarding the rules, the confer
ence paused in its work to adopt
unanimously a resolution of sympathy
with President Wilson in his illness
and hope for a speeay recovery.
Members of the public section of
the conference held a meeting tonight
at which it was said the general atti
tude they will take toward various
labor questions was discussed. Al
though no specific recommendations
or resolutions were formulated. It
was learned that the general feeing
among the delegates of this body
was that the group should act some
what as a balance wheel between the
other two factions.
Employers to Call Experts.
Somewhat of a general agreement
was reached by the public represen
tatives, it was learned, that no reso
lutions. or suggestions be advanced by
that group at the outset but to per
mit the labor group and the em
ployers' group to put forth their sug
gestions and to throw their influence
for the ideas which would accomplish
the greatest good for the nation. This
rather general agreement, however,
was not considered as precluding the
advancing of suggestions later in the
conference.
The representatives of the em
ployers at a group meeting foltowing
the general session decided to name
a number of experts Ii4 various lin
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tConcluded oa Fage t,Jolumu 2.X