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INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE PLANS REGIONAL BOARDS TO PREVENT OR DELAY CAUSES OF STRIKES On the last mall from the states. The Citixen received copies of the preliminary report of the new Indus trial conference summoned last De cember by President Wilson to con sider the formation of a program to eliminate the strikes and other in dustrial unrest that has upset the country for the past several months. The report is reprinted In full in the following article and is well worth reading and deserves fulle“t consid eration by every American citiren: PLAN FOR BOARDS OF INQUIRY AND ADJUSTMENT. National Tribunal and Regional Boards There shall be established a Nation al tribunal and regional boards of Inquiry and Adjustment. National Industrial Tribunal. The nationl Industrial tribunal shall have Its headquarters in Washington, and shall be composed of nine mem bers chosen by the President and con firmed by the senate. Three shall represent the employers of the coun try and shall be appointed upon nomi nation of the secretary of commorece. Three shall represent employes and shall be appointed upon nomination of the secretary of labor. Three shall be representatives of the public in terest. Not more than five of the members shall be of the same politi cal party. The tribunal shall be. in general a board of appeal. Its determinations on disputes coming to It upon an ap peal shall be by unanimous vote. In case it is unable to reach a determi nation. it shall make and publish majority and minority reports which shall be matters of public record. Industrial Regions. The United States shall be divided into a specified number of industrial regions The conference suggest 12 regions with boundaries similar to ♦ hose established under the federal reserve system, with such modifica tions as the industrial situation may make desirable. ncyiuiirti viiau man » ..— ... In each region the President shall appoint a regional chairman. He shall be a representative of the pub lic interests, shall be appointed for a term of three years and be eligible for reappointment. Whenever in any industrial region because of the multiplicity of dis putes. prompt action by the regional board is impossible, or where the sit uation makes It desirable, the nation al industrial tribunal may In its dis cretion choose one or more vice-chair men and provide for the establish ment under their chairmanship of ad ditional regional boards. Panels of Employers and Employes for Regional Boards. Panels of employers and employes for each region shall be prepared by the secretary of commerce and the secretary of labor, respectively, after conference with the employers and employes, respectively, of the regions. The panels shall be provided by the President. At least 20 days before their sub mission to the President provisional lists for the panels in each region shall be published in such region. The panels of employers shall be classified by Industries; the panels of employes shall be classified by Industries and subclassed by crafts. The names of employers and employes selected shall be at first entered in their respective panels in an order determined by lot. The selection from the panels for service upon the regional boards shall be made in rotation by the regional chairman; after service the name of the one chosen shall be transfer ted to the foot of his panel. Regional Boards of Adjustment. Whenever a dispute arises in a plant or group of plants which is not settled by agreement of the parties or by existing machinery, the chair man may on his motion, unless dis approved by the national indus*rial tribunal, and shall at the request of the secretary of commerce of the secretary of labor or the national industrial tribunal, request each side concerned in such dispute to submit it for adjustment to a regional board of adjustment. To this end each side shall, if willing to make such submission, select within not less than two nor more than seven days, at the discretion of the chairman, a representative. Such selection shall be made in accordance with the rules and regulations to be laid down by •the national Industrial tribunal for the purpose of Insuring free and prompt choice of the representatives. When both sides have selected their representatives the chairman shall take from the top of the panels for the industry concerned, or In the case of employees for the craft or crafts concerned, names of employers shall be entitled to a specified num ber of peremptory challenges of the /names so taken from their respective panels. When two unchallenged names of employers and employes ‘shall have been selected In this man ner, they, with the chairman and the representatives selected by the two sides shall constitute a regional board of adjustment. The appointment of representatives of both sides shall constitute as agreement to submit the issue for adjustment and further shall consti tute an agreement by both sides that they will continue, or re-establish and continue, the status that existed at the time the dispute arose. The board of adjustment so consti tuted shall proceed trt once to hear the two sides for the purpose of reaching a determination Such de termination must be by unanimous vote. In case the board Is unable to reach a determination the question j shall, unless referred to an umpire as provided In section 9, pass upon appeal to the national Industrial tri bunal. Regional Boards of Inquiry. If either side to the dispute falls within the period fixed by the chair man. to select its representative, the chairman shall proceed to organize a regional board of inquiry. Such re gional board of inquiry shall consist of the regional chairman, two em ployers selected in the manner spe cified from the employers' panel, and two employes selected in like manner from the employes' panel and of the representative of either side that may have selected a representative and agreed to submit the dispute to the board. If neither side shall select a representative within the time fixed by the chairman, the board of Inquiry shall consist of the chairman and the four panel members only. Upon the selection of a represent ative, within the specified time, the side concerned shall be entitled to the specified number of peremptory challenges as provided above. The jepresentatvie shall have the right to sit on the board of Inquiry and to take full part as a member of such board in the proceedings thereof. The board of Inquiry as so consti tuted shall proceed to investigate the dispute and make and publish a re port, or majority and minority reports, of the conclusions reached, within 5 days after the close of its hearings and within not more than 30 days from tin* date of issue of the original request by the chairman to the two sides to the dispute, unless extended on uananimous request of the board or the national industrial tribunal. It shall transmit copies of this report or reports to the secretaries of com merce and of labor, respectively, and to the national industrial tribunal, where thty shall be matters of pub lic record. Transformation of the Regional Boards of Inquiry into Regional Boards of Adjustment. At any time during the progress of the inquiry at which both sides shall have selected representatives and agreed to submit the dispute for adjustment, the board of inquiry <hall become a board of adjustment by the admission to membership on the board of such representatives. The side or sides which appoint rep ■esentatlves after the date fixed in the original request of the chairman shall because of its delay, suffer a ‘■eduction in the number of peremp tory challenges to which It otherwise would have been entitled. The board of adiustment so consti tuted shall proceed to the determina tion of the dispute as tho is had been organized within the period originally fixed by the chairman. Umpire. When a regional board of adjust ment is unable to reach a unanimous determination it may by unanimous vote select an umpire and refer the dispute to him with the provision that his determination shall be final and shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous determination of such regional board. Combination of Regions. Whenever the questions involved in a dispute extend bevond the boun darlee of a single region, the regions to which the dispute extends shall, for the purpose of such dispute, be combined by order of the national Industrial tribunal, which shall desig nate the chairman of one of the regions concerned to act as chairman In connection with the dispute In question. Two employer members and two employe members shall be chosen from the combined panels of the re glons Involved In the dispute under rules and regulations to be estab lished by the national Industrial tri bunal. The members representing the two sides to the dispute shall be chosen as In the case of a dispute In a single region. A regional board of inquiry or of adjustment constituted for a dispute extending beyond the boundaries of a single region shall have the same rights and powers conferred upon a regional board for a single region. ^Effect of Decltion. Whenever an agreement Is reached by the parties to a dispute or a de termination Is announced by a region al board of adjustment or by an um pire, or by the national Industrial tribunal, the agreement or deter mination shall have the full force and effect of a trade agreement which the parties to the dispute are bound to carry out. General Provleione. In connection with their task of In quiry and adjustment, the regional boards and the national tribunal shall * j have the right to subpoena witnesses, | to examine them under oath, to re quire the production of books and papers pertinent to the Inquiry, and their assistance In all proper wnys to enable the boards to ascertain the facts In reference to the causes of the dispute and the basis of a fair adjustment. Provision shall be made by law for the protection of witnesses and to prevent the misuse of any Information so obtained. All members of the tribunal ana boards heretofore described. Including the chairman and vice-chairman shall be entitled to vote. The President shall have the itower of removal of the members of the tri bunal and hoards. In the presentation of evidence to the tribunal and the boards each side shall have the right to present its position thru representatives of Its own choosing. The secretary of commerce and the secretary of labor in making nomina tions for the national Industrial trl bunal and in preparing and revising the regional panels of employers and employes shall from time to time develop suitable systems to Insure their selections being truly represent ative. The national Industrial tribunal, the regional boards of adjustment, and the umpires shall In each of their deter minations specify the minimum period during which such determinations shall be effective and binding. In case of emergency a regional adjustment board or the national industrial tri bunal may, after hearing both sides alter its determination by abridging or extending the period specified Special Provisions. The terms of office of members of the nationl Industrial board shall be six years; at the outset three mem bers. Including one from each group, shall be appointed for a term of two years, three members for a term of | your years, and three members for n term of six years; thereafter three members, one from each group, shall retire at the end of each period of two years. Members shall be eligible for reappointment. The regional panels provided for •In flection 5 shall be revised annually by the secretaries of commerce and of labor, respectively. In conference with the employers and employes, respec tively. of each region. RELATION OF BOARDS TO EXIST ING MACHINERY FOR CONCIL IATION AND ADJUSTMENT. The establishment of the national Industrial tribunal and the regional boards described shall not affect ex isting machinery of conciliation, ad justment. and arbitration established under the federal government, under the government of the several states and torrltorlea or subdivison thereof or under mutual agreements of em ployers and employes. Any Industrial agreement made be tween employers and employes may by consent of the parties, be filed with the national industrial tribunal. Such filing shall constitute agreement by the parties thnt In the event of a dispute they will maintain the status existing at the time the dispute orlgl nated until a final determination, am' that any dispute not adusted by mean1 of the machinery provided thru the agreement shall pass on appeal to the national Industrial tribunal for determination, as In the case of a dispute submitted on appeal from a regional board. OBJECTS OF PLAN. The main objects of the above plan are to secure national co-ordination and to stimulate the formation of oodles for local adjustment. The re quirement of unanimity of agreement has by experience In the United States proved remarkably successful and should assure such confidence that neither side can rightfully refuse to submit to adjustment. A prece dent condition of such submission is that the Interruption of production shall be delayed. The frank meeting of the parties In controversy together with other men skilled in questions at Issue always gives promise of set tlement. On the other hand, refusal to submit to the board not only inau gurates a legal Inquiry but also pre judices the obstinate party or parties ■** i'muhv u|uiiivii. luui cvtri , me lav i that membership on the board of Inquiry Is available to either party to the conflict singly would tend further to weaken the position of the other. When both parties Join, the board at once becomes a board of adjustment, and conflict cease by agreement until a determination Is reached. STATEMENT AS TO THE PUBLIC UTILITY INDUSTRIES. The plan here proposed presents greater difficulties in application to certain public utilities than to com petitive Industry. The continuous operation of public utilities Is vital to public welfare. As the capital in vested Is In public use, so Is the labor engaged public service: and the withdrawal of either with the result of suspending service makes the peo ple the real victim. While continuous operation of all utilities is conducive .to the general convenience of the people, that of some of them Is essen tial to their very existence. Of the later class the railways are a con spicuous example and bear the same relation to the body politic as do the arteries to the human body. Suspen sion produces practical social and economic anarchy and may impose hardship even to the point of starva tion upon targe sections of the com munity. The Interruption In such essential public utilities Is Intolerable. ,, , .. The conference believer that a plan of tribunals or hoards of adjustment and inquiry should be applied to pub lic utilities, but In the adaptation of the plan two problems present them selves. First, governmental regula tion of public utilities Is now usually confined to rates and services. The conference considers that there must be some merging of responsibility of rates and services and the settlement of wages and conditions of labor Such co-ordination would give greater se curity to the public, to employe, and and to employer. Second. Is the prob lem whether some method ran be arrived at that will avert all danger of Interruption to service. These matters require further consideration before concrete proposals nre put for ward. STATEMENT AS TO GOVERN MENT EMPLOYES. The government is established in the interests of nil the people It can be conducted effectively only by those who give to Its service an un divided alleganre The terms and conditions of employment In the gov ernment service are prescribed by law. therefore no Interference by any group of government employes or others, with the continuous opera tlon of government functions thru concerted cessation of work or threats thereof can be permitted. The rigtit of government employes to associate for mutual protection the advancement of their interests, o’ the presentation of grievances can not be denied, but no such employes who are connected with the admini stration of justice or the maintenance of public safety or public order should be permitted to join or retain mem bership in any organization whirl-, au ttioilzes ttie strike. The conference Is not now express ing an opinion upon the propriety of ttie a III I tut ton of other classes ot' gov ernment employes with organizations which authorize tin- use of the strike. The principles above stated are not to be construed as Inconsistent with the right of employes individual ly to leave the public service. It is further, and essential part of ttie up plication of these principles that tri bunals shall be established for prompt hearing of requests and prompt rem edyofgrei vances. The legislation of the nation, the states, and the municipali ties should be improved In such a way as to prevent delay in hearings and to enable speedy action when there are grievances. FURTHER WORK OF THE CON FERENCE. On reconvening the conference will continue its consideration of tribunals for the furtherance of Industrial peace in general industry in the light of whatever criticisms and sugges tions the publication of its tentative plan may call forth It will receive reports of investigations that are be ing made for It. On the basis of such reports and of further study of these and other subjects within its field, the conference hopes that it may be able to contribute something more toward the better Industrial re lations described In the words ad dressed to it by the President when he called it Into being- relations in which “the workman will feel himself Induced to put forth his best efforts, the employer will have an encourag ing profit, and the public will not suffer at the hands of either class.” To this end It invites the co-opera tion of all citizens who have at heart the realization of this ideal of a bet ter industrial civilization. THE PRESIDENT’S INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE. (Signed) W. n. WILSON, Chairman HERHERT HOOVER. Vice-chairman MARTIN H. OLYNN THOMAS W. OREOORY RICHARD HOOKER STANLEY KINO SAMUEL W. M’CALL HENRY M RORINSON JULIUS ROSEN WALD OSCAR S. STRAT’S HENRY C. STUART F. W. TAUSSIC, WILLIAM O. THOMPSON HENRY .1 WATERS GEORGE W. WICKERSHAM OWEN D. YOUNG Members Attested: HENRY R SEAOER Executive Secretary. December 19. 1919. BRYAN ATTACKS COMMITTEEMAN CHAIRMAN CUMMINS OF NATION AL COMMITTEE IS ASSAIL ED BY BRYAN — RICHMOND, Va„ Jan. 22.-(£>) In a statement issued here today Wm. Jennings Bryan vigorously at tacked the propriety of Chairman Cummins, of the democratic national committee, in attending the Inaugur al dinner recently given to Governor Edwards, of New Jersey. Governor Edwards was elected on the demo cratic ticket supporting a wet plat form In the recent state election In New Jersey. Mr. Bryan declared that the . democrats cannot line up with the wets for the national campaign thiB year. The first steel plate was discovered in 18S0. The entire Hebrew blble was print ed In 1488. EIGHT DROWNED IN ATTEMPT TO RESCUE PASSENGERS ABOARD BIG ARMY TRANSPORT SWEPT BY SEAS HALIFAX, Jan. 22—(/P)—Eight sailors were drown ed today in an attempt to rescue passengers from the American transport Powhattan which is still hopeless and being tossed about by the stormy seas. A boat was launched from the Great Northern, another American transport, in an effort to transfer those aboard the crip pled vessel to the deck of the former ship. The small boat was capsized by the heavy seas and all aboard were lost. The Powhattan is now about 200 miles south of Hali fax and is still helpless. She has been without heat or power for several days. Late reports received here say that the Lady Laurier, a large Canadian steamer is pre paring to pass lines to the disabled transport for the pur pose of towing it to this port. The Powhattan is in no immediate danger of de struction. There seems to be no chance for her to make repairs, however, and it is believed that her only chance of being saved is to be towed into port. This effort is now being made. CHICAGO GRAND JURY INDICTS MILLIONAIRE SOCIALIST; MANY OTHERS ARE INCLUDED IN LIST CHICAGO, HI., Jan. 21.—(/P)— (Delayed)— A large number of indictments have been returned by a special grand jury investigating the activities of alleged radicals in Cook county. Among those indicted is William 1>. Lloyd, a well known local millionaire, who is dubbed ; "parlor socialist” on account of his activities in the left wing of the socialist organization. Seventy-seven other indictments have already bcei returned. Members of the executive committee of tli communist party are among those indicted, including three women. All of those indicted are charged wb having been implicated in a conspiracy to overthrow tl American government by violence. The grand jury was called following the recent rail made by state and county officials under the direction <> the state attorney general at which time more than 2( alleged reds were rounded up. Other indictments are o pected to be made before the investigation is concluded. MANY CITIZENS ARRAIGNED FOR I. W. W. MIXUPS TWO HUNDRED AND SIX ARI ZONA CITIZENS CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING 1. W. W. FROM BIZBEE DURING STRIKE PLEAD NOT GUILTY. TOMBSTONE, Anz., Jan. 21.—(/P) -(Delayed)—Tile opening scenes 01 the final acl in the copper mine strikes of 1917 were staged here this morning when 206 citizens of the Warren mining district pleaded not guilty when arraigned on a charge of kidnapping 1,100 wobblies from Bisbee to Columbus, New Mexico, in July, 1917. The cases have been worked up by special agents of the government and a hard legal battle is expected to follow. The charges grew out of the action of a large number of cltizeins, who when the miners refused to work, rounded up all of the most radical of the strikers and loading them into cattle cars deported them to Colum bus. It was charged that all of those shipped out of the district were mem bers of the Industrial Workers of the World. A special commission ap pointed by the President investigated the affair, which caused wide notice, and recommended that those respon sble for the deportation be prose cuted. REFEREE STOPS FULTON-COWLER BOUT IN THIRD MINNESOTA HEAVYWEIGHT IN FLICTS TERRIBLE PUNISHMENT ON ENGLISHMAN—REFEREE IN TERVENES TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER DAMAGES. PHILADELPHIA,, Pa., Jan. 21.—(/P) —(Delayed)—That Fred Fulton, the lanky Minnesota plasterer, has not lOBt his punch^was terribly demon strated here tonight when he prac tically battered Tom Cowler. a promi nent English heavyweight. Into a | pulp before the end of three rounds had passed. In the third round, see ing that the Englishman was dead on his feet and unable to defend himsell. the referee stepped between tho two men.and stopped the light, giving Ful ton a technical knockout. Altho game, Cowler was nowhere near the oqual of Fulton who tore into his opponent with a ferocity as unexpected as it was effective. In the first two rounds he had his man groggy and hanging on in numerous clinches to save himself from punish ment. In the third round tho Ameri can blocked Cowler’s efforts to rush into clinches and with deliberate, well-timed blows delivered with ter rific force, floored the Englishman four times in rapid succession. Demonstrating his gameness, each time Cowler struggled back to his feet only to be sent down again. When he arose after the fourth knockdown, seeing his helplessness, the referee ended the bout, declar ing Fulton the winner in order to prevent further useless punishment. THREEWFOR LEAD IN RACE - i SEATTLE, VANCOUVER AND VIC TORI A NECK AND NECK IN HOCKEY LEAGUE. SEATTLE, Wash.. Jan. 22.—(JPy By defeating Victoria in last night’s game, the Seattle hockey club tied for the lead and are running strong iui me uiiuiiipiuiisiii ji. i nree icanis are now tied with four games won and lost for each club. These are Seattle, Vancouver and Victoria Last night's game was hotlv contest ed and was finally landed by the score of 3 to 1. LCCSTRUP GOES TO OID COUNTRY SAILED PROM NEW YORK ABOUT JAN. FIRST FOR COPEN HAGEN; TO RETURN According to cards received In town on the last mall, Andy Log strup, a well known oldtlmer of this district, 1b now enroute to the old country for a short visit. Mr. Log strup wrote from Washington, D. C., saying he would be sailing from New York on December SO for Copen hagen. He had visited Seattle and San Francisco but found more things t i " '■ of interest at the national capital than he believed to be in existence. Mr. l,ogstrup will probably return to Fairbanks during the coming sum mer. MARSHAL MAKES QOOIfriME OUT «• _ WILL ARRIVE IN SEATTLE SAT URDAY; LEFT FAIRBANKS TWO WEEKS AGO According to advices received at the marshal's olllce yesterday, U. S. Marshal L. T. Erwin will arrive in Seattle next Saturday. The marshal wired from Ketchikan saying that the boat was making good time and he would be in the stales Saturday. He left Fairbanks on a hurried busi ness trip on Sheldon's stage on Fri day, January 9tli and by making a fast trip was able to catch a steamer out of Cordova on Jan. 18th. The time of the marshal's return is un certain. FlRGUSON gets is exhibiting t’ophy won in firgi n::o'".A-'. bonspiel Oi THIS SEASON. Yesterday, Eddie Suter and Doc Dunham having done all they could to embellish the “Suter Trophy” awarded to Hoy Ferguson’s team as winner in the first regular bonsplel of the present season of the Fairbanks Cutting club, "Fergy” was called in and presented with the cup which is one of the largest and most handsome ever presented to any club team. E. A Suter presented the cup and the engraving work was done by “Doc” I tun ham. The trophy bears the names of l>r. F. de la Vergne. H. V Noziglia. George Weber, and Hoy Ferguson skip. Ferguson had a close run for tin* prize as Suter tied with him in the regular schedule and was defeated by a narrow margin in the playoff. CANADA UNIONS FAVOR GENERAL STRIKE ACTION DEFER POSITIVE ACTION UNTIL CAN HOLD CONSULTATION WITH ENGLISH LABOR LEAD ERS; INDIGNANT AT CONVIC AUn uE ivUSSELL. v* i,n.vU'i_c, juu. Cl. (/Pj (Delay tiO it was iu.ui.uiy announced here today that the local labor unions nave all voLcd in lavor ol a general jtnae llnuout Canada as a means of ptotest against the conviction and sentence of James Russell for ac tivities in the general strike in this city last summer. Russell was charg ed with beiug the leader in that strike which, accoidiug to evidence introduced by the government dur ing the hearings, was modeled after Ihe Seattle strike and largely em bodied foreign ideas and principles. Delinite action in the matter has been deferred by Canadian laborites pending a consultation with English labor leaders. A conference has al ready been arranged with ihe Brit ishers. Should Ihey approve the plau of the local unions, it is proh ibit' tbai all Canada labor unions will be asked to take a vote on a nationwide tie-up of all industries. SCMJNG AND WEBER WINNERS ‘BREWERS" PUT A CRIMP INTO “PILLROLLERS' M MEDAL AMBITIONS "Old fox” Schooling last night iemonstrated that he Is to be reek wed with in the present bonsplel when he defeated Kickert in a close Same by the score of 13 to 10. The ‘benedicts” openly boast, at least Jie skip has been heard do so, that .he winners of the four gold medals presented by the N. C. Co., for the present series will be none other than .liemselves, and they are now out to nake good their assertion. Doc Dunham’s^nedal ambitions got i setback last night when the “pill •ollers” fell a victim to the wiles of he "brewers,” the latter winning by i score of 14 to 7. Two good games ire scheduled for tonight. A. R. tlellig and Roy Ferguson are billed o fight It out for the leadership of he club. Both of these teams have won three games and lost none and Joth are going strong. Kelly’s ’kewples” will cross brooms with Heed Helllg’s outfit on the other ‘ink at the same time. -- » Gold was first discovered In Cali romla In 1848.