Employers and employes; full text of the address before the National convention of employers and employes, with portraits of the authors, held at Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 22-25, 1902 . s city who originated the idea andcarried it through were satisfied with the results. Theyregretted only that President Roosevelt was at the lastmoment prevented from lending the influence of hispresence and counsel to the good work. At the close of the conference the following commit-tee was elected to arrange for further meetings whenin their judgment circumstances justify such action: J. B. Gilfillan
Employers and employes; full text of the address before the National convention of employers and employes, with portraits of the authors, held at Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 22-25, 1902 . s city who originated the idea andcarried it through were satisfied with the results. Theyregretted only that President Roosevelt was at the lastmoment prevented from lending the influence of hispresence and counsel to the good work. At the close of the conference the following commit-tee was elected to arrange for further meetings whenin their judgment circumstances justify such action: J. B. Gilfillan, chairman, Guaranty Loan building,Minneapolis. 6 INTRODUCTION. William A. Schaper, secretary, University of Minne-sota, Minneapolis. E. E. Clark, grand chief conductor, Cedar Rapids,Iowa. James Duncan, vice-presjdent Amjerican Federa-tion of Labor, Washington, D. C. J. B. Clark, Columbia University, New York City. Graham Taylor, Chicago Commons, Chicago. Herman Justi, commissioner Illinois Coal Opera-tors Association, Chicago, 111. The committee voted not to call a conference thisyear. William A. Schapee, Secretary. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, September,1903. OPENING CYRUS NORTHROP. OPENING ADDRESS. BY CYRUS NORTHROP^ PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OFMINNESOTA, CHAIRMAN. Gentlemen of the Convention: In the discharge of the very important duties towhich your kindness has called me, I hope that if Iam not able to say anything particularly wise, I may atleast be guarded from saying anything especiallyfoolish. We are assembled for the purpose of con-sidering questions of great importance—questionswhich concern most deeply the welfare and the happi-ness of our entire people. INORDINATE SELFISHNESS THE CAUSE OF CONFLICT. We are in the midst of great prosperity. Capitaland labor are both in demand, are both abundant andfor the present are both in no condition of the same time there is not a little tmrest and nota little feeling of insecurity for the fut
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