Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-11-19
TAX LEVY FOR LABOR FIGHT
One Cent Per Capita for Funds in
Manufacturers Contest.
CASE TURNED OVER TO GoMPERs
American Federation Goes on Record
Opposed to All Immigration
from Asia and
Islands.

NORFOLK, Va. Nov. 1S-The American
Federation of Labor, amid great enthusi-
asm, today adopted without a dissenting
vote. the report of its special committee
on the anti-bovcott Van Cleave Buck Stove
and Range company injunction suits now
pending in Washington, the report max
ing provision fer the immediate assess
ment Of n 1-ccnt per capita tax on ~
affiliated organizations, international and
local, to be used I'm lighting this suit and
a general fund for defense against any
other attacks by the manufacturers as
socation.
The whole question Of the defense Of the
Van Cleave suit was LEFT to President
Gompers and the executive council, who
are given authority to make any other
necessary assessments and such expend-
lures they may deem wise and ex-
pedient
The federation today placed itself on
record as favoring the absolute exclusion
Of all immigration from Asia and the
islands of the Pacific ocean to the United
states or its possessions. Delegate Young
Of the state of Washington declared that
the influx to this country Of japanese SOL
diers who returning home from Russia
found that others had taken their places
than the Chinese immigration. He said
that America had patted the japanese on
the back in its struggle with Russia, and
now these Asiatics arc flooding our land.
threatening our very civilization"
Fighting National Organization.
The federation determined that all af-
flliated international organizations should
continue the payment to the American
70 ton, . T,I,a
capita on its Canadian membership, with-
out prejudice to the payment of n per
capita tax on the same membership for
the support OF the trades and labor con
gress of Canada, whose vice president.
Simpson, in a strong address, pledged that
this congress would not only put itself on
record against, but would fight all efforts
at national organization" in Canada, the
said Canadian congress only to recognize
international unions such as are recog-
nized by the American Federation of Labor.
The federation adopted a resolution de-
claring itself against the use of the terms
open and CLOSED" shopsS declaring
union" and ''non-union" should be used
instead; calling for an eight-hour day for
all natonalities engaged on the isthmus
Of Panama. pledging all possible aid to
workingmen of Cuba; urging an organiza-
tion Of women wage-earners of the United
States declaring for universal federation
Of trades unions that will bring interna-
tional peace quicker than an international
peace, court with no backing; calling on
congress- for legislation to prevents evils ot
Injunction rules and opposing all candi-
dates for office not opposing Injunction
rule.
Resolutions calling for aid in organiza-
tion Of all street PAYERS in America were
received.
The executive council refused to receive
resolutions calling for an increase of the
salaries of their organizers to E6 per day.
The feature of the day was an ad-
dress by Rev. Charles NJ. Sickle, in charge
Of the Presbyterian churches labor de-
partmental work.