The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-07
LABOR IN Politics
SECRETARY OF AMERICAN FED
GRAFTON SAYS 1T WILL
CONTINUE ACTIVE.
Will Demand New Laws and Change
Of O!d-Wili Try TO Elect
Its Friends to
Congress.

: SS''5f 49,
Louisville KY. Sept. 6.-Frank
+ Morrison. secretary of the American
Federation of Labor in a Labor Day
address here today, spoke. in part as
follows:
The American Federation of La
Dor viii continue its political cam
paign OF eecting It's friends AMI de-
feating those who are Indifferent or
hostile TO the enactment of labor
measures. We had our first general
battle last year. We will continue
our engagements in the congressional
| field until our measures are adopted
The first general battle of the
| Federation In the political arena has
demonstrated to the members of or
ganized labor the possibility for flu.
tire successes The gain made in |
electing representatives Of labor in |
the state legislatures reached far |
beyond our most sangrine expecta-
tons. The results OF our efforts in
The congressional field -Tere such as |
70 give us renowned courage and
hope for the next campaign.
THE most determined effort will
be made by the Federation to secure
an amendment TO the Sherman anti.
trust act that will enable the su,
preme court OF the United States. or
any eonr. TO place the narrow con.
struction upon il instead of the broad
Of the Hatters-Loewe "
case. 1t is now considered by all who
have studied the proposition without ,
bias, that the trainers or the Sherman
antitrust law never intended that 1t | q.
should be applied 10 labor Unions. q
President Taft and part of his cabi-
let have been considering amend
nents TO the antitrust bill during
he summer months certainly hope
hat the amendments will be OF such I
| character that the organized work-I
srs of America will be able to urgeI
heir adoption c
oses to eontine to fight for the en-
ctment of such legislation as will
reYent judges from issuing iniunc-
ions upon the behest of corporations :.
'r the purpose of intimdating the y
TENDERS OF organized labor in the
ase Of a strike
The Federation will continue Its
norts 10 secure an amendment 10
he eight hour law so that 1t win an.
y to contractors and sub-con @,
actors, as was originally intended Of
hen the law was first enacted. hr
The Federation viii continue its re-
forts to secure the enactment Of en-
ricter emigration law that will pre-. 20
9nt the exploitation of allied workers Ct,
II the purpose of reducing the wage N,
tie Of orr American civilization 10 do
e conditions existing at MeKees N.
ocks and among the employees of m
t steer trust with its untold cant RI.
tiZatloh and stock. condition uh
nch representative eIergymen de. nte
U.s. ." unit lot PGDlcdllUH and q fna
5grace to our civilization. The The
nditions are such that | directed rb
ter to Secretary Nagel of the de. ~
Ftment OF commerce and labor, re .
estlng that he use the power vest wa,
in him through the creation OF IN
bureau of labor. to make a thor A
Oh investigation of the causes Of I'll;
5 strike by the employees of the an
npany which is protected beyond hai,
5ibie competition. gor
Even the emigration bureau of the nor
'ernment is being cited as an in. or
cement for foreign workers to cha
ne to our shores. Why? Because of
bureau has a division known as the
division Of distribution and pub. wer
ty' which is being misrepresented TIN
oad by the transportation com Pre-
Ties to an extent that will work sna,
old Sui1erings to the many thous. fu,
Ii who will come during the next fraJ
. years"