The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-08

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the right to quit their employment.
The executive council, through
the president of the A. F. of L. is
empowered to appoint Committee
of FIVE to consider the question OF
CO operation, and investigate all
phases of this theory.
The convention declared that "a
system of free text books is an es-
sential of genuinely free and demo
cratic public schools" The right
Of teachers to organize and affiliate
with labor was demanded, and il
was further declared that: ''If our
children, during their more impress
sionable years, are to have the ben
eft of daily contact with examples
of outstanding American manhood
ard womanhoed, and not to BE- ex-
posed to an atmosphere of servility
in the schoolroom, teachers must be
given warning and hearing before
being separated from the service. -
The executive council was in
structed to establish legal bureau
Of information under the direction
and supervision of the executive
council the expense of same to be
paid out of the general funds of the
A. f. f L. A motion to increase
the per capita tax from 3 4 to l
cent month per member to create
legal bureau was defeated.
On the question of international
labor relations the convention urged
that further efforts be made tn have
labor represented at the time and
place the treaty making congress
that will end the present war will
be held. While this plan hes not
been supported by some of the
workers of the warring nations it
was stated that I'VE recommend
that further effort be made to clear
away the misappTehension or what
ever there may be Of groundless
opposition TO the conference
The purposes Of the Mexican
revolution, 1t was declared, ap-
peal 10 the highest concepts and
impulses of all liberty loving men
and women" Atten ion was called
to a decree by General Caranza.
August | last, providing for death
penalty for those "who may incite
work men to strike in factories and
concerns devoted 10 public service"
The convention indorsed President
Gompers protests against this de-
cree, and declared that labor S
sympathy with and approval of that
government (Mexico) were based
upon the friendly, hopeful relations
between it and the labor movement
of Mexico, and that continuation
of that policy is necessary to our
confidence. !"
The executive council was in
structed to exert every available
effort to first Dc helpful in organiz-
ing the workers of all Pan Ameri-
can republics and, secondly, to fed
crate them in tbe Pan American
Federation of Lab r.
japanese workers were congratu-
lated for their efforts to organize
In their native land and the execu
tive council was instructed to con
tinue its friendly Office to be help
tul TO these workers. The conven-
ticn declared that in the spilit
alone of imperative necessity and
self protection, did organized
workers demand exclusion of these
and other far east workers.
The convention proceedings COW
cred the entire field Of economic,
political, and judicial questions in
a manner that indicates increasing
solidarity and intelligence on the
part of the men and women of la
Dor, who are becoming conscious
Of their power to a degree undream-
ed Of few years ago.
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