Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-23
PAC|F lists REAP
DEFEAT WITHIN
LABOR 5 RANKS.
Loyalty of American Feder.
alton Is Pledged in.
Resolutions.
TO SUPPLY WORKERS
TO MEET WAR NEEDS

Buffalo. N. Y, Nov. 20.-The ovcr-
Whefming defeat OF the pacifists by
the supporters of President Samuel
Gompers at the annual convention OF
OF the American Federation Of Labor
was followed today by the rapid dis
posal OF many important resolutions
upon which the anti-war party had
been expected TO show fight.
Resolutions relating to labor SUNNY
70 meet war conditions were adopted
after brief debate. The creation of IN
emergency supply commission conr
ca With the federal departmer .
labor, and the report of the exec
council on the proper distribute
labor were covered jointly In a RI
from the resolutions committee. which
was unanimously adopted.
SOCIALIST CRITIC SILENCE
The committee recommended 80:
the incoming executive council take up
with the presidents Of all affiliaAed
organizations and the proper goypQ1.
ment officials any question that my
arise in connection with labor svpafH
during the war.
A socialist delegate declared tint
this was another effort ito tie u.
hand Of labor. /" but Vice President Dpn-
can. chairman of the COMMITTEES, 70
Piled that 1t involves no binding 10.
gain, merely providing for the sort Of
face to face" conference that already
has been beneficial to labor and the
country
FAvoRs FREE press. [
The committee on resolutions, con
tinuing it's report, commended ~
work Of the ,federation's- excessive
council on old age pensions for eps.
eminent employees and civil rigA1A Z
deplored the part Of the esp0nloa
law which threatened unduly tho4OJ
striction of free press
Taking up the report of the ca
tive council on the high cost OF p-j.t
paper. the committee recommended
that the executive council continue to
work for measures that would bring.
about a reduction in pricesS and ''tnj
curb the greed Of the paper trust" azdf
favoring government owned pQQ
mills.
John Burke OF the Sulphite and Paoa
Workers union gave notice that wda
NAAS ~ NoSAS VIC ~ 40! SCAASAS " ASA 49,
PAPER manufacturers expires naUo
spring an advance in wages win .
asked.
sAiPyARos MOVE ENDORSED.
Recommendations from the resoln
lions committee were approved, thaN !
agreements entered into 81 the sh1p
building trades be endorsed and thns
the executive council continue ~
good offices In establishing ag1oN
ments through government co.opG1D1
tion to cover the production Of ~.
materials in other industries.
Larger representation Of labor
boards having to do with activit
the war also was reco
mended by the revolutions commit
and approved by unanimous vote.
LOYALTY STANDS TEST.
The test vote on loyalty came Last
night on sudden challenge by the /
socialist faction. which was defeated
by vote of 21,57S to 402. the mose
roll call vote In the hts.
tor yof the labor movement
The vote was taken after a long
and bitter debate led by J. MAhlon
Barnes on the question of indorsing
Gompers' organization Of the Amefi-
can Council for Labor and Democracy
rs opposed in the Peoples Peace Coun.
Gil, and concluded by, President Com
pers.
PAciF,sTs MEET DEFEAT.
This is test of strength in the {
which some OF the pacifist
leaders tried to avoid, first. by a mo-
ton to lay the report OF the executive
council indorsing the American ALI I
ance on the table, and when that failed
by motion neither to indorse nor dis 81
approve.
Both motions we're beaten on voice
vote and Joseph Bowen Of New York.
leader OF the bricklayers, demanded a
roll call, that all might show their col.
OFFS to the world"
WOMEN DECLINE TO VOTE.
In the. vote all the larger organtza-
lions within the federation declared
for Gompers, with the exception Of the
Ladies' Garment Work. 4
ers' union, the leaders Of which declin.
ed to record their 1923 votes on tina
ground that they were not interested
IN the matter.
ENJOYS BIRTHDAY SURPRISE.
Charlton. Nov. 20.--M. s. Clark OF
this city celebrated his birthday yes. &
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