Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-19
labor BEHIND
PRESIDENT IN
WAR PROGRAM

PRESIDENT dOmperS Fr1mo
Mover in the Behind the
Government" Policy Of
the American Federation
of Labor Convention.
Buffalo, N. Y. Nov. ia nation
wide pro- American propaganda cam
paign to offset the secret pro-German
propaganda In the ranks of American
workers is being planned by the
American Federation of Labor, It was
learned today.
The quiet preparation Of this cam
pAign. which has been going on for a
week, 10 looked upon by President
Compers 90 one Of the most important
developments Of the federation's con-
vention.
This plan Is expected to smooth out
much of the labor tangle in govern
ment shipyards. to have a soothing eff
feet on the GOAL mine situation and
though the brotherhoods are not at
filiated with the federation, to help
put down the strike and disaffection
DD1flt IN the RAILROAD &TOup.
URGE NEED OF PRODUCTION.
The outward and visible signs Of this
propaganda will be speech making la
Dor leaders who will make carefully
mapped tours among the different
glasses Of labor. explaining the feder-
atoms pro-government attitude.
warning labor against the influence of
German sympathizers and impressing
upon 1t the urgent war need Of full and
uninterrupted production.
The first speaker in this list will
start his work within few days after
the convention ends here Saturday. He
Is John Hill, fraternal delegate to the
convention from the British trades
nnion congress.
He will make speeches before the
shipyard labor groups on both coasts.
Hill has been a procurement la
Dor leader in England since the war
began. One OF his four enlisted sons
has been killed and the other three are
still fighting.
SECRET LABOR AGENTS.
In addition to this there will be an
army Of secret labor agents. Their
task will be to watch their respective
+ local fields for German agents, to keep
federation and government officials at
Washington informed Of local labor
conditions and to head off trouble In
their local ranks by wedding out anti
American individuals and throttlinE
their whispered Vaccinations before
they can stir up serious trouble.
President Gompers feels that prac-
tically all local labor troubles since
America entered the war are traceable
to German agents and that the gov
ernment's attitude IL broad and fair
snough to permit speedy and satisfac-
tory settlement Of all disputes II sin
lister influences can be kept from be-
fogsing the atmosphere. Not . day
has parsed at the present convention
that Gompers has not revoiced the
conviction that the ranks Of labor are
full OF German propagandists ant
agents, and that they constitute yer,
real and serious menace to America.
Industrial war progress. He pointed
today to the navy's recently reiterated
npy warning a. proof Of his contention
BEHIND THE GOVERNMENT.
The convention IL expected thi
week to adopt the executive councir'
report, which outlines its behind tn,
government" war policy and Its grea
pro-labor after the war reconstructed
policy. These events probably will b.
preceded by President Gomper's an
nuAl address. 1t Is considered q fore
gone conclusion that Gompers will b
reelected president and Frank Nor
+ yison secretary Of the federation.
ORGANIZATION OF NEGROES.
Organization of American negroe
along lines that will prevent massacre
and riots such as the East st. Loui
and other recent affairs, was decide
on by the American Federation of La
Dor here today.
For the first time In history negr
delegates addressed the conventio
asking that their ranks be organized
The federation voted to appoint an or
ganizer under a special department I
do this work in all sections OF til
country.
their full support. Delegate King {
Alabama, seconded the motion on thi
resolution. He declared that prelude
against the negro worker Is dying
the south, that great migrations of col
pred laborers from south to north
uneconomic and inspired by the ne
Eroes' misbelief that they can betts
themselves by going north. King sal
he believed the organization of the CO
BRED man would insure the absence
future race. riots of serious propol
lions everywhere in the country.
IDAHO FALLS SCHOOLS OPEN.