The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-12

hc extended by administrative au-
th"rity {" all and industry
as 90 war measure The report de-
tails the fight Tor an eight hour nay
in government work and records that
the secretary of war and the secretary
OF n nav have inserted in contracts
made by their departments a pruvi-
sion Tor employment OF workers on
u basis of eight hours labor. AZ the
beginning Of war congress recognized
the eight hour principle IN writing
n the naval appropriation law a
clause that in ease OF national enter
Ecncy the president might suspend
the eight hour law, provided that
overtime should be paid for ON the
basis Of time and u half In urging
the extension Of this eight hour day
to all industry, the report says
THE failure Of all concerns To
adopt the eight hour basis is the
cause of more Industrial discomfort
and unrest bar any other one con
diuuu."
The report records that - states
U-ggreEatinE unc-third Of the voting
49, wv W. Wv = AAA'N EAHANfNu nav v
adopted the initiative and referendum
and lists the following legislation. inn
p"rtaut To labor as haviug been en-
acted 10y congress
immigration law. containing the
htcracy test new organic law for
Porto Rico strengthening amend
ments to federal eight hour law. pro-
visions In appropriation bills increas.
inE wages aud salaries uf federal om-
pluycs. rc-cutctmcnt of the original
proviso In the sundry civil approprin-
ti"n hin prohibiting use Of funds pro-
vi'ed In b htll FOR prosecuting the
members of labor and farmers organ
iIltious IN their efforts ~ Increase
wages reduce hours or improve work
inE conditions rs violations of the
sherman antitrust act. re-enactmcnt
uf the Tavenucr amendment forbid.
dinr officials To- use the stop-watcl
81 other such time measuring de
vices IN government plants. vocational
trade training law. food control law
" 4" survey law, amendments tn the
Judicial code enabling lonEshuremeu
and other maritime workers tu oh.
tain compensation Tor injuries under
the state laws. appropriation FOR de
partuteUt of hhor's public employ
mcnt service bureau. the soldiers am,
sailors war risk insurance Till. and
the war RISK insurance law for sea-
men employed IN the merchant ma
ruc.'
The delegates tu tn. Pan American
Federation Of Labor conference com
uittcc have become resident IN Wash
iugtou since the first Pan American
labor conference was held last Jan
uur, They represent cuba and Mex
icu Communications |favoring IN,
holding nf % American congress
have been received from labor organ
ilatious in cuba Peru. Argentina.
Mexico 81 kits Island British West
indies and Porto Rico.
There has been practically no con
structivc development In internation-
al relations since the last convention
the report SAYS paoifist movements
10 distract the nations attention OF
from the business of war are an.
sWcrol hy the council ia the repub-
LEGATION Of tho declaration adopted by
the American alliance for tabor and
democruc which met AT Mime
apois
"Dcporiation Denounced.
Intimidation aud deportation Of
striking wage Farmers In the west il
denounced.
The report OF T. NJ Draper. secre-
taiS treasurer ~ the British Trades
ana Labor congress II Canada. which
was included In the councils report.