The sun., 1919-06-13
A. FL FAVORS Big
STRIKE FOR MOONEY
vi
Calls for General walkout II
Washington Refuses to
n
II Intervene.
BURLEs0N's HEAD SOUGHT
Electrical Tieup Monday Of
:. Telephones IL Mcdiators
Fail.
Special DespofcA 10 TIE suS.

opcCtu Dcsp0Ic" 70 ABE Sun.
e. ATLANTIC Crrr, June 1a-Resolutions
demanding the removal OF Albert s.
Burleson, Postmaster-Generai OF the
United States. the continuance OF the
government employment service, giving
the moral support Of organised labor to
The strike called for next Monday by tive
International Brotherhood OF Electrical
Workers and a final resolution dealing
with the conviction of Thomas Mooney
the San Francisco labor man who was
arrested in connection with the dynamit-
ing OF the preparedness parade in that
city, were introduced to-day in the con-
vention OF the American Federation OF
Labor.
The Mooney resolution probably at
tracted more attention ana was the sub
iect Of more comment than any OF the
other. 1t asks that the executive coun-
Gil OF the federation appolr. a special
committee to 60 to Washington and ask
for Federal Intervention in obtaining a
new trial for Mooney.
II also declares in favor OF a general
strike of twtnty-four hours in the event
that the comr'ittee failed. Labor lead
ers said to-day that while they approved
OF efforts 10 get a new trial for Mooney
they did not approve of q general strike
In an attempt to gain that end.
Committee to Visit Bariesoz.
The electrical brotherhood strike which
viii begin on Monday with the moral sup
port OF the federation, is designed to Grip
pie all the telephone systems Of the coun-
try unless a satisfactory agreement is
reached with the Postmakter-G General
before the time set for the walkout. In
en- effort to reach this agreement the
convention unanimously adopted reso-
luton providing that President Gompers
should name a committee from the con-
vention to cooperate with a committee Of
electrical workers. the Joint committee
to go to Washington to take up the prob
lem with Mr.. Burleson and endeavor to
avert the strike.
During the debate The Postmaster
General was called a tyrannical ofiicial
by several delegates, who said that II
would be useless to attempt to obtain
Justice from him. 1t was in this con-
nect:on that several delegates from the
Postal Employees Union announced that
they had introduced resolution de-
handing that the President remove the
Postmaster-G General. He was also ac-
cused of turning back the wire systems
to their owners because he wanted to
get out from under" before the strike
storm broke. The resolution declared
that the electrical workers had tried to
get working agreement with the Post
master General, such as they had with
the private owners of the systems, but
had been unable to do so.
1.-THE Postmaster-Genera persistently
refused to renew agreements upon their
termination" says the resolution" or
to make any provision 10 care for cleo
trical employees 1t therefore became
an urgent necessity to safeguard the
rights OF the membership involved"
The committee which will go to Wash
ington on behalf of the electrical work.
ers was directed by another resolution
TO take such action as might be neces-
sary 10 induce Congress to pass an emer-
gency appropriation to provide for the
continuance of the Government employ
ment service.
The convention also passed n resolu-
ton endorsing the administration of
Basil Manly. Joint Chairman of the War
Labor Board, who was attacked in a
speech last night by Kirk Brown of the
New Jersey Manufacturers Council
The resolution eulogizes Manly for his
efficiency and fair play"
British Woman Welcomed.
Mrs Margaret Bonfield. the first fra
ternal delegate ever to be sent to the
annual convention from another coun-
try. appeared on the platform as the
representative OF the trade union con.
gress of Great Britain. She reviewed
tie splendid recognition that was com.
ing to the working class Of her country
which she termed the most unusua
structural change"
One of her strongest points was the
rapidity OF results obtained in the CO.
operative plan adopted by the workers
In purchasing their food, clothing and
all things for general consumption. She
said the workers now have $3.50. 200, 00C
so invested, with 10000 employees I'VE
have nothing to learn from the EN-
pioyers as to Industrial management
she said. and got cheers In response
E. A. Finny. fraternal delegate o.
Great Britain, was also presented. II,
said, I'VE must have a six hour da,
before 1921. II we have to fight for it"
Delegate ]. NJ. Walsh of Canada, de
clared labor was joining the unions 81
rapidly in the Dominion that organizer
found applications too fast for them
Labor must assert itself and demand
its rights. but it must not go beyond
the limits OF common sense" he said.
s. Suzuki, representative of thu
Friendly Society OF Labor. Japan, de
clared that the League of Nations ha
been adopted as to FORM but that II
fundamental spirit has yet to be created
He scored the malicious course Of ling,
journalists" which would make Japai
appear as the militaristic successor o
Germany and unfriendly to America. H
renewed his invitation of 1917 to tn
convention to send President GomDer
TO Japan to help unionize workers there
and made a plea that the "workini
class of the world cooperate to establish
permanent peace"