New-York tribune., 1919-06-11
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His Friends Prepare Reso-
luton to A. F. of L. TO
Take Vote After Other
,Plans to Save Him Fail
Daylight Saving Opposed
Peter ]. Brady Offers Plank
Declaring for Recogni-
10 ton of the Irish Republic
Stat Correapon6encs

Z ATLANTIC CITY, June 1o-Tom
MONEYS friends have practically aban-
doned their plan for fve-day nation
wide strike, beginning July 4.
This is indicated in resolution pre-
pared tonight for presentation to
the American Federation of Labor to-
morrow, asking that it authorize its
sexecutive council to request the vari-
sous international unions to take ref
sserendum vote on the question OF strik-
,~5ng for twenty-four hours on some day
in September subsequent to Labor Day.
- This strike vote, however, is not to
b taken, by the terms of the resolu
saion. until after other means Of OBJ
EAaining 1elief for Mooney are tried and
fail
~ The resolutions, il adopted by the
konvention, will put the Federation SOL
idly on record as declaring it's belief
4nat Mooney was unfairly tried, point
ntng out as proof the findings of Judge
eGriffin, who presided at the trial; of
Attorney General Webb of California,
Of the Presidents mediation commits
sion, of Secretary of Labor Wilson and
:. President Wilson.
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Wants Committee Appointed
.ss Proceeding, the resolution provides
Tor the appointment Of a committee to
-again seek Federal intervention to the
end that Mooney and his associate
Billings be given new trials or full
pardons-
= Except for the authorization to the
executive committee to take strike
Sthe resolutions adopted a previous
conventions MONEYS friends are in
clined to think the resolution stands
u fair chance of adoption.
The resolution as agreed upon was
drafted this afternoon after the ar.
rival of Anton Johannsen, who since
Ethe illness Of Edward D. Nolan. has
been directing the Mooney activities,
John Fitzpatrick and Edward Nockels,
Of Chicago. They went into confer
ence with Mrs. Mooney. Edgar W Hur-
ley, a member of the California Legis-
tlsturc from Oakland, and w. d. Pat
terson, who has been in charge here.
a Johapnsen took pains to denounce
as rot statements that unions on the
West coast would secede from the Fed
rration if it did not indorse the July
strike.
Position of Westerners
Tho talk of secession Is all rot"
be said, land no one knows this bet
Ser than those making It, The men
On the West coast recognize that the
federation is the bona fide expression
ct labor and that any changes in the
labor movement must come from with
IN the Federation"
~ The defeat Of resolution indorsing
the daylight saving system and the
presentation to the delegates of the
railroad brotherhoods plan for gov
eminent control of the railroads by
Glenn F. Plumb marked the second
iay's session of the convention.
se The first was significant of labor's
altered opinion OF the daylight saw
ing plan The second was important
in that Mr.. Plumb, in the course of
his address, plainly indicated that the
railroad brotherhood scheme of operat-
ing the railroads by and for the en-
ployes may be the entering wedge for
the naturalization Of all industries.
"The plAn," he said. may be applied
70 every industry based on any grant,
monopoly or privilege"
.e Counting the Votes
r.. The plan, he added, was approved by
rc,ooo,ooe railroad workers, who, he
estimated, control at least three votes
each; by 100000 votes controlled by
the Non Partisan League, and by p
100000 farmers outside Of the Town
ley organization.
= with 100000 votes for any plan
IN this or any other country" said he,
you have absolute control"
The brotherhood plan, which has
been discussed at length before the
senate Committee on Interstate Com
merce and in the press, calls for the
taxing by the government of all rail
loads. these to be paid for by govern
smcnt bonds on a valuation TO be deter
mined by tho amount actually invested
N them This, MIR. Plumb estimates
~ from *il 900 100000 to si3 900 600,
COO, or from $4,000 900. 600 to $4,000
ao9."oo less than the investment shown
'Vp"' % VI inc companies.
- 10 operate and control the roada
corporation would be formed, which
would be managed by board Of di-
reetorss one-third Of whom would be
named ny the President, onc-third bv
tne onhcials OF the roads and one-third
by the employees not ranked ss officers
4 Surplus Goes $3.50
This corporation. after the payment
% operating expenses, interest charges
On bonds and providing for a sinking
3rnd for the redemption OF the bonds
would divide any balance that might
semain on fifty-hfty basis between
ne government and the employees.
The resolution indorsing DAYLIGHT
saving was taken I'D ut the request of
Senator William Calder, who il in
charge OF the bill in Washington.
y. Senator Caldcr's message said that
unless labor acted the farmers would
dFfeat the plan. The resolution was
therefore taken up ahead Of time. ON
Aotion Of Timothy Healy, OF New
York. Hessy favored the measure as
one 10 the interest Of the workers. The
epposition TO it, he said, came from the
great lighting companies, which. he de-
cared, hid themselves behind the farm
mRH. The xofH tua~ TEA fu. - 90.