Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-16
by having one organization for each

by having one organization for each
trade.
Against Gompcrs.
A plan to have all western labor
organizations withdraw from the
American Federation of Labor and
organize a western federation of la
Dor
A score of messages of greeting
from labor organizations in all parts
of the country pledging support in
the movement to aid Mooney were
read,
A. w Hoch of Seattle, Wash, tele-
graphed that seventy-five workmen
had subscribed one dollar each for
the organization Of a soldiers and
sailors council in that city. Word
was received from the League of
Amnesty for Political Prisoners of
Niagara Falls. n Y. endorsing the
idea of calling a general strike to
enforce their demands,
A message from the Workers
Council of Butte, Mont, asked the
convention to declare for one ork nj
Zation of all workers under the Aus
tralian plan, the immediate with
drawal of allied troops from Russia,
and concluded with a request that
greetings be sent to the soviets of
Russia.
The sentiments expressed in these
messages We're received with loud
applause.
Frank Walsh Heard From.
Frank p Walsh former joint
| chairman of the national war labor
board, sent a message expressing re-
greet that he was unable to come to
| Chicago and address the convention
| He urged the body to adopt a con-
structive program in the Mooney
case. He suggested that the dele
! gates appoint committees to ask the
California legislature to pass a law
authorizing the setting aside of YER
diets in criminal cases where it is
1 shown that the conviction was OBJ
tanned on perjured testimony and tC
appeal to President Wilson to ap'
point a special assistant attorney
general to conduct an investigation
by federal grand jury of the Sar
Francisco bomb outrage,
W. +. Dunn of Butte, Mont, called
a caucus of the radical delegates
which was held tonight in an at
tempt to agree upon program fol
Tomorrow The radical leaders hav,
been unable to control their leaders
and the session tonight was neces
sary to coordinate their forces fol-
the fight on the floor of the conven
ton tomorrow.
one Of the threats being made b!
radicals is to demand an accounting
of the funds expended in the Moone!
case in the last two years
The conservative forces want t.
take action o nthe Mooney case ant
adjourn tomorrow. The radicals wan
to stay several days longer and dis
cuss international labor questions ant
other things
Aim Also ut Prohibition.
OF the 500 resolutions submitted t
the committee on resolutions onl,
two related to the Mooney case
Among the last resolutions presented
by the radical delegates was one call
ing for a general strike to compel tn
repeal of the constitutional amend
ment for national prohibition An
other provided for government owner
ship, control and operation Of al
manufacturing commerce, banking
and insurance concerns.
A resolution submitted by the eau
Gus of radical delegates provided 70
"A committee of five to cooperate witt
the International Workers Defens
league for the liberation of Moone
and others and to conduct a campaign
of education within the ranks of or
ganized labor with a view of having
the hundreds of locals in the Ameri
can Federation of Labor merged int
twelve gigantic international organi
cations.