Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-06-24
H-:H0UR WEEK
For Workers in All
Crafts Throughout I S
Pledges by American Fene-.r,on 81
Labor At Closing Sessae, At At
iantie c5t-cemanc Basea Inun
Dissemination % Prevent Uae.n-
pioynent

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Dissemination 70 P-even. lae,n-
pioynent
Atlantic Cs-, " - Jrne -s--he
American Federation of Labor al the
closing session here -oGay Of Is an
1uA- convention. Pledged s,Se.t . cc-
1.n a genera ~ hour weak tor
workers n al crafts throughout ne
C11tea Stz-ss aod far employees \
the government sev,ce THE ae-
nxnu was oased upon a deIs~laa-
ION 70 prevent Unemployment vh1ch
nc delegates declared Is cne II -~c
rrna-- causes IF the -nCcE-a. IN
-s1 -ae oE-er cause s ne ce-
-RSic- purchasing pow- cf ne
dollar. Manufacturers an Employ
ers were urge . bridge re GAP
and increase wages "w-1ou. any
controversy"
Samuel Eonpe-s. president II re
federation was EeHiad WITH a -oa-
Of cheers la-e n ne ia wne1 Re al
ncunced from ne platform Ia -n-ee
Of the four great -a-iroad brother
hoods. ne engineers. conductors and
--alrne-- aa6 aSpl,ed tor caa-s-s =
ne federation The E1u--l 1-er 1e--
hood ne 1-s-sn. was meeting n
Denver. ae sad n consider s,m-
Lar application. L che arsner fol-
lpw t,s eEanple # me other broth
sraoous he -a-ks af -1e ee6s-a-3cr
ef labor VII De increased o- 5bf. nph
men.
-.e3era-as we're Of ne opinion mat
with ttle snr--y If ia a-o1ae-nocGs
re federation CT -aoOT VII nack me
demand Of -le -a11reRc -aer fur gov
arumsnI ownership and control of
tte roads THIS subject has bean
referred n Lae aEacu-va council Win
srs4E1c-zons d formulate a policy tor
Jtle- federation.
4 IN addition - taking ac:2rr upon ne
shn-er wn-s1av. IRE convention -ouar
pledged f-s s.1-nur- 80 ne striking COM
ne--,a. EeseE1one-s and appointed
,-urursr-se . confer Win Postmaster
General Eu-esun = ne arpe of obtain
-lE Or ne ,e5eC-2p pns-s ne same Cc--
oessiuns w.lrn sava oeen granted ~
electrical wo-ke-F alu -eie21une ape
a-nrs A -eso-u5apo was sduntaG -
guessing Congress - .nvas--.-aca ne al
ieged Suppression ~ rae s9eec1 a7d
otner 5 ne-lCal institutions n western
Esnls 2-Glla. w-lie z7uTne- -asoiGt1ur
severely c-oc aes -7u1ic,aa, o1Ec,a,s =
-oleZir tnr s-nnl9vrnE o.Isc c-,a-Ead SRI
6-ers \ ln.t2--l . 7e-.orn c.v-l 7rfice
6utT = 4 s--ke.
-hs executive c-r7cI 8 =:-n--ad -
lend IL assis-a-lc-s n ne rassss- TO-
gree n a-v organization SEEKING y -
-aaGsa 4 shared w,rx aa7- .la: WI
p-ovlde su- ne e-1lIov--s-,r n al Is
me-n1s-s The organization 1tsel. -as-
asscessa---T ae ne ''-uL.=e - VIVA.
snnUld ne ne ie1E-a o. ne v--sS da-- =
ne z0Ulsc-- J~a- w-sc- Z css r.r-.s-
1lct-un- When I hss 1ac,c:s.a and as-
Eaai sne1 - ciH-r- = zn--e- hrl-x 70
1lEr-e- w-R- -7ler -a- hs. 7e- r-s
American Federation ~ -zou- should
enc Is -lIles- asgix-a-rn
-hacks # I-aiRad er- aa r---.-
our -esol1t. n aKA--- ~ -ec-r-.i:sr,-
ri me IRISH -eputi5r v-.s ..-,--a5-a,, =,
a memorial -ereiretI hr 7-esice-- corr.
2s-s iouaE and prrssn-a5 :, re en-
Ten-1un Z was SER +--r-- -,,.:acse,o oflls
Dr. Mcfarland "--7--4- of TIE T-s-
renuriic." and Z J So.and. --soeca,
envy"
Tie convention finished as h,.zi-asS
t'aaT 5r -,,Eslng -t-otir. atu-. - -.sn
iato1s- Aa1- Of -.lss-- dealt wl.a s,1--r-
1ic--onai Disputes ara minor b-~c,--
llla--ers- The place ~ ne aex- corve--
1rn mas NOT hesn da-e--li-ed. The AZ
e1'7Te council has oaaa authorized -
see' ne ne-- convention cry ae-=-
EelnE assurances I'm .u-=, -7a,a-.-s
N ne H'tv seie--a;i nat prices VII mn
oe ir'r-eased nor 1-gt1-es-,ns o-ar,5c.yi
cornaia-n-s have teea made nv
-es ABOUT ire 1r;res they 'we-e -.
e',i7e-G 20 pa n Atlantic Ctr -.
e1Ve Council will nctztr al aA,s-.s
organ Eat1uns wha. city rap ,,pa- .,
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