The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-07-18
WANTS TROOPS OUT
OF RUSSIA SOON
american Federation Convention
Opposes Intervention and
Favors Irish Republic.
FAvoRS LIGHT BEER SALE
Vote Of Delegates Favers Aiding
Thomas Mooney In Getting Fair
Trial But is Against General
2+Hour Strike or July 4.

Atlantic City, N. 1.-THE annual
Grafton of Labor, meeting In this
city, has at times pleased both
conservatives land progressives.
In general, the trend has been
progressive, although the army of
press correspondents hunting for
evidence of standpatism have
found enough to give the country
contrary opinion.
The resolution of the convention
Urging the withdrawal of Ameri-
can troops from Russia and the
resolution urging the recognition
OF the Irish republic are certainly
beyond what the conservative
aeauers, such as President Com
pers, have expressed hitherto. A
resolution asking the lifting OF the
bfockade Of Russia, however, failed
TO pass.
The defenders Of the latter resolu-
tion made strong fight on the door,
placing their case on humanitarian
grounds of bringing relief to people
whose production was held up by the
blockade. The opponents agreed to
Withdrawing troops, but turned down
trade relations on the ground that It
might strengthen the Bolshevlks-
Indorses Light Beer.
The most spectacular action 81
the convention was the Endorsement
of light beer and wines, and the large
delegation which took dying trip to
Washington to demonstrate against
absolute prohibition. The strongee
fight against the move was made b.
the radical faction led by Duncan o,
the Seattle Trades and Labor Assem-
bly,. While many OF the radicals votet
for abe measure as wen rs the mos
of the conservatives, the radicals saw
in it the danger OF creating vicious
side-issue which would detract atteH
ton from serious economic problems
Some of the conservatives, on tn
other hand, probably welcome 1t TO
this reason. They have made ser4ou
effort to check the movement for fnde
pendent labor politics, but with Iittl
success State after state, such a
North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Washing
ton. New Jersey and Illinois, hav
forsaken the two old parties IN tn
hope of finding real remedies fo
great problems by securing politics
power. The prohibition question make
handy side-issue to divide the PR
gressive ranks.
On the other hand, the hundreds I
thousands OF organized workers
LIQUOR industries who will be throw
out OF their customary empioymer
suddenly, present powerful hanna
appeal to other union men
Action on Mooney. 81
Friends Of independent political a
ton by. labor, in cooperation with tt
| farmers, are reported to be anxios
: to keep the question OF the floor I
the convention The movement hi
. such impetus at the present time thl
, an Endorsement is not needed. c
the other hand, the officials Of ii
' federation who find much prestige
, dickering with the two old partt
, for legislative crumbs and ONCE
t might marshal enough strength
turn down such a resolution.
J. Action on the Mooney case take
9 by the convention has been clever
t distorted by the press. Mrs. Noon
8 appeared before the convention al
. made a stirring appeal for new tri
b for her husband and Warren Billing
4 now in prison on perjured testimor
S A resolution in favor of a 24-ho
e strike as a means for securing a
other trial, in which the perjured t.
i timony could be reviewed, was turn
down by the adoption of a substitu
This provided that the executi
j. council should use practical mea
to secure a new trial for the accused
and on the other hand censured t
International Workers Defense leag
= for having assumed power to p
= the members of international unto
= on the sympathetic strike propos
10 for July A.
The decision appears TO Dreak on
y, the relative seriousness of the Nj
- new case. One side sees that If
~ notorious frame-up Of one labor lead
=, :. is allowed to stick, no honest lat
=. leader is safe from similar Alta
- The other side sees it as largely
Ia uersonal matter of getting one N
out of jail. The conservative lat
% leaders and offceholders, such as S
:, rotary of Labor Wilson, naturally
a. inclined to this view because they
~ in little danger while there are
~ yanced labor leaders more hated
o. the special privilege opposition.
II The Irish are having hard ii
= under foreign military occupation.
Il -h Iraa &c