The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-18
That Is Demand Made by
American Labor Federation.
Resolution Asks Wilson To
Gust Postmaster General.
RADICAL LEADERS TO FAIL
Will Be Unable To Gust Com.
pers as A. f. of L. Head.
Labor Defeats Mooney Strike,
but Radicals VIII Act.

Atlantic City, June 1s.-A resolu-
tion asking President Wilson imme-
diately to remove Postmaster General
Burleson from office was adopted
unanimously today by the American
Federation of Labor in convention
here.
This was the resolution:
THAT the American Federation of
Labor. speaking directly for four
million organized wage earnerS and
firm in the belief it reflects the SEN
timents of the American people, re-
quests President Wilson immediate
ly to remove Postmaster General
Burleson."
The convention continued it's con-
servatiSm today. Every resolution
having the slightest tinge of radical
ism was throttled
The hottest fight this morning CEN
tered on a resolution of Marion Ottes
to establish May 1 as the day for gen
eral termination of contracts. The
conservatives. sensing an attempt by
the radicals to create May day." de-
F, feated the resolution
The convention voted to appoint a
| committee to study the "depreciating
purchasing value of a dollar" and
make recommendations to congress
A protest was made against the i'm
portation of Japanese umbrella han
| dies, canes, etc, in competition with
| American wares.
Atlantic City, N. J., June 1S.-Radi-
| calls in the American Federation of La
bor convention here appear to be
armed with arguments. while the con-
Therefore. altho the radical element
| today planned an assault on the lead
ership of President Samuel Gompers
it was predicted they would have tc
take it out in talk. No real attempt /:
expected to be made to defeat Com
pers for reelection when the time
| comes to vote, and no opposition Slate
has materialiZed, but the radicals as
sert their arguments will tend to re
strict the influence of Gompers ant
conservatives in the federation.
James Duncan. Seattle; G. A, Strick
land Portland. Ore. and ]. Deuttle
baum. Detroit. have come to the for
| as leaders of the more radical spirit
in the convention.
Duncan announced the chief ques
tions for debate today were his owr
Lresolution introducing the initiative
and referendum into the federation'i
laws and Benjamin Schlesinger's reso
:, luton for general amnesty for 'po
litical prisoners Haywood
and others.
Altho the convention yesterday de
feated the resolution calling for g
strike in behalf of Tom Mooney, un
der sentence of life Imprisonment fol
the San Francisco bomb outrage il
1916, the International Workers de
fense league announced today it will
go thru with its strike program
Deuttlebaum, delegate of the Detroi
central labor council, predicted 25,
900 would strike there July 4. Dun
can asserted $4,000 would quit II
Seattle. w. B. Patterson of the car
penters and builders of Oakland
Calf. declared thousands in Califor
MIA would walk out.
| Upon recommendation of the com
mittee on international affairs, debat
on the league of nations covenant hal
been postponed until Friday after
noon.
The federation education committe
which has been studying school sys
TENS over the country during the las
year, reported that American board
of education in IAN alarming numbe
of cities" have forgot they are serv
ants of people. The committee foun
that many boards had assumed pro
lprietorship not only over the school
but over the minds of the teachers.
Unions were urged to exert a create
influence in the conduct of schools.