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ployes, asked that the report of the
committee which went to Washington
be laid on the table until its scope was
officially assured. Mr.. Burleson's s order
is continued in this report.
This conversion of Mr.. Burleson to
collective bargaining does not better the
situation of the postal employees" he
said, ''and it must be remembered that
he will have the wiremen under him
! for only few weeks more, while the
regular postoffice employees will proba-
| bly, be under his jurisdiction for some
time to come.
Mr.. Gompers, however, put the
original motion, as there had been no
second Of the motion to table, and the
report was adopted.
Report Hailed as Victory
The delegates applauded the report
when it was read by Chairman Nc
Carthy and several speakers pronounced
it a great victory for organized labor.
AS Mr.. Mccarthy reported, eve Sc
cured all we went after, all the Elec-
trical Workers International required,
and a complete reversal of opinion by
the postmaster general
General order 5000, issued by the
postmaster general, after the confer
ence with the special committee, was
made public in Washington Saturday
night.
In brief, it rescinds the order to dis
charge strikers, provides for general
bargaining, and gives the electrical and
telephone operators the right to organ :
ize.
Though some speakers expressed
doubt whether the new ruling would be
made applicable to all classes of workers
in the Postoffice Department, the con :
sensus of opinion seemed to be that
Postmaster General Rurleson would not
dare refuse other postal workers the
same privileges as were given electrical
and telephone workers. 1t was with this
understanding that the report was
adopted.
The radical resolutions, such as those
indorsing the Russian soviets and de-
manding one big labor union for the
United States, are expected to be voted
down, but not without hard fight.
Andrew Furuseth, of the seamen's
union, leader of the group of delegates
who intend to wage battle against the
league of nations, the labor treaty and
the concessions obtained for labor in
the Paris negotiations, succeeded in
haying unanimously adopted n resolu
ton providing that the committee deal
ing with international labor relations
shall report Wednesday morning.
The group in the convention favorini
tho league of nations and kindred sub
iects is determined to make every etfor
10 have organized labor indorse thu
. principles. A sharp debate is expected
Want Labor Cost Inquiry
The A. F. of L. today asked the fed
eraI government to investigate labo
: costs in industry with view to dis
! nrovipg the charge that high wage
r are responsible for the high cost OF NV
E ing. A resolution to this effect, ofere'
E nv Frank Morrison, secretary OF tn
e A F. of L., was adopted without els
E senting vote.
John Golden, president of the unite'
Textile Workers of America, told a
I. length of the fight that his organization
has made throughout the United state
for an eight hour day in the textile IN
. dustry. He spoke on a resolution con
!, demning an attack made in Columbus
: Georgia, May p last, on a group
strikers in which seven were shot an
! one killed. =.
The resolution was adopted unani
q mously,
: Higher wages for postal employe
were recommended and the speed up
system in the postofice condemned /
!. two resolutions offered by officials g
= the various postofiee employees unions
: The resolutions were passed unani
= ] mously.