Arizona republican., 1919-12-14
LABOR URGED TO
 PLAY POLITICS
 TO CAIN POINTS
Redress of Grievances
 Through Political Press ure Is Suggested by Union Leaders - Radicals Con- demned -Denounce Use of Injunction Proceedings
Republican A. p. Leased Wlre1

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13-A declara- ton of principles was adopted tonight by the conference of presidents of labor unions affiliated with the American Federation of Labor It calls upon all workers to seek redress of their griev- ances by political pressure, presumably through existing parties, as no men, tiOn is made of labor party.
 Issues which face union labor re- quires unity of effort if Industrial tyranny is to be avoided" the decla- ration said. It denounces the use of injunction proceedings in the mine strike and criticises the "usurpation of unconstitutional authority by the judiciary The declaration had the approval of President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor. Numerous resolutions were introduced and many attempts were made to change the draft without success.
 Condemn Radical Activities
 Radical activities were condemned by the conference and workers were urged to aid in stamping out 'destruc- tive elements" in their own ranks. At the same time dangers that lay on the other side were noted, flor powerful forces are seeking more and more to infringe upon the rights of the wage earners and deny to him the right to cease work" the declaration said.
 "The perversion and abuse of the writ of injunction" was enumerated among these.
 The declaration urges congress to enact legislation retaining the rail roads under federal control for at least two years from January 1920, to per- init detailed study of the situation and save the country another increase in transportation rates.
 The fixing of wages on a cost of living basis was strongly disapproved.
 That idea is pernicious and intol- erable," the declaration said. Tt means putting progress in chains and liberty in letters; it means fixing standard of life and liberty which must remain
 Sees Own Faults as Others
 While labor has shown to the world 1 the faults of its opponents, it has overlooked none of it's own, the declar- alton said. It is fully conscious of 1 it's duty and desires that. it's increased productivity be used for service and not alone for profits.
 Its program would aid in supplying the world needs, the declaration adds i if it's members could be ''somethine more than mere numbers on book
 The United States Steel corpora tion was cited as one whose auto cratic attitude and destructive action must give way to the new form anC new relations between employer and employe.
 Labor fully understands that pow erful interests are at work today tC achieve disruption in industry if pos sible," the declaration declared. They seek to disband or cripple the organi zation of workers. But labor must bt and will be militant in the struggl, to combat these sinister influences anC tendencies. It will not permit re , duction in the standard of living no will it consent to a reaction towards autocratic control. In this, it feels i is performing a public service"
 The right of federal, state and mu
 nicipal employees to organize ant affiliate with the American Fedora, tion of Labor also was defended. In terests of these workers, the statemen argued, could best be promoted througl legislation and administration bu
 their rights must be safeguarded full,
 through their own organization.
 Urge Adoption Of Treaty | Adoption of the peace treaty wa
 urged that people may know to whon they owe allegiance, boundaries ma, be fixed and credit and exchange ma
 regain the lost voltage"
 We feel that we cannot with homo
 and humanity maintain a policy c
 isolation and disinterestedness fror 2 the distress and suffering of the Eur |, opean peoples the declaration said. 3 Even if the necessity of those peo T pie did not have a. compelling appea 8 the inter related economic interest of the world would prevent our limit
 ing our attention solely to the west 3 ern hemisphere"
 r The treaty's labor provisions wer ] indorsed and it was declared that onl t through them could the standard (
 working conditions throughout tn = world be lifted.
 e Labors proposals submitted to Presi @ dent Wilson's first industrial confer = ence were reiterated and the attitud = and action of the employers group . that conference bitterly assailed. C. e small majority in that group WE
 charged with the failure of the COT r ference in which labor had made = sincere effort to aid in ending unres 7. the declaration said