Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-26
Delegates Are Not Sure, as
President Says That British
Colonies Voting Power in
League Adds Our Strength
THEY ARE DISAPPOINTED;
CONTINUE CONVENTION
Denounce Congress Plan For
Study of Economic Prob
lemSi Gompers' Salary Is
Raised Over His Protest.
(By Louis Seibold.)

Atlantic City, n. j., June 25.-Two
surprising and disturbing develop
ments, coming on the eve of adjourn
ment. threw the convention of the
American Federation of Labor into il
whirl of excitement and extended the
convention longer than was intended
one came from President Wilson and
the other from congress. Both gem
Grated a lot of excitement among the
delegates and inspired some pretty
plain talking, IN direct conflict with
the previous harmonious record.
Puzzled by Wilson'S Telegram,
The delegates who We're moved to
sound the call to battle over what
they described as a congressional at,
tempt to "shackle labor" made no
comment over a telegram, equally
disturbing, received from the presi-
dent at Paris. 1t was ordered printed
in the record, but they We're puzzled
and somewhat disappointed over the
new aspect given the labor section OF
the league of nations which was in
dorsed by the convention last night
by almost unanimous vote.
The wire from the president emu
merated in detail the changes made in
the labor section of the league cove
nance given the British colonial dele
gates in the labor conference would
not operate against interests for the
reason that their problems are much
more our own than like Great Bril-
tain's, SO that their representation
will be more a source of strength to
our point than Great Britain's."
In view of the wide divergence of
opinion between the American labor
leaders and those of Canada as re-
flected by Premier Borden, delegates
to the federation convention are not
as optimistic as the president.
President Wilson asserted he be-
lieved changes in the labor covenant
were mot substantially important,
inasmuch as every labor convention
adopted by the conference must be
submitted to our own government for
ratification" thus leaving "the choice
of acceptance or rejection in our
hands"
Convinced of No Real Changes.
After first setting forth in detail
the changes--whieh are similar to
those already published-the presi-
dent replied to point raised in a ca
hlegram sent to him by Mr.. Gompers.
This point, according to the pres-
dents reply, now appears in the treaty
of peace under article 405.
II am convinced" read the presi-
dents message, that except for
changes in wording which do not af-
feet the substance and spirit of those
(before mentioned) clauses, the re-
main the same.
"Second--Likewise your protocol to
article I has been transferred to the
body of the treaty under article 8.
The resolutions adopted by the COM
mission do not appear in the treaty,
inasmuch as they were merely propo-
sails of separate delegations, and no
part of the report as unanimously
adopted for Incorporation in the
treaty.
"Third--A number of changes Of
form have been made through the
draft convention to make 1t conform
in phraseology with the covenant of
the league of nations as redrafted
by the league of nations commission.
For example, the words, The high
contracting parties now read mem
bers.' and other similar uuimportant
changes.
"Fourth--On April Ii. at the ple-
nary conference which adopted the re-
port of the labor commission, Sir Rob-
ert Borden made the following re-
marks:
""This convention is linked in many
ways by its terms to the covenant of
the league of nations and l think it
desirable to make it perfectly plain
that the character of its membership
and the method of adherence should
be the same in the one case as in the
other
Borden Authorization Adopted,
He then offered the following res
olution, which was unanimously
adopted by the conference:
THE conference authorizes the
drafting committee to make such
amendments as may be necessary to
have the convention conform to the
covenant of the league of nations in
the character of its membership and
in the method of adherence
"In pursuance of this resolution
the following changes were made
ARTICLE 1 of your commissions
report, together with the first two
clauses of your article 25, together
with article SO, have been combined
as article SS7 of the treaty, to read;
"A permanent organization is here
by established for the promotion OF
me OBJECTS set fofth IN the pfPahblee
The original members of the league of
nations shall be the original members
of the organization and hereafter
mer' bership of the league of nations
shall carry with it membership in the
said organization
As you doubtless have in mind.
the changes have the effect of givins
the British dominions and colonies
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