Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-06-19
LABOR STRIKES
HARD BLOW AT
ANARCH|SM
Federation Delegates Over
whelmingly Defeat Radical
Element.
ASK FOR REMOVAL
OF MIR. BURLESON
Resolution Charges Postmaster-Gen-
eral with Being "Misfit",
'Archaic and Auto
cratic"

Atlantic City, N. j., June 49,
Radicals and conservative delegates
attending the reconstruction conven-
ton of the American Federation of
Labor FLASHED again today. The con-
test, which arose over resolution
proposing Inauguration Of policy of
initiative and referendum within the
ranks of organized labor, was mark
ed by Il display of bitter feeling
which, as was the case yesterday, re-
suited in the radical element being
crushingly defeated.
A vote on whether there shall be
q roll-call on the resolution disclosed
there were only 35 delegates out Of
500 favoring the measure. This was
interpreted as representing even more
than the maximum ratio of radicals
within organized labor
The clash developed after all the
delegates, radicals as we'll as conser-
vatives, had adopted unanimously
resolution assailing Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson for his "labor policy"
and calling on President Wilson to re-
move him. During the consideration
of the resolution, which was among
the great number disposed of today,
the postmaster general was severely
criticized by delegates and termed
an administrative misfit."
A. soon as the initiative and refren-
dun resolution was reported, James
Duncan of Seattle, declared the
measure was for the benefit of the
frank and file Of workers" He ac-
lcused the resolutions committee, which
recommended non-concurrence into the
measure, of being unprogressive and
holding the belief the rank and file
was not intelligent enough to consider
important questions.
Invites Alien Bolsheviki to Quit.
Charles G. Shay of New York, de-
)ngate of the theatrical stage workers,
denied that organized labor was en-
gagged in throttling new ideas adding:
eve are, however, engaged in kill
inc so-called new ideas designed to
kill the American labor organization,
as it is today"
He asserted that he and many other
delegates were convinced the labor
movement would be much better off
with only half as many members if
! all those members were loyal. He
invited "the other half" to get out Of
organized labor and continue it's eff
forts to bring about social revolu-
tions outside Of the organization.
"We sre tired" he declared, "of
having you people come in here and
scream about what we should do to
run the government. Those who get
up here to tell us such things would
do far better if they would take out
citizenship papers and then they
could vote"
Archaic and AutOcratic.
The resolution regarding the post
master-general, after abiding to
President Wilson's message to con-
eress relating to characterization Of
industry, based upon recognition Of
labor's right to participate in decus-
sions affecting it's welfare, declares
that Mr.. Burleson "has pursued a
labor policy in direct conflict with the
enumeration of principle. After de-
claring "Mr. Burleson's archaic and
autocratic attitude has resulted in de-
moralized service and confused and
choked industrial processes" the
: memorial continues:
! "Resolved that the American FEEDER
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