Evening star., 1919-02-25
D. c. LABOR AGAIN
BACKS SUFFRAGE
Eighty-Five Local Unions
Reaffirm Stand for Cham
berlain Amendment.

Local organized labor through the
central Labor Union, the parent body.
with which all Of the eighty-five local
unions are affiliated. last night at its
regular weekly meeting strongly re-
'Hifiheo ITS Endorsement Of the Cham
oeTlaln amendment TO the Constitu-
non Of the United States, which em-
powers Congress to give 10 residents
OF the District voting representatives
| lege. COL
ra,Id re Indorsement followed a lanrtbv
10 bo made by President Harry Hol-
I1n;+n, VINO IS also president of the
ana IL brotherhood of Carpenters
gu ''oiherS, of a. conference, With fh,s
PRESIDENTS and other renresentat,vas
~ the civic organizations of WASH
lhgIoh which have combined IN 1ha
Tna.ti@enS n.stIaS Joint committee to fight for
Ni9,.lct national representation
de advised the central body and All
~ t' lhe local unions to give the Cham
perlain amendment TO the Cyonstit,,
Sloh thelr strongest support ana fo
o.[r5 ornopGLdte with the other citizens
organizations to puSh this n,eaS,i,s
20 successful conclusion,
AZ me conclusion of President IJot.
tSr>'i ~ report John Il. Dickman of
~, fnS nrIh terS, and chairman OF !,
Iofmer suffrage commiftea c1ga-eJ ~,
following resolutions z,,bicl, -. aira
ADOPTED by Il unanimous vote:
Resolutions Adopted.
| whereas. according 10 official. os+.,,
bureau of naturalization of tbe asnar,
inent of labor, there are approximately
I''oou'ooo persons of foreign birth ana
aiegiance @ in the United States and
| dants W OF Ihese foreign-born resi-
anne oi tne United States owe allegi-
ance ae 10 every other sovereignty bnt he
oIhtea States and speak foreign to our
tongue; and ASA u our
whereas the bureau of naturaliza-
.ioh mas enlisted the public schools of
t's2o communities in every stare
" the Union IN the work of teachipp
English and loyalty and patriofisn, -
our institutions of government. and
" iteteaS the bureau of naturaIiza
sloh Is now IN receipt of appIicafion
aoo nnd nGnidtiZehship of approximately
sseholng these foreigners to the nub.
| nc SCHOOLS III the communities where
eney llve IN order that they NAV he
ici ioe Patflotlc and intelligent Amer
iCait CITIZENS; and
whereas the Secretary of Labor
mas requested of Congress a renewal
or the appropriation heretofore
sFeh 10 carry on this work and fhs
general administration of the naturai.
ization law: and
" Hhereas this unassimilated mass
OF foreigners permanently residing in
the United States, in ignorance of our
institutions OF governm ent and of our
tongue rs menace to our free in
sIltutlons OF government and is an
invitation to the DEVELOPMENT and
growth of !. W. W.-isrn, anarchy boI-
sheylsm or other doctrines having for
their purpose the destruction of or
ganized government;
Calls for Labor's Support.
Therefore, be it resolved THAT II
/ is the sense of the Central Labor
Union of Washington, d. c., that the
work now being carried on by the
| federal government and the public
schools of the United States through
the bureau of naturalization of the
department of Labor should receive
every support by organized labor and
all who stand for the perpetuation of
our democracy; and
Be it further resolved, That similar
resolutions be adopted by all affiliated
local unions and sent to their respec-
tive senators and representatives.
The standing committee to represent
the central body as legislative COM
mittee in the promotion of the Cham
berlain amendment before Congress
was announced by President Hollahau 3
as follows: Harry Hollahan, chair
man b. w. Payne, n. A. James, /. b.
Colpoys, +. i. Tucker. Capt. O'Connor.
Misses Ethel Smith, Florence Smith.
Nora b. James, Elizabeth Hayden and
Gertrude McNally.