The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-12
URGE U. 5.
TO Start
BUILDING
Unionists Ask Construction
Program to End High
Rents and IdlenesS
WANT AN APPROPRIATION
BY A. T.. JOHNSON

united Press Staff CorreHpond~nU
ATLANTIC CITY. ~. j..
June i..-Polic~men's unions Of
several cities have applied for
membership In the American
Federation Of Labor. Secretary
Morrison announced today The
applications are being eonsid-
cred by the organization com
mittee. Morrison would not
reveal In what eities these
unions arc located. but II was
understood they arc mostly in
the West.
a total OF I'll resolutions has
he~n presented. II Is expected the
resolutions committee will require
practically the remainder Of the
session 10 report on these docu-
ments.
The principal speech in the morn
ing ression was made by Miss
Margaret Bondfclds. secretary OF
Workers OF Great Britain. the first
woman Delegate ever sent from one
country 10 another aa a rcprcscn-
,ative 10 th> workerr' convention.
support striker~
The ia~ four years In Great
Britain have proved that women
care for their own interests. We
will not allow the standard raised
by the men In the last hundred
years 10 be torn down. she said
The convention adopted n reso-
luton pledg1nR sympathy and sup
port OF it's 1000. 900 members to
the telephone and electrical workers
In their strike which has hecn called
for next Monday.
a committee was appointed to nc.
company "A telephone workers com
mittee 90 Washington in an attempt
TO settle tho threatened strike be-
fore Monday.
The convention adopted
resolution indorsing Basil Man.
Is. eo-chairman Of the war In.
bor board. and dcnouncing ef-
forts 10 have him removed by
President Wilson.
Edgar Fcnton. president OF the
Oklahoma State Federation OF Ia
bor. introduced resolution which
is now In tho hands of tho organi-
zaiion committee providing that A.
+. OF l.. charter be granted to
policeman's union In Oklahoma
City.
ATLANTIC CITY. n. j.. June IL.
Immediate resumption OF the gov
crnments building program Is the
only immediate solution OF the prob
lerns OF high rents. Unemployment
and stagnant building material mar.
kets. according 10 building trades
union leaders attending the Ameri.
can Federation OF Labor here to-
day
Samuel Griggs. OF the Stone Cut.
ters' union. indianapolis asserted
ESQ 600 building trades workers Mere
idle He has introduced resolution
which was expected TO come before
the convention shortly. asking con.
gress TO provide Immediately money
so work on federal buildings can be
resumed Griggs thinks that win
start the bah rolling.
Work on los federal buildings is
being held up because congress re
fused to appropriate $4,000 900" he
asserted "If building is resumed.
not only building tradesmen will get
work. but those whose Jobs they now
nn thru necessity, will find positions
open again,
Following the passage by the con.
vention late yesterday OF a resolu
ton disapproving wartime prohibi.
tion. starting July /, and asking ex-
cmption OF 2.75 per cent beer from
constitutional prohibition. many dele.
gates planned to so to Washington
Saturday TO participate i'm a big wet
demonstration at the capitol build.
ing Special trains win be run. and
the entire day will practically be
given over to this demonstration.