Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-25
Nationwide Strike May Be
Y Called by American
Federation.
ANTI-STRIKE BILL
BRINGS THREAT
ksa10eo DsoIare Enactment Of Clause
In Pending Bill Will Bring United
Opposition Of 112 Trades Repre-
sentsd In 0ompsrs' Organization
Unions TO Give Finanolai Aid 70
Steel Worksrs-Faeins Heavy A.
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Washington. OF. 35Passags by
either house Of congress of ant-strike
legislation would result in = general
strike vote thruout the country. offi-
cials of the American Federation Of
Labor said today.
I'VE are willing to 80 to any limit
to maintain the rights organized labor
has enjoyed for twenty years" said
one federation official.
William H. Johnston, president Of
Abe International Association Of Ma
cliipists, said he would order vote
of tfie 100000 members of his associa-
ton. He and other officials said there
would be taken by all the 112 unions
AFFILIATED with the A. F. Of L.
Johnston said there was increasing
tendency on the part Of employers to
bind their employees with individual
contracts. to shut out the unions. This
was particularly true in the metal
trades, and direct action" might be
resorted to II all other methods failed.
1t was made known that the proposed
anti strike legislation would be dis
cussed at the forthcoming conference
OF labor chiefs.
In line with the call from President
Gompers for financial support Of the
steel strike Johnston announced that
an assessment OF 81 week Of the
entire membership Of the snashinists
a. q fdsfthss fund would be proposed
next month.
May ,. F,ni.h Fish.
What may prove to be ono Of the
greatest Industrial battles In history
is forecast ~ the anno,1ncesnenfs to-
day of samuel Gompers that . confer
.ence Of the head Of tho ia inter
national unions affiliated with thea
erican Federation Of Labor would be
held in Washington soon to discuss
present and impending disputes.
Cooperation Of the four big railroad
'brotherhoods and Inc farmers Of tho
country. as well % the labor or1xan-
1sations Of Canada, probably viii be
sought, It was said, in furtherins what
ever program the union chiefs decide
|uDon.
"LNs and Death Struggle
Mr.. 0ompers' announcement was
contained In telegram to tho niin.is
Federation OF Labor meeting at Peoria
His message was In reply 70 one In
which the Illinois organization asked
that q special convention o. the AM
erican Federation Of Labor be called
to perfect an alliance Of the interna-
tional unions Of tho United States, and
Canada and the railroad brotherhoods
more effectively TO fright out the Hte
and death struggle Of tps workers"
Federation officials also pointed out
that the Illinois branch proposed that
the I'D OF the farmers be enlisted and
that assessments aggregating one
fourth Of the net earnings Of organised
workers 20 made until the objeats Of
this drive be accomplished"
Decision to issue Z, call for a meet
,ing OF the international union chiefs
was reached by the federation's execu-
tive council Tuesday. At that time
labor officials had become convinced
that the national Industrial conference
would be unable to reach any basis
for the establishment Of Industrial
peace.
/, Hints In 0smpsrs' Thrsat
! It was on the following day that Mr..
Gompers. In Withdrawing organised
1abor's representative from the con-
ference, warned the employers' group
that when they met In conference
again with the spokesmen for union
labor, they, would bo glad 70 talk COLI
lectiye bargAlnipg.
whether ther6 was any connection
between the proposed conference ana
the notice given tho railroad admtnis-
tration by Timothy Shea Of the hre-
mems brotherhood, that the railroad
worless1 would Asht for general In
Creases In pay before the government
mot discussed
Tho brotherhoods are not affiliated
with the American Federation Of
Labor but theFe has bsen close CO.
operation between the organizations.
Trying 70 Salvage ths Wrsok.
Out Of the wreck Of the; national in
hustrial confersnce there would arise =
small committss of rsprsssntativsS Of
all interests and entrusted with the
task of bringing shout new rslation-
ship betwesn capital and labor should
.ss>.!AeMf Wilson accept the resolution
sof the public EFoup in tho fsosa: c>.=
ference.
/ After voting TO adjourn, the publio
group thru it, chairman. Bernard n.
6aruch. laid bsCers Prssidsnt Wilson
4 report setting forth that despite IT.
direct terminat3on, the conference was
not without results. and predicting
that the spirit manifested during the
session augured win for the industrial
future, Il. ,ts n.
& a WsSpy Dtssoiution.
s,sx ~ final scSns OF the industrial con-
1arsncs was " weepy vignstte. The
sfAde out revealed Bernard n. Baruch
ana John y. Hockefellsr. Jr.. with bent
ligts tn111 ~ ArtpDinS tssss - ~
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