Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-08
LABOR LEADERS. ~ SESSION At
MONTREAL. WARS NATION Ut
FACES PROTEST on MASSES
DRIVEN TO DESPERATION IN
LESS REASONABLE DEMANDS
ARE MET.

nv MILDRED MORRIS

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eu,iys council uf GA. American Frd'r'.
tion oi Labor In IT, annual r'I"tt sub.
mItted this afiernoun. calls "n Hl"ts
convention herr to issue "~'l'mn warn.
ing" tn he country that unless the
lust and ressonsi,l, demands Ui the
workers. presented through urganif'd
channels are giten prompt considrr''
zion IN, milton faces the disord"r'd
protest of bnorganircd masses driven
10 despctstion D., the disdain and auto.
cracy o. these in centred 81 industrial
management and political parties
A scathing arrairnment of the Al
ministratioa a-d Congress and r.ng
ing challenge t. political candidates
and employers hostil 60 labor a." the
outstanding features Of the report DE-.
manding an immediate reduction IN the
cost Of living. Il refers 10 the efforts
Of the Department q Justice against
profiteering ~ "comic interludcs In
ore Of the great tragedies ~ the post
war period"
The report calls on labor 90 remem.
her NJ the polls the Officers - the
administration who broke faith with
the workers by using the Lever act In
the coal strike.
In this case" the report SAYS, the
workers have been compelled e. suffer
from disruption Of their liberties at the
hands Of those charged with safeguard
inn their liberties and 90 suffer In ad'
dition as the result q the betrayal II
ttsA lilo .sHfF "a
vas az wal and solemnly accepted by
labor movement giving heart and soul
10 the cause In which the nation was
STRUGGLING. the cause Of human free
dom. the cause Of democracy. the cause
Of humanity everywhere. In the United
states no less than in other countries.
The executive council cannot urge
too solemnly and cannot urge with too
nucA emphasis the necessity q re-
membering thi srecord in the contest in
which We are now engaged. stand faith
fully By our friends and elect them
Oppose our enemies and defeat them
Whistler they be candidates for Presi-
dent. fer Congress or other offices;
whether executive. legislative OF judi.
Gal"
Issuing a warning that 'the Amer.
lean nation has reached grave crisis
and that "labor's rishi of protest has
been held IN restraint on, of motives
Of the highest patriotism" the report
declares:
"Of more Importance than the results
% studied propaganda 81 revolution Is
pie. which IL due t. abuses In our poll.
tical and Industrial life and which seeks
relief and freedom and not revolution
and catastrophe. The greatest disservice
that the great Interests Of reaction and
bourbonlsm can do for America IL o.
repress and deny the legitimate sspirs.
tons Of the workers and seekers by
restrictive legislation 60 make ineffec.
tive their bona fide trade union 90.
CARNATIONS"
The EschCummins railroad law and
The Kansas Court Of Industrial Rela.
tions were cited as examples % Bour'
bcn success, while" the report stated
the position assumed BY the United
states Steel Corporation typiiled a spirit
wrath and enraged opposition TO sl
progress for the working people" Con
1lnuing, Il declared;
''Your executive council believes ,hi'
convention should utter a solemn VAIN
ing 20 the country. calling upon u &
derrand u Congress measures u funda
mental relief from oppressive legisla
ton. measures q fundamental charac
ter looking toward currency defia,ioi
and reduction in the cost Of living an'
warning the nation that II the Just an
reasonable demands Of the working pee
pie presented for orderly negotiation
through their properly accredited rel
resentatlves are not given considerable
aud made the subject u prompt zctio
70 Is but logical u should face the d.
ordered protest Of the unsrganized nai
ses driven - desperation BY the al
dzin and autOcraoy Of those In oonu'
Of industrial management and polite
parties.
"AmericA has reached a grave cTisi
IL stards az the croSsI Dads Progrss
mnst come. Justice must be done. Bou
bonism must be dethroned Crimin'
profitserirg and exploitation must ceas
These things are % because the 81
durance q the people has been strains
beyond their willingness 10 bear and b
cause these things are possible Z
achievement"
The report demands Immediate ra
fication Of the Peace Treaty, condem
ing without reservation the action
thoss Who have deliberately produce
the resulting state a. confusion out
q desire 20 secure partisan political q
vantage"
ut must BE- clear 20 every ore" ~,
the report. that partisan political CO
alterations ana selfish interests We
the dominating factors throughout q
discussion In the senate. The Poop
of the United States have suffered ma
erlaIly through failure q the sens
20 ratlfy the treaty. The interests
the working people q the country q
seriously affected by this failure"
Dealing with the question q Mexic
the reort pays tribute o. Obregon a.
great soldier. and charges the Ssna
subcommittee on Foreign Relations u
Der the chairnanship 81 Senator "a
Of New Mexico with having dD'
much 10 destroy the faith e the iati
American countries In the Americi
government" and calls on the sens
10 repudlate the report n the comm
tss a. unworthy - America
I'VE commend the course q Pre-
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