New-York tribune., 1920-06-08

snee tho federation was an orranixa-
ton designed to fleece the workers. OF
Canada" cut of their money by spend
lne It outside Of the Dominion. Hs
read q repert showing that the Fed
erasaon9 had spent, during the last
year. $z0C,00O more in Canada than 1t
nad received from Canadian organiza-
Mrs Gemp.rs said there va. . mis-
understanding. of the term '"interna-
sionals - used in connection with the
Fedefaticn, and should not be confused
with the "Internationale" of Europe.
4 don't know any body Of men. y
he. said, :" that is 50 out Of harmony
with that so-cnlledg 'Internationalc'
than the American Federation. Of La
bor. There is, however, an interna-
cional 'teSline Non the part Of labor
that thes time has come when .tvrrany
and Injustice shall come to an end
whsreyer they svist-' =.
Afttr Ad1ohrnrAent Mr.. Gomper, and
Matthey Wolf vice.presideht Of the
EedefstienSl left for Chicago. where Mr..
S. SScmpsrs Pl.ns 70 appesr before the
NattohAf Committee to present labor's
dsnAands.an the party. He is TO return
to MontreM next Thursday or Friday.
Denunsiation of Bolshevism, prof
iteefihe, the action Of the United States
government in iinvoking the food con-
troll law against the late minsrs' strike
and the failure 'of' the American Con-
E1ess to take action to control the cost
OF, living are among the outstanding
festurts -of sthA annual report Of the
executive courcil of the Federation of
With the councils review of organ
ized labor's position and activities for
the list yesrs.'s specific program for
remedy Also was presented.
The. ~Gunnings-.railroad law was de-
nou1ced, ,as was the Kansas law estab-
fishing the Court Of Industrial Rela-
tions! The high cost Of living WAS laid
largely at the door, Of "big profiteers,"
While the REPORT declared the United
States govefnment, principally through
the Department lot Justice, "hAs con-
ductedta campaign. Of stupidity"
Congress- was assailed for cutting
appropriations desi Rned to carry on
the work of the collateral branches If
the Department Of labor and for vari-
ousr rpropoeals, such as the sedition bill.
which, the report says, the labor move
ment was .instxumental in defeating.
: In n"its"refercnces to the foreign field,
the report den0uncsd, what It char
acteriztd as propaganda for American
interve1tion in Mexico.
The United States Steel Corporation
was assailed for its refusal to deal
withsiabor organisations. in the recent
ties OF Boston also were denounced for
their attitude in the strike of police
mon in that city, =, 4. .t, ~.
Canadian Workmen Congratulated
The wofkmen Of Canada were con-
gretulated for defeating "the one big
union" sides. Their stand was char
terised asa "a magnificent triumph for
trade .unionisim."'Se
President Wilson were characterized
A unsticeessful because "the EMPLOYERS
stubbofnlI rebisted every. attempt At
concflliatioh." The machinery proposed
by the second conference tho report
attacks As in many respects actually
pernicious." ~
Regarding, a. program. Of .""speeifo
remedy" tor Existing conditions the
councils report says:
We demand that the government be
authorized, to buy standard conmodi-
ties, direct from producers and that
these commodities = be distributed
through regular retail channels at q
retail price to be 'fxsd by the govern
ment.
awe demand that this power be
msde usea Of corrective Tor profit
eering and We ,call sttention to the fact
that the government has established
9 preeedent. for. such action in It's sales
Of strplus war. supplies. -
I'VE demand that the Federal gov
ernmsht through the internal Revenue
Department ascertain the amount az
excessive war profits extorted from the
American peopls, and that these exces-
siye war profits be taken through its
taxing power by the Federal govern
ment- and. applied to the extinguish-
ment Of. the Aoating debt Of the gov
eminent and TO the partial retirement
the existing inflated structure of cur
rency and credit may be reduced and
that the government may carry out it's
sacred obligation TO the people to main