Arizona republican., 1920-06-17
AID
 FOR NEW STEEL
 STRIKE SOUGHT
Convention Urges Congress To Curb Profiteering - Endorses Gompers' Non Partisan Political Pro- gram and Approve Irish Republic
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 MONTREAL, June 1e-The Ameri- can Federation of Labor here today called upon congress to curb profiteer- ing, endorsed President Samuel Com pers' non-partisan political program, approved the Irish republic and re- quested withdrawal of armed forces from Ireland.
 The federation declared war on the Kansas court of industrial relations. and anti strike legislation now before the legislatures in Colorado and Ne braska
 Condemn Outlaw Rail Strike The recent railroad strike was con demned by the federation as a "seces- sionist movement" 10 discredit the recognized organizations in their rail way service. Any union giving moral or financial aid to such walk -outs was l threatened with revocation of charter | Congress was also urged by q vote ! of the convention to enact legislation for the absolute exclusion of Japanese and other Asiastic immigrants and picture brides"
 l A declaration was adopted to the ef- feet that the federation had never countenanced discrimination because of race, creed or color"
 ! The recent steel strike was declared a wonderful success" by Joseph D Cannon of New York. member of the l Workers. in an address to the dele gates. He appealed to the federation to aid the 800, 900 organized steel work CTS to prepare for a "new strike"
 Condemn Guards Wearing Uniform
 The federation condemned the lw guards, in control of private indivfd- uals or agencies. wearing the uniform of the United States army or navy.
 Reclassification of the civil service and adopting of a '.wage scale com1~ mensurate with the skill, training and responsibility involved in the work" is demanded in a resolution unanimously adopted. The executive council was instructed to take up the work of ] "centralizing, analysing and dissemi- hating the industrial problems of the nation for the information of organ ,l iZed labor.
 Congress was called upon by the fed eration to provide liberal appropria- tions for the study of labor and social problems and technical research in all branches of science touching the wei fare of the nations people.
 Declaring that the cost of living must go no higher" the federation demanded that legislation be enacted at once to curb profiteering. The convention expressed regret that congress had failed to enact a single constructive measure that would raid in checking profiteering.
 It instructed it's executive council to press labor's specific proposals consti~ tuting a program of remedy for re ducing living costs.
 Reaffirm 1918 Principles The federation reaffiEmed it's dec~
 l~w T1g.1 a Q to the effect that those contributing
 to production should have part in it's control. 1t then went on record in , favor of setting up of conference
 boards of organized workers and em- ployers. thoroughly voluntary in char acter and in thorough accord with our trade union organizations as means of
 promoting the democracy of industry
 through development of cooperative effort"
 Autocratic control of industry was condemned and it was declared there
 is no salvation and no hope of abund- l ance in our time" until it is removed
 from our industrial life"
 By special action, the federation inc
 dorsed the declaration that i've can
 not be driven as slaves, but we can
 give mighty service in common effort
 of humankind"
 The federation condemned the gov ernment for not giving the workers of
 Porto Rico and Santo Domingo protec- ton from cruel and inhuman explOita- [ ton by corporations and other em- ployers."