Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-09
GOMPERS DEMANDS
CONVENTION CHECK
j. S. IMMIGRATION
Tells Platform Makers That Labor
Opposes InJunctions and Com
pulsory Arbitration.
WANTS FARMERS AIDED
AND HIGH COSTS LOWERED

nv Associated Press To Every Evening
Chicago, June O Vigorous opposition
To Federal legislation similar to the Kansas
Industrial Court measure; to unrestricted
immigration and tn the Use ol lnl1nc-
tion proceeding IN strikes was contained
I'm n set Of demands which Samuel
Gompcrs and Matthew \ WOll, oi the
|, American Federation of Labor. submitted
today TO the resolutions committee 81
the Republican National Convention.
Legislation which proposes to make
strikes unlawful or to compel the wage
carncrs to submit their grievances nr
aspirations to courts or tn governmental
agencies, is an invasion oi the rights oi
the wage cnrncrs and when enforced makes
for industrial serfdom and slavery, the
statement said, regarding the Kansas
law.
Labor pledged itself, it added. TO up
hold The Federal law protecting IFS rights
against "unwarrantahle issuance nt wfits
ot injunction. either rrohlbilory o.
mandatory
ut il essential continued the state
mcnt, 'that additional legislation regn-
lating immigration should he enacted
based on two fundamental principles,
namely that the flow "a immigration mus
not at any time exceed the nation ability
10 agsimilate and Amcricnnlze foreigners
coming Ia our shores and that at nn time
shall immigration TIC permitted whom thcre
exists an apprcciahlc degree OF unemploN-
ment
Other demands included Immediate
relief from high cost of living, extension
of the farm loan act 20 give credit to all
properly organized co-operatives and IN
dlvidual farmers; issuance of monthly
statement bv the department If Labor
1 on tho cost of manufacture 81 staple
( articles prompt Federal investigation
( Of profits and prices and the making nc
4 ccqaihe of all income aud other taN rC-
+ turns. observance. enforcement ami eN-
1 tension Of the federal maximum eight
4 hour law in All civil departments Of the
\ government REVISION of tho Federal com
! pensation law to care fnr those nat reached
4 hy state laws as we'll rs sufferers from
4 industrial accidents and occnpational
4 diseases. exclusion from Interstate ON
mercc of products IT convict labor. repeal
/ of the labor provisions If the lecht nm.
4 Minis law: direct election of federal Judge
! bv tho IVople for terms not exceeding
six wears. and action to prevent federal
/ legislation hcing held unconstitutional.
/ The statement also declared against
4 the Use of force by the | nited States II
\ Mexico 90 compel McxIcans e. meet the
demands of persons who purpose 60 'eN
/ plot NeWco's resources
Recommendation that the workers and
esnnloycrz of tho United States create 2
yol,intar, arbitration hody tn settle
lahor's grievances uas placed before th,
convention TODAY. h means Of hringIug
about more harmonious relationships
and reducing tho hugh cost ol living
The resolution presented lN J., /
Fdgcttou 81 syracuse \ represent
ing the International mon 81 steam IN,
Operating Engineers. declared that cstah
hshmcut ol the commission would eud TIA,
present cyclc II wage advancing and prlc'
Increasing. (which il seems utter folly I,
. continue