Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-17
REGULATION OF CONDITIONS
 AS DESIRED BY THE A. F. OF L

Montreal June 16.-The American Federation of Labor in convention here today authorized the continuation of it's organization campaign in the iron and steel industry
 The executive council was instructed to call conference of the international unions concerned in this work, to pro- cure their full cooperation in the cam paign.
 The recent steel strike was declared wonderful success, by Joseph D. Cannon of New York, member of the ma tional committee of iron and steel work CTS, in an address to the delegates. He appealed to the federation to aid the 300,000 organized steel workers to pre- pare for a new strike"
 The federation condemned the prac- tice of clothing strikebreakers or strike guards in control of private individuals or agencies wearing the uniform of the United States army or navy. ''The uniform of this great nation of free men, added the report adopted, should be everywhere a badge and sym bol of human rights and liberties to which the American Federation of Labor is additionally devoted. and should never be permitted 10 become the in- signia of tyranny or repression as em- bodies in the practices here complained l of"
 Reclassification of the civil service and adoption of wage scale commensurate 1 with the skill, training and responsibil- | fly involved in the work is demanded | in a resolution unanimously adopted by the convention.
 The executive council was instructed to take up the work of ''centralizing, aI- alyzing and disseminating the ind d4st- rial problems of the nation for the in formation of organized labor 1 Congress was called upon by the fed i eration to provide liberal appropria- tions for the study of social and indus | trial problems and technical research ir | all branches of sciences, touching tn 1 welfare of the nations people, | Declaring that the cost of living mus go no higher" the federation demanded 1 that legislation be enacted at once tc curb profiteering.
 1 The convention expressed regret that congress had failed to enact a singl, constructive measure that would aid IT | checking profteering."
 It instructed its executive council tc press labors specific proposals cons :e
 tuting programme of remedy for re | ducing living costs.
 1 The federation reaffirmed it's declzra i ton of principles laid down in 1915 t l the effect that those contributing tc production should have part III IL control" It then went on record in ia vor ''of setting up of conference boardi Eof organized workers and employers
 thoroughly voluntary in character an'
 in thorough accord with our trade uniol Congratulations as means of promoting th' democracy of industry through develop
 ment of cooperative effort"
 Autocratic control of industry va
 condemned and it was declared there 'i
 no salvation and no hope of abundanc
 in our time until it is removed iron
 our industrial life"
 By special action the federation en
 dorsed the declaration that we canno
 be driven as slaves, but we can giv
 mighty service in a common effort of hu
 man kind"
 The federation condemned the govern
 ment for not giving the workers of Port
 Rico and Santo Domingo protect!oi
 from cruel and inhuman exploitation D
 corporations and other employers"