Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-20
|AB0R ENDORSES
LEAGUE WITHOUT
RESERVATIONS
NAL Session of A. +. L.
: Convention Is Stormy
Season Of Debate.
lSH SYMPATHIzERS
BITTER IN OPPOSITION
pmpers and Council Leave for
: Capital to Launch
Program.
EGE TREATY RATIFICATION
vocate Glands OFT" Policy In
Governments Mexican
Relations.
sGE TREATY RATIFICATION
|vocatc Glands OFT" Policy In
Governments Mexican
Relations.
tBy Associated Press1

tBy Associated Pressl
MONTREAL. June 19.-Thc Amcri-
Federation of Labor adjourned
annual convention here tonight
or ENDORSING the league OF nations
fhout reservations.
he closing session of the two
cks. convention was stormy one.
fh sympathizcrs. supported by the
oppressive WING OF tho Federation.
osed the movement TO indorsc the
que and throughout the debate on
question. President Samuel Comp
had difficulty In maintaining or
his gavel was smashed in his
prts TO quiet the proceedings.
he league OF nations issue arose
rtly before Adjournment It's on
fcnt5 wero unable to gather sum
nt votes for roll call. and a num-
OF Irish sympathizers jumped TO
floor and demanded that their
es be recorded as mo" on the rec
s.
resident Gompers was compelled
take the floor In support OF the
que, when II became apparent that
delegates were swinging TO the
hoyition.
Council Makes Appeal.
Members Of the executive council
de emphatic appeals in behalf o.
covenant.
ne report OF the committee OH IN
fationAl relations. which was
pied. declared that to reject the
que would be ENDORSING the policy
greed. hatred and brutal war MS
rule that guides In the settle
ut of relations between nations.
~ is not perfect document. and
lection Is not claimed for It," the
ort added. ut does, however.
TX the nearest approach to perfec-
that ever has been devised for
prevention OF war. It mus; meet
h the unqualified approval and
port OF the American working
Pile"
When has the American Fedora
of Labor failed to place itself on
prd for international peace?" asked
Gompers.
can't recall It. Tho federation
endeayored 10 use its influence
power TO prevent war. Who has
struggled FOR such peace? Shall
now reverse the uninterrupted
cy which we have suppor,cd?r
peakinG Of disarmament, MI.
npers said: "E, cn IL the United
les should ratity the league of
~ ions. the world will not see dis
70 ament the first year. or maybe
decade.
But" he added, I'VE are not de-
mining these questions for the
lediate day for which we live. We
the foundation for the structure
peace and good will for our chill
- and our childrcn's children"
Seattle Man Opposes League.
an Mckilloh. of Seattle. led the
ositton TO the covenant, because,
said. 1t guarantees the territorial
gritty of the British empire. He
declared that the American
kinsman does not understand the
meaning of this league"
he report of the committee on in
ational relations was character
as IAN outrage" in that it rec
hended the adoption of league,
the provision of Article Y.
r. Gompers and the executive
a. he'll will leave Immediately for
fhington to put into operation the
cram framed by the convention.
first move. it was said, will be
iched against the Democratic Ma
al Convention to obtain incor-
nf
ie party platform. They will urge
that tho federation's nonpartisan
tical policy, which was unani-
sly approved by the convention,
arried out.
tbor program as outlined by the
ention demands:
Demands OF Labor.
ntihcation Of the peace treaty
iout reservations.
pvernment ownership with DEM
tic operation OF railroads.
acinE of curb on proffteering
high cost Of living.
ling of food and clothing prof.
sistence on the right to strike
and antistrike legislation.
lnds off in Mexico by the United
cs government
dorsement Of the Irish Repub
ght of collective. bargaining.
ivances in wages wherever neces-
to mEntain the American stand
OF living.
orter workday, IL necessary, to
ent unemployment.
parging that the greed of cap
SITS to exploit" the people Of Mex
Is tho cause OF tho present trou-
In that country, tho federation
hnded that the government con-
its hands Off" policy toward
Ic.. -,
federation also declared today
ould fight criminal profltecrlng"
the high cost of living by the CO.
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