Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-17

speech in Pcnnsylyahia.
1t also extended to the presi-
dent Of the United States an In.
vitation To address Q meeting in
Duquesne, Pa, on the subject OF
free speech and free assembly,
under the federation auspices.
/, & Montreal, June 17.-The American
Federation of Labor's national com.
mittee fon organizing iron and steel
Z workers has been disbanded and q
new committee will be organized by
new organization campaign In the
iron .and steel districts, 1t was an
nounced at the federation convention
here today.
All organizers and field representa-
stiVes OF the national organizing CONF
nittee will be called in by July l and
Its funds will be transferred to the
federation's executive council, it was
stated. A conference lof interests IN
ternational union heads to be called
in Washington will precede the new
campaign. ~
Montreal, June 17.-Government
ownership with democratic operAtlo9a
Of American railroads was endorsed
i. today by the American Federation OF
Labor convention here after 2 bitter
fight.
The ron call showed that govern
, mont ownership was endorsed by .
vote OF 2S,obS 10 e,sss' .,, .r
f DISORDER lhteIrupleu .n1 - t1a
several times Wnen uelegaton:s y. ,,,tas .ne
Charges Of steam roller" were
. hurled at the chair by James Duncan
OF Seattle and other delegates when
It denied the right Of roll call to dele
cations that spnt on tne queetior..L -.
Applause and Enoos hr.n anu .,,tsgns Msy.s'
aiternated the votes. Tlhe nuilulhs 3
trade delegatlons presence ai.nos. o.1 q
solid front aSalnst sovernI'e. ow
ership, supporting 1orlpers anu au
mlInistra1ion llI Il. .orces
lsai'ronu me'l wen oup -. 49,,
The railroad workers were sup. p.
ported by the great votine poWeI q. o.
= the United Nine Wo1kers' Hacmn,ss ass
unions, textile WORKERS, sarne"'
workers ana tne smetai HAues clnit.
The first clash on tne ron can oc-
ctnred Wnen WI huIcntneon. P1ss.-
dent OF the. ,carpenseFsr ~ unlon. ~. =.
Z s1svotes. agalns. ne S!s,ss4 III, :
hoss or the ,ss, .....,
Hutchinsons staIement ano e ~ ~
y permission. to cast MS 4i4 Votes io'
+ government oWneIsnllp. I. -. ~. -, , e
More tnan ao1en icsatSs Il Z. ~ plu
: tested when Gompsrs oa1reu me 1ass n,s.
vote counting the slentlre carpenters
: vote against the proposai. -, ~
Gompers rul1ne resuneu ~ m uas
mouiders ueiesalion caS'ias 80 az 81.
tire vote for the proposal, despite the
fact tnat Jonn Frey ol .nsir n'ehiDei'
i snip opposed the proposai:: w.,
Prlor 10, tne volnns Haes Mat.em .w9
VICE presloent o1 tne ~ ~ieoeratlon' ue
claredS that neltner. ..eoNernn1s:nt le:,, con:
T Atrol tor government. oWnersnip ia.
been .t"sufl1cientiy denned IN the m
proposlions DeloIe Inc convehlion ~, ~
MN 20 oecloe Wnlct t ne sai4ba asua.I' ba
/ said ne was against any proposal -tha
Wouio endorse 'he r'iuI1p p'aii'tt - ~
~ Favored No Plan. ~
o,vnar.hin before the Convention doe.
ynot favor any particular plan,' de
ciared IT Johnston. internationa
nresident of the mach,nists' union
THE proposal" he added, represent,
m idea which the Overwhelming ma
3nr,tv 1T the neonle of the countr,
SSvoy y 17nder the three Years of gov
ernment control more was accomp
sishad For oreanized labor than in al
+hn VARS ,1n3er nrivate sownership
private management has broker
heweShesn nut into the pockets Of til,
railroad bankers. Are we going t,
Lar the country be exploited by tn
,,;rot ~ Wall street? Let's get GU
- tho r,;t and support the govern
n,ent ownership n .s.E
samuel Gompers. president of tn
federation. demanded Of the siEner
~ The renort for government owner
shiny II was an endorsement Of tn
pi,,n,h Man and thew declared it di,
not apdprsa ..anv narticuldr plan." 7.
ny when there Was another demon