Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-08-19
IMPORTANT BUSINESS
TO CONE aEFosE STATE
FEDERATION CONVENTION
ny JOHN " WALKER
President llllaeis State federation nf
Labor

President lllinois State federation nf
Labor.
The coming convention n the III
nois State Federation Of Labor ta -
held at Aurora M an October /.
lasl, viii review the action II the lat
session of the ilitnols State t.oaisla.
lure and plan 10 make more effective.
our organization Zoe dealing With su h
matters In the future
II viii awe attention % the uuas
ton ~ further development Of laher's
own press, adding new waekiles and
developing daily labor papera.
Il Will consider the matters in
witch labor Is interested that are he
ms aud will be dealt with hy tho Con
stllutional Convention.
II vii plan TO bring about hettea
understanding between the farmers
n3 the workers IN the different mod
ern industries so that the price Of
TODD products raised by The farmers
may net by manipulation, be rcdaead
below The prices that the farmer Il
entitled TO Tor them when he markets
his crnp, or raised above what the
consumer should pay for them when
they buy tho crop, as we'll a. to bring
about better understanding and
united action on many other matters
where our interests are mutual
II viii plan to minimize or prevent
altogether the misuse of injunction la
labor dlanutea. atc
II viii expose as far as poaaihle, the
namoless loathaome. Hlimp, crawling
renlilea that are working In The dark
inder eaynf 10 overthrow our govern
nent SO far "a Il applies 90 working
nen and women in industrial lifa, hy
ho creation of military police
lrmcd TO the teeth, Responsible ia no
me; mol liable legally Tor anything
hey do. given the risht 10 do any.
hing they please, who may commit
murder Of innocent dofenaaleHs nen.
ple and 70 unpublished. who may take
hargo OF elections (which they have
lone In almost every other country
whore they have been oetahliahedi
md overthrow popular government,
establish and maintain brutal an.
lorraey tfheae grnftors aud charae.
ter aaaassins who go about axhnding
poison, venom and filth must ha
brought TO the light of dayl
The convention VIII deal with tho
question OF the greater development
af the cooperative movement.
The pfeanutatlons OF LAb0f'A eaAs
thirty e. tifs,se WIN are mot IN tlsu Ia
l,or movement, SO that those WHO Ars
eligible To and should be IN. may ho
organized 40 that men and women in
professional life and those who are
In the other walks of life who are fair
who are honest, who are real Ameri.
cans might not be misled and praju.
diced against labor and Influenced 10
10 things that are unjust and un.
American
We expect To still further expose
The hypocrisy and vicionhnuaa of
those who would compel the Ameri.
can fathers and mothers In earning a
living for themselves aud their fam.
lilies. TO submit helplensly 10 The dieta-
ton of aYarlce and greed as repre-.
sented by the profiteering corpora
tions and trusts Of our country under
The guse Of so.called openashop or
imefican plan slogans which propo
ltions are not only open shop or
American plans, but are closed shops
10 Nil NuN HhNf AHf UiABubbu HHb
9omanhood To associate themselves
with their fellows for mutual protoc.
tlon and advancement They are not
only unjust. vicious and wrong. but
those who propose 10 do this IN the
namo of Americans. II they are con
scious of what they are doing, are
traitors and antiAmericans.
The question Of patronzlnG tho
union label will be given eonsidera-
ton Child labor. convict labor.
shortening OF the hours of labor and
OF working conditions of
women workers will also be consid-
cred. Improvement of our schools,
the setting free of the American teach
ers from the fear OF losing their Jobs
40 that they might use their know
ledge for the benefit of the children
and the Improvement OF our eduea-
iional system The one-day rest In
seven for the workers of the state OF
Illinois The esr-shed law 10 protect
and safeguard the health Of the rail-
road workers from inelemenl weather.
Many other matters OF Importance
to the common people viii be dealt
with