The Washington times., 1921-06-14
IRISH FLAG
FL|ESOVE
UN|0N)ACK
At DENVER
Action of Workers at Conven-
ton Presages Bitter Fight on
Policy Toward Erin.
by MILDRED MORRIS.

DENNER COl., June l4.-lrlSn
sympathizers, draping the Sim
Fein colors above the English
"Union Jack" in the convention hall
of the American Federation of
Labor, served notice they intended
making the Irish question para
mount even to the labor problems
at the annual conclave of Ameri-
cas- great labor body.
POLICY Fight ASSURED.
A fight over the Irish resolutions TO
be presented will be contest be-
tween Samuel Gompers and Eamonn
de Valera. President of the Irish Re-
public. to determine which one OF
them shall dictate the Irish policies
of the federation, accoring to develop
ments today.
Resolutions written by Harry Bo-
land, secretary to de Valera, and ''in
accord with the wishes of the Irish
Republic, will be introduced as they
now stand or slightly modified and
form the basis Of whatever other res
olutions are submitted.
This was made clear AT meeting
held to draft the program for the con-
vention. A committee appointed by
the meeting remained in session
nearly all night.
DELEGATE TO BRITAIN URGED.
II was rumorcd Boland's resolu-
tions provide for the appointment of
labor commission of three. to be
selected by the convention here. to go
over to England and Ireland to co.
operate in action with the British and
Irish trades unions.
1t also provides for the publication
of a list of British goods sold
in this country and the firms selling
them In each issue Of the Fedora
tionist the official organ of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor. together
with proclamation of boycott
against them.
ADMITS CHANGING RESOLUTION
Peter J. Brady supervisor OF the
City Record. of New York, admitted
after persistent questioning by T. II.
Wind, of Chicago, secretary of the
labor bureau of the American Com
mission for Irish independence, that
he had conferred with Harry Boland
in New York before coming to Denver
and that set Of resolutions which he
himself had drafted was based on
those handed him by Boland
Wind then read copies of Boland's
resolutions. re demanded to know
by what right Brady had modified
Boland's resolutions. Brady said he
could explain in comittee and
pleaded with Wind not to insist on an
explanation in public
WOULD HOLD MURDER TRIAL
Brady's resolutions provide that. in.
stead Of the appointment of a labor
committee, the two fraternal dele
gates to be elected by the federation
to the British Trades Union Congress
perform the functions provided for in
Bolands resolutions.
He made 10 mention of a boycott
In his resolutions, but added the pro-
vision that members OF the English
government and the officers of its
army responsible for raids and kill
ings in Ireland shall be placed on
trial for murders just as the Germans
are being tried for atrocities commit
ted during the war.
WANTS NO EVASION OF ISSUE,
Brady. though known as Gompcrs
supporter, made II clear, as did all
the other Irish leaders. that whatever
Irish resolutions were introduced.
they would provide special instruc-
tions for action by the executive
council of the federation. and II would
he made impossible for that body to
evade the issue.
The Irish delegates are openly
charging Gompcrs with being pro-
British and imposing pro-Britisn
policies upon the executive counoki