Evening journal., 1921-06-25
6-HOUR DAY
fight DELAYED
A. F. of L. Decides Time is
Not Opportune to Wage
Campaign
WOMEN DENIED
EQUAL RIGHTS

DENVER. Colo, June 25. - The
convention Of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor yesterday voted down
a constitutional amendment designed
to give women equal rights and
privileges of membership in the
union of their trade or industry"
All affiliated unions. however. were
urged not to discriminate against
the woman wage Garner and admit
her TO membership.
Efforts to wipe out the "color
line" in organized labor organiza-
tions also failed. The convention
took the stand that national and
international union could not be
compelled to recognize negro work.
ers and that this was a matter to
be adjusted by conferences between
the negro wage earners and the va
rious organizations.
Both questions were the subjects
of long and stormy debates in which
discrimination by certain unionf
against the negro and woman wage
earners was bitterly denounced.
The committees report rejecting
give women Industrial equality" de-
fend the federations stand on wo-
men in industry and cited efforts to
get better wages and working con-
ditions for them.
The defeated constitutional amend
ment would have provided for the
issuance of "a separate charter by
the federation TO a woman's local
without the consent Of the union
having jurisdiction over the parti-
cular trade.
The Negro question arose on the
report Of the committee on laws
which disapproved a resolution call
ing for the suspension of unions that
Disseminated against negro workers
The committee. however, was up
held by Overwhelming vote.
Replying to a question from the
floor as TO whether it was possible "a
force any affiliated union to wipe out
the color line" President Gompers
said
The American Federation Of La
Dor has previously declared that il is
the duty OF all workers to organizs
regardless Of sex, nationality, race
UNMlltAA Dtltl OF fNNNls
THE federation, however. cannol
force this view on individual or af
nliated unions without their con
sent"
The action Of the executive coun-
sil in repudiating and severing rela
ions with the international FEEDER
ition Of Trades Unions was sustain
ID tonight by an overwhelming vote
II the convention.
Union labor organizations o.
Wheeling. w. Va. were voted assist
ance Of the federation in fighting
court injunction served on them yes
.erday.
John NJ Mcfarland. president o
the typographical Union in an ad
dress on .he printing trades fight
said that his union was raising 5000,
900 a week for strike benefits. an
we can keep Il up longer than tn
employers can
The convention unanimously re
iocted a proposal by the Centra
Labor Council, Of Seattle. Wash, 70
q nation wide campaign TO establisl
"a maximum six-hour day and abol
ism all overtime in industry.
The report of the committee ap
proved the idea involved in the reso
luton, but declared that TO put
into effect at this time would max
conditions in the country NOR
confused and chaotic"
The various international union
we're urged to consider the shorte
work day and take whatever actio
advisable. The Federation officer
were instructed to encourage ther
in their decisions Support was pledg
ed by the Federation to the printin
trades unions In their fight for tn
44-hour week and the policy Of sup
porting any organization seeking tn
shorter work week was reiterated.