The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-24
INDUSTRIAL SURVEY
TO GUIDE A.F.L.PLANS
Executive Council Orders
Inquiry Upon Which to
Base Policy.
FLAY JUDGES DECISION
Officials Deplore Usurpa-
ton of Congresses Power
in Child Toilers' Case.
LABOR COLLEGE IDEA UP
Investigators Seek Also to
Find if Workers Get Square
Deal in School Books.

Special Despatch to THE NEw York HERALD
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 23.-The execu-
tive council of the American Fedora
ton of Labor announced to-day that
It would order a thorough and scien-
tific investigation of the entire field
of modern industry, and that on this
inquiry will be based "a policy to serve
as a guide for the labor movement of
the United States"
mo investigators or students have
undertaken a more fundamental in
curry or an inquiry of greater mean
ing" said Samuel Gompers. president
of the federation. I'm order to report
in accordance with the directions Of
the Denver convention, those who I'M
dertake the inquiry must delve into
every nook and corner Of the realm OF
production, for it is obvious that no
part of our industrial life is without
its bearing upon the question OF
wages, and that in turn the question
OF wages has it's bearing upon every
phase of industry and every other
question involved in industry
The Council considered during to.
days session the report or a committee
that conducted an investigation to de-
termine the possibility Of "coordinating
the present educational institution and
activities conducted under the auspices
Of organized labor This committee
also made an investigation into the
strength of the demand for a central
labor university which may be developed
among the affiliated unions" and the
matters of extension courses ard schol-
srships which would make the facilities
OF such an institution OF widest service.
out OF this Is expected to develop an
investigation to determine II organized
labor is getting square deal in school
text books.
Judge Boyd Holly Criticized.
The decision of Judge James Il. Boyd
OF the United States District Court At
Greensboro, ". G.. yesterday morning,
when he held that the Federal child
labor law is unconstitutional. came in
for considerab BILE attention 1T the after
noon meeting of the Executive Council
The Council debated the decision for
come time and then reached the official
conclusion that the decision is another
Instance OF the uSurration of the func-
tiong 81 the executive and Legislative
branches of The Government b. the
courts" Later tho Council issued i
formal statement protesting against
Judge Boyds decision.
Again the judiciary has set itself up
as the paramount body over the legis-
lative and executive branches OF the
Government of our country the state
ment says.
THE executive council of the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor. In session as
sembled. cannot help but enter It's pro-
test. not only against the unvarrantable
Intervention by the judiciary Of the
rights OF Congress i. expressing the viii
of the people. hut III this special in
stance against legislation which every
Intelligent, patriotic and humanity low
ing citizen holds TO DC justifiablc AMI
essential. Nowhere in the Constitution
of the United States Is there vested in
the judiciary the right to declare un-
constitutional law passed by the Con-
gress of the United States and approved
by the President. or II vetoed by the
President passed over his veto by a
two-thirds vote Of the House and the
Senate.
Some day, and may 1t be soon. the
people and the citizenship OF our