Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-22
IRISH QUESTION
CAUSES BITTER
ROW ON FLOOR
Of CONVENTION
Substitute for Boycott ReSo-
luton introduced BY
Erin's Sympathizers Is
a Cause of a Hot Fight,
GOMPERS COMPELLED
TO ADJOURN MEETING
Government Is Charged With
Fostering the Non-union
Shop in the Marine Work.
erS' Wage Dispute.
(By The Associated Press,)


Denver, Colo, June 21.-The
forecasted bitter fight over the
Irish question was precipitated
upon the floor of the convention OF
the American Federation of LABOR
late today and was at its height
when President Samuel Gompers
adjourned the convention until to-
morrow.
The debate started when the
resolutions committee reported
substitute for the four resolutions
introduced by Irish sympathizers'
The substitute ignored the efforts to
initiate boycott against British
manufactures and imports.
The Committees Report.
The committees report disposed
of the Irish question by asking the
convention to re-affirm its SYM
pathy for the Irish cause, by urg-
Ing recognition of the Irish repub-
NC and by urging trial and pun"
ishment for British army men
Il guilty of atrocities in Ireland.
M No sooner had the committees
ffreport been read when Cornelius
Foley, delegate from the BARRIERS
union, took the floor, reading a
telegram from Harry Boland, Sec
retary to Eamonn de Valera, pro
visional president of the Irish re-
public" which said:
"The organization (Ameri-
can Federation of Labor) Is
looked on to do something for
Ireland. We want the boycott
or nothing"
Mr.. Foley declared that "thert
Is only one place where we can
hurt England and that is In her
pocketbook."
Point of Order Ruled.
Christian NJ Madison, of the Chi
cago Federation Of Labor, then
moved to amend the committees
report by adding a clause calling
for a boycott by American labor
against British goods and British
companies as long as the British
government maintains "its barbar-
GUS and destructive policy in Ire
land"
A point of order was raised that
this wouldSlnot be introduced be-
|Nsause it was part OF resolutions
already rejected by the committee.
President Gompers sustained the
II VI otu6I anu tuJoulilVh IliN
convention while several delegates
were struggling for recognition of
thu chair.
Resolution AS Reported.
The resolution reported by the
committee was virtually identical
with one submitted by committee
Of Irish sympathizers, headed by
Peter Brady. of New York, except
that some of the more drastic
phrases were omitted. The COM
ruittee also struck out a paragraph
demanding that President Harding,
his cabinet and congress take neces-
sary steps to demand from Great
Britain the defaulted interest and
loan due the United States and now
used in part to promote the
brutal campaign in Ireland"
4 Summary of Resolution.
The resolution reaffirmed the
the action of the Montreal conven-
ticn in supporting the Irish people
in their struggle for freedom and
for recognition of the Irish repub-
lie: instructed federation executive
officers and asked all national and
intcrr ational unions to urge the
officials at Wash
/ fington and all members of congress
\ immediately to pass legislation re-
coglizing the Irish republic; pro-
vided for the sending of a special
communication to the British pre-
mier, his cabinet and members of
parliamen protesting against the
Campaign of violence in Ireland"
instructed federation officers to
take up with trade unions of Great
Britain, her colonies and domin-
ions proposal to inaugurate a
campaign for the trial and punish
ment of members of the British
regular and auxiliary forces guilty
OF etrocities in Ireland in man.
ner similar to that In which Ger
man officers are now being tried
and punished for violation of the
rules of warfare in France and
Belgium.
What Caused the Split.
The boycott resolution which
was eliminated by the committees
report, was introduced by Irish
ympathizers as the official reso-
luton of the Irish republic" 1t
was also responsible for the split
among the delegates, as many Of
them opposed any such action.
claiming that boycott would
"work against the interests Of the
organized workers of Great Britain
and her colonies and dominions."
- Sam Evans. personal represen-
.ystive of Frank p. Walsh, Is here
fdirecting the fight to have the
boycott adopted.
The government was charged