Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-22

LOT inc IrlSn cause, py urging recog-
,iition of the Irish republic and by
urging trial and punishment for Bri-
t'sh army men guilty Of atrocities in
Ireland.
Want Boycott or Nothing.
No sooner had the committees
report been read when Cornelius
Foley, delegate from the BARRIERS
union, took the floor reading tele-
gram from Harry Boland, secretary
of Eamonn de Valera, provisional
president of the Irish republic"
which said:
.''The organization (American Fed
Grafton of Labor is looked on to do
something for Ireland. We want the
boycott or nothing"
Mr.. Foley declared that "therc is
only one place where we can hurt
England and that is in her pocket
book"
Christian NJ. Madsen of the Chi
cago Federation Of Labor, then
moved to amend the committees re-
port by adding a clause calling for
boycott by American labor against
British goods and British companies
as long as the British government
pursues its barbarous and destructive
policy in Ireland"
Adjourns Convention.
A point of order was raised that
this could not be introduced because
j, was part of resolutions already re-
iected by the committee. President
Gompers sustained the point Of
order and adjourned the convention
while several delegates were strug-
Cling for recognition of the chair.
The resolution reported by the
eop,msis1ee was virtually identical
Entil one submitted BY "a committee
~ IRISH syn1pathizers, headed by |
Peter Baady 'of New York, except
that some OF the more drastic
phrases were omitted. The commit
tee also struck out paragraph de-
that President Harding, his
cabinet and congress take necessary
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
i'll Ireland"
Urges Recognition.
The resolution reafirmed the ac-
ton of the Montreal convention in
the Irish people in their
for freedom and for recog-
nition of the Irish repdblic, instruct
cd federation executive officers and
asked all national and international
unions TO urge the administration
officials at Washington and all men,
bHrs Of congress to immediately
pass legislation recognizing The
Irish republic; provided for the send
ing Of special communication to
tho British premier, his cabinet and
mcmbers OF parliament, protesting
against the Campaign Of violence in
Ircland;" instructed federation Off
GERS 10 take up with trade unions Of
Great Britain. her colonies and do
a proposal to inaugurate a
for the trial and punish
ment OF members OF the British regu-
lar and auxiliary forces guilty OF
in Ireland in manner
similar to that in which German Off
GERS now are being tried and pun
ished for violation of the rules OF
warfare in France and Belgium.
The boycott resolution, which was
by the committees. report,
was introduced by Irish sympathiz-
ers as the official resolution OF the
Irish republic" 1t was also re-
sponsiblc for the split among the
delegates as many of them opposed
any such action claiming that boy
cott would work against the inter-
ests of the organized workers OF
Great Britain and her colonies and
iominions."
Directs Boycott Fight.
Sam Evans, personal representa-
';,'c ~ "-~~' y @'~'sA. Is here di-
,ecting the fight to have the boycott
adopted.
That labor and capital contribute
equally to production and therefore
are equally entitled to the profits Of
industry, was the doctrine advanced
oy Glenn E. Plumb of Chicago, au
:hor of the Plumb plan for raiits1,Jt
IA ;tn aauresS ouiore tie
, tren.ioil.
Speaking OF industrial .demoe- !
tacy," he declared that "if there is
any surplus from industry, labor is
untitled to an equal share with capi-
al" He insisted that. despite
resident Gompers' declaration that
abor was not commodity, but 1T /
till was being treated as conf
nodity, bartered for over the
:ounter, just like any other mer-
:ilandise."
The American Federation OF La
Dor convention today went on rec
,rd as favoring total exclusion OF
Japanese and other Orientals from
llle United States.
The executive council was in
,tructed to take steps to prevent any
modification of the Chinese ex-
clusion act. They were urged to
work for the repeal o. "gentleman's
agreement" with Japan "The gen
tleman's agreement has proved to be
a failure because the Japanese in a
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