South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-24

Convention Adopts Resolution
Calling For Campaign
Against Practice.
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Federation of Labor. I must be able
20 hold up my head and say 20 any
man, Yes or NO
NO organization has received any
ST ecial favors or support, not even
my ovn. in preference over any
| other organization. I have tried 10
do my full duty without regard TO
| the consequence TO myself, and with
] impartiality."
/ The labor leader declared Hearst
had conducted a campaign against
| him through his newspapers and
publications and had "combed Chi
cago TO get some respectable trade
! unionists TO say something against
me without success.
"CouIdn't See Him"
In declaring that he had declined
to support Heart for the presidency
/ Mr.. Gompers said:
"He tried 10 chain me TO his
/ chariot for the presidency and to
| speak the language Of the street, 1
could not see him and I frankly
/ told him SO"
The labor leader declared he
would do all in his power to pre-
vent Hearst from having the United
! states and it's military forces go
into Mexico and plant our flag there
and never take it down"
During the session a proposal 10
organize a banking and beneficial
department of the federation and
] establish a system OF cooperative
labor banks was defeated.
EQUALIZATION Of wages Of railroad
employees was urged by the conven-
ton.
A motion that adjournment be
fixed for saturday, June %. was
overwhelmingly defeated. Prest'
Gompers ruled Thursday that the
election of officers could not be held,
under the laws of the federation,
until the last day.
Action Unconstitutional.
The action Of the convention last
year in holding the election the day
before adjournment was unconsu-
tutional, he said.
The convention overwhelming de-
feated resolution giving the execu-
tive council power to arrange and
decide economic programs and poll
cies for the organization Of workers
Of North America"
Supporters of the resolution urged
that such action was necessary tc
insure concerted effort Of organized
labor against the "open shop"
Establishment Of strike in
surance department proposed in a
resolution was defeated. An investi-
cation into employers insurance was
authorized.
The federation pledged itself etc
do all in its rower to secure re
trial or pardon" for Thomas Mooney
and Warren X. Billings, now In
prison in connection with the Sar
Francisco Preparedness day bomb
explosion.
Interest in organization politics
was at high pitch Thursday in the
convention.
Campaigning on the floor of the
convention several times interfereC
with the sessions and Pres't Com
pers had considerable difficulty IL
maintaining order so that speaker:
could be heard.
Supporters Active.
Supporters of both John L. Lewis
and Pres't Gompers were active
Group meetings and electioneerinl
were in progress throughout th'
convention hall
Both candidates continued Thurs
day night to claim sufficient votes
to win the presidency.
Martin F. Ryan, president of tn
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, il
b statement declared his organiza
ton, with 1000 votes. had not ex
pressed its attitude in any way"
THE report that we have de
clared for Lewis and then switched
J TO Gompers," he added, contain
, not a particle Of truth"