Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-06-16
lover 500 Modern Machine
Guns Taken Off Ship
At H0boken
TIP GIVEN OFFICERS
Large Quantity of Spare Parts Also
Found Investigation is Begun
Owner Refuses to Talk

Denver, COL, June 16.-Control OF
the big :,u utual life insurance COM
panies for the benefit of farmers and
ind rial workers through the use
Of provies of trades union policy
holders is contemplated III q resolu-
ton admitted to consideration by
unanimous vote today of the conven-
ton of the American Federation Of
Labor on request Of Matthew wall.
By its terms the executive council
is "authorized to conduct Or cause TO
be conducted thorough investlga-
! |tioc into the use of savings and funds
collected by banks and Insurance com
pauies and uses of the credit system
of the country; to make careful
study of the Kenyon rural credits bill
and that consideration ge given the
proposal of organizing the proxy
voting power Of the workers holding
policies in mutua! companies" !"
Inasmuch as the vote Of the con-
vention in admitting it after the time
for filing resolutions had expired was
unanimous. there is no doubt Of the
action the convention will take when
lit is reported out by the committee
Analysis Of the resolutions pre-
scented discloses that for rhe first
time in several years not single me
knorial having to do with Russia or.
the <Soviets has BEEN presented. This
NAV be taken as an indication, that
the radicals, who in other years have
fought for Lenine and Trotzky, have
abandoned hope of doing much IN
the Federation.
1t also makes certain that the at
|tacks William Randolph Hearst has
been making upon Gompers through
his papers will come UP on the floor.
|This,,is assured by a resolution pre-
sented by John Fitzpatrick, of the
Chicago Federated Union, denying
the truth of reported attacks upon
Gon,pers within that body and citing
the report in question as "an en-
ample of the propaganda IN which
the Hearst papers are engaged, and
which has for its purpose the de-
struction of the organized labor
movement Of America"
Another resolution by Thomas F.
Flahcrty and others in the postal
service commends Postmaster Gene
raj HAYES for his administration OF
the Postoftice Department.
Two resolutions on the rail situa-
ton have been submitted. One sign
ed by representatives of all railroad
organizations, directs the executive
council "to assist the recognized
railroad labor organizations by every
effort within their power to have
proper legislation enacted providing
for Government ownership and dem
ocratic operation of the transporta-
tios systems of the United tSates.
The other resolution presented by
group of 10 delegates demands
prompt restoration of the railroads
to unified Government operation. !"
Another resolution declares
against the imposition of d retail or
general sales tax or turn oyer tax,
or any other tax on consumption, OPP
poses the repeal of the excess profits
tax, demands that the highest; rate
of taxation levied during the war be
retained until the full money cost OF
the war has been paid and that the
Government promptly levy rapid
progressive tax upon large. estates
and a moderate tax upon the value
of land and other natural resources
speculatively held in order that the
national debt may be promptly re-
tired. .aEs' 80.
Two resolutions cali for revis-
ion of the Volstead act SO that the
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