Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-13
MANY PRO R
BEFOR g|ll|UlI
LABOR NEE TING i
Unetnplo ploynent and Ops
Shop Among Big Issues
at Denver Meeting. (; !!
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AA~1l0us, DenVots CQ90ss sss ssss
June lS.-Appeal for esosse 81
alliance between the osxanl I'D Il. .ss
dndrsal wOrkeFs and the faFmeSs JS
OF the country WAS made by i
President Samuel Gomper1 today
In addressing the opening seaGionS-
Of the fOrty-6Fst annual couv4n. is
ton OF the American Ndxatiua -.
Of Labor. Il 81 ~
Men in induary and In aGxs. C s
culture" he aaSd. "mnSt have o Es
closer alliance, to aBe 10 1t taat Yas
they shall not be Uushed By CAP i,
e tcins o. industry and prasnes ofnsa
The veteran labor header warn. 4. e
cd that the same interests tllatsas
are promoting the alleged anu-sass
union drive In this oDanGxy arc -
trying to "drive back the fsrnDezur.,
from the position they have aE- N
tatned in the last few years. He g
urged united cooperation in op- ~
posing 1.-The moycnsent be1ng 81
made to wipe out the departmeat h
OF labor and destroy the depart
mont Of a&1iculturo."
The labor movement of Amer
lea stands now intact and win ~
continue to- SIr. Gompers said, y
declaring that the drive Of the =
anti-union forces on organised II
labor had failed. .5, IS
Before the next snow falls.s !
he added. there will be i've mi.
Hon members in the Americas
Federation Of Labor"
Tho labor leader referred brsef- &
~ to world disarmament, express.
ing the hope that this would be =
brought about through intern0- +.
tional Agreement =
Denver, Colo, June 1s.-UnemploY.
ment. the open shop. wage reductions,
relations with European labor feder-
ations, disar mament, the .Iriah oueS-
ton and recognition OF the. Russian
soviet government. and more than 4
score of other major issues were be-
fore the forty first annual convention
Of the American Federation of Labor
which opened for q two weeks ses-
sion here today.
More than 500 delegates from m
sections Of the United States and Can.
ada, headed by President Samuel
Gompers and the executive council Of
the federation marched to the mu-
nicipal auditorium where the meeting
opened with addresses Of welcome BY
Governor Oliver shoup of Colorado,
Mayor Dewey Bailey and other stats
and municipal officials. ~ 4 4
The first order Of, business after the
seating of the delegates waa AN ad-
dress by Samuel Gompers reviewing
the accomplishments Of the federatiXn
during, -ta1eS past year and urging q
more active opposition on the part 81
organized labor, to its enemies. "a
The executive councils !: report, 4
volumtnous document Of many thou
sand words. setting. forth the !. nany
issues that face union labor with rec
ommendations to meet the situation.
was then read. 81 49,
To Adjust Situation.
President Gompers and the execu-
tive council, it was learned today,
have taken steps to adjust the stu
alton brought about by the withdrawal
OF the Carpenters' union in the build
Ing trades department OF the feder-
alton. The council remained In ses-
sion until midnight last night con-
ment was made Is to whether solu-
ton Of the problem had been found.
While the federation administration
was making plans to bring about
peace in the department. opponents
OF the carpenters were planning to
bring resolution before the con-
vention, demanding that the union be
ousted if it failed to comply with the
decisions OF the national board Of
jurisdictional awards.
President William L. Hutcheson of
the carpenters said that his orxanixa-
tion would not recede from its stand
and was ready to fight the matter out
on the convention floor.
No debate was scheduled for the
today as the greater part
of the time will be taken up with pre-:
limtnary routine and the introduction
of resolutions.
Blames War Profits.
Auditorium. Denver, Colo. June IL.
1t is not Bolshevism but bourbonisn,
that the danger in the United States
Of Colorado told the American Fedora
ton Of Labor at its annual conventioiS
here today. .
"Bourbonism, drunk on war profits
Is the menace" he declared. II don.$
believe there are enough honest to.
God Bolshevists in this country I'd
break up a picnic.sof the moulder1
union The speaker reviewed this
various problems confronting organs
lied labor and urged adoption OF
constructive program by the conven-
ton.
The convention was opened by an
address Of welcome by Mayor Dewey
G.. Bailey. A welcome also was ex:
tended to the delegation by Governor
Oliver H. Shoup of Colorado, who tod
them they had a duty to perform and
that the eyes Of the world were loA
them and expecting them to perforn1
that duty.
James c. Bulger. president of thu
Colorado Federation Of Labor. gaye
an cfiicial welcome on behalf Of labos
in Colorado. va 4
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