The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-24
A. F. Of |. ASKS
j. s. To PROBE
STRIKE RIOTS
Delegate Calls Ham.
mond Deaths Murder;
Election Tomorrow

DENVER. June 2t-The conven-
tion OF the American Federation OF
Labor today called upon President
Harding 10 investigate the strike
riots at the Standard Steel Car com.
phny Hammond. Ind. In september.
1919. and fix the responsibility for
the issuing OF guns" and he death
of four steel car workers.
The resolution charged that the
workers were shot down with riot
suns. furnished by the United states
p8ernnent.
All organized labor In the United
statos was requested to unite 10
ascertain the actual facts In reia-
ton to the use OF these barharous
weapons and To fx the rosponaibil-
ity upon such individual officers
servants or Representatives OF the
government who shall be found per-
sonally responsible for this great OUT
rage agalnsi legal and natural right Z"
Urges Icdsral Control.
Enactment OF legislation by con-
grcse. providing strict federal COM
trol OF the production and distribu-
ton % natural resources now
privately held and privately de-
welcomed was demanded By the con-
vcntiun.
The executive Officers were In.
structed to exercise every legitimate
means TO secure the enactment OF
legislation at once for such federal
wise"
The convention voted 10 make tho
election Of officers special order
Of business az 1850 O'Clock tomor-
row morning.
The secretaries OF war. the navy
ard civil service commission were
called upon by resolution to disriiarge
Immediately from the government
service all alien employees who fail
To qualify for citizenship.
ElcctioneeriuE on the floor OF the
convention during the morning ses-
sion today again threatened to In
terrupt the proceedings and Pres
Samuel Gompers had considerable
trouble to keep order 10 the commit
tees could report.
lie issued n warning from the Mat
form 10 federation organizers that
they must not Interfere with the r,rc-
tion OF officers.
no organizer has rlght or
privilege" he said TO eHpouse the
candidacy Of any aspirant to office
Ia the American Federation OF labor
To whom Il may concern. I say. take
notice"
Calls u Murder.
NJ. W Martin of the bincRsmiths'
union. speaking In behalf OF tho res
olutlon calling for investigation OF
the Hammond shooting. declared
Hired Eunmen fired into n crowd
Of strikers without provocation." KILL
ing four and dangerously wounding
twenty others.
II don't like to speak OF this on
the convention floor" he said. but
Il Involves q crime-murder'
He declared the strikers were try
ing to parade TO show their strength
before the atrikc-brenkera when
police stopped them and "a crowd
% gunmen not In the uniform of
the United states government" drove
up In motor trucks and opened fire.
Reject SiN-Hour Day.
Tho convention unanimously re-
iccted a proposal by the central labor
council of seattle. Wash. for a
nation wide campaign 10 establish a
maximum siN-hour day and abolish
all overtime H. industry
The convention also voted down a
proposal calling FOR approval OF a
iX-hour work day with eight hours
pay Tor the workers M as Ito secure
employment for some of the mass
~ unemployed in our country"
The report OF the committee
which was adopted approved tho
idea involved ~ he resolution. hNt
declared that go put Il into effect
nt this time would make conditions
IN the country more CONFUSED aud
chaotic"
tn. various international unions
were urged to consider the shorter
work day and take whatever action
advisable. The federation officers
were instructed 60 encourage thcm
In their decisions
The committee on international
relations. u wns learned today, will
report unfavoruhly the two resnlu- 10
tlons submitted 10 the convention by
the International Association OF Ma
rhinists and tho Firemen and Oilefs'
union demand that President Comp
ers he Immediately instructed 10 re-
affiliate the federation with the ~
ternational Federation of Trades
unions
Womcn Ask Full Rights.
Tho women delegates have united
to support thoir resolution. which
would amend the fcdcration's con
stltution 20 give them "ail the priv
] llNEFN NI Nlf fNNfIHNAN ~ .ANf MNANN
OF their trade or industry" II they
are denied msmbership in any uri9n
they ask the right 90 obtain n sep
arate charter from tho federation
Tho announcement hv Iohu l..
| Lewis Of IA, platform or which he
[ ~ running for tho presidency of IN"
/ federation. brought a statement to-
l dnv from President Gompers who
/ declared "it b. not the right or the
priviiogo Of amy individual 20 mako
/ platform ln the labor movement"
Mr Lewis, iu his announcement
/ Yesterday declared Tor nationalist
/ ton of tho minps and government
] control of the railroads ana Other
progressive policies
The American federation ~ Ia
/ hor." said MI Gompcrs writes ~
| own platform 40 individual has d
/ right a. formulate Hs platform "
] Sepport was pledged hy The fedora
/ tion to tho printing trades unions 10
l their fight for the forty-four. .houi
| week and tho policy Of supporiinl
any organization seeking the shorter
work week was reiterated.
John NJ Mcpharland, president o
I the typographical union. In an ad
dress ON the printing trades fight
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