Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-22
ALL, ADOP|'1 J.
RESOLUTION IN
FAVOR OF IRISH.
Number Of Supporters 81
John Lewis Leave and i
Join Gornpers' Side.

Denver. June 22.-After stormy
debate the American Federation Of
Labor convention today disposed of
the Irish question by adopting . reso-
of its most drastic
boycott provisions-express sym
pahty for the Irish cause.
The action Of the convention COM
pleted the defeat Of the supporters Of
the boycott declaration, which they
claimed had been drafted by thigh
officials of the Irish republic" The
boycott supporters contested every
effort to bring the sympathetic reso-
luton to vote. without Its boycott
provisions, by raising points Of order
and attempting to have the entire
matter referred back to the commit
tee for reconsideration. d
The convention unanimously adopt
ed a, resolution urging modification of
the Volstead act to permit manufac-
ture and sale of beer. Omcers and
the executive council were instructed
to work for a change in the law and
II this should not be successful, all
unions would be called on to petition
congress. -
Denver, Colo. June 2:.-The John
Lewis boom for the presidency of the
American Federation of Labor today
took slump.
/ Under instructions from their exec
utive board, the delegates Of the la
dies garment workers switched their
941 votes from the mine workers
president to Samuel Gompers.
Miners Vote Changes.
I Three delegates of the United Mine
Workers commanding 1896 votes
were also reported to have deserted
their leader for Gompers. Frank Far
,rington, president of the Illinois Mine
Workers district, who has already an
reported on his way back. to Denver
from Illinois, where he had been
called on business
While the supporters of Lewis ad-
mitted that their own delegation
would be split. they claimed sufficient
votes had been pledged by the metal
trades, the railroad organizations
which together with the machinists'
union, and the carpenters and joiners,
would elect their candidate. Their
lineup gave them approximately
|. twenty thousand OF the 1924 votes in
the convention. f.
Gompers supporters were claiming
the railway carmen. railway clerks
and electrical workers-three of the
largest railroad organizations. The
boilermakers, all the printing trades
L NAAu k4AC. AC0CAN 81 CIHpAOySS4 u1llUuo, LuG
building trades organizations, with the
exception Of the carpenters and
moNlders unions, were also listed az
supporting the veteran labor chief Is
The Amalg1mated Association OF
ktsNEeH, Steel sapd Tin. Workers and. the
{$mtne. min and smelter workers have
| definitely been placed IN the Levi.
column. \ 5if!. \, e,J3, {. I'll
Z. Sure. OF 10000.
The Gomper's boosters declared
that they were sure OF at$least' thirty
thousand votes-nearly ten thousand
more than needed to win.
/ Labor leaders who were watching
| closely the vote maneuvering declar-
ed that the contest may be 30 close
that the PA votes Of the state centrol
bodies. trade and federal labor unions
| and fraternal organizations may de-
eide the winners.
While campaigners Of both candi-
dates were at work the Irish question
was before the convention and bit
! ter fight was being staged by group
of Irish sympathizers to have a reso-
luton providing for boycott by
, American organized labor of British
made products and British concerns
/ They were opposed by another group
whose resolution expressing sympathy
for the Irish cause was reported ia
vorably by the resolutions committee