Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-20
GOMPERS MAY HAVE
HARD FIGHT To WIN
ANOTHER ELECTION
Radical Element Of a. y. L. Ey-
pected 20 Announce canol-
dacy Of Minors Head.
EHGLAND's FOES ACTIVE
By Associated Press . Tsysry tgsniaE

BY Associated Press % Every Egening
Denver, Colo. June 2o.-Facef ~
one q the most strenuous programs
IN ite history. the American Fcfera.
ton Of Labor today opened fhe Second
weeks seaaion ~ ife forty-frst an-
nuaI convention.
The Irish question tbe rtiirfaf
problem. determination n fpiurr rr-
latiOns with the European trade union
movement, jurisdictional disputes nrd
many other Important mafinrs 0rrs
scheduled FOR the action ~ the deie-
gates.
Whether President Samuel g0mpors
would b. opposed for reelection ~
John T. Lewis president ~ the Dnifrf
Mine WOrkera ~ America had nnf
been definitely learned when the meet
Ing opened Supporters ~ leNis.
however were hard af work and 80
serted his candidacy would hr an-
rounccd within the next "a hours
While President gompera and a.
ministra tiun forces have not tnkrH
recognition - the Opposition. if wns
learned that they have made planT %
meet contest. buf are awaiting ne
ext move ~ the mlne workers leader
CornperB supporters have hcid several
conferences during the last "a hours
and taken canvass - the situatior
The complicated question growinw
our ~ the split between two fsrfinu~
of Irish sympathizera was expected -
DC disposed of today ~ tomorrow wner
the resolutions COMMITTEES brings in -
report.
The committee 81 understnr9 % have
decided 10 reject the resolution urwirw
a boycott ~ British made gOods and
report favorably the iess drastic reao-
tuition n sympathy for the irish cause
and calling f0r recognition ~ the Irish
republic
Supporters 81 the boycott resoiueinn,
who declare it the Official reeplufion
Of the Irish republic" asserted thev
win carry the fghf 70 ths nnor 20 M
convention in an effort a. overthrow
! the committees refurt fif o. unfsvo~-
able They also said they would de-
/ rnand a r0li call On the MEASURE Sam
/ Evans. personal representative q
I Frank p Walsh i here directing ina
I fight in behalf ~ the boycott re~oiu-
I tion.
The international Association ~
Machiuists has anhonnced dts deter-
Y mination 10 have tn convention rr-
puaiate the action ~ the uxccuffee
council in severiug r1iations Uifh tho
international Federation N Trad~
Unions. II has submitted a reeoin-
ton directing the council % raafnliato
Immediately the federation with the
I European labor movement.
The request q the United Hrothcr-
hood n Maintenance 81 WAY Esni-
ployes and Railway shop Iztbarcrs or
reinstatement in the federation. f
was learned. has the fun support rf
an the railroad examinations. rnis
union with its membership ~ nearly
2o0,000 was suspended IN 1918 ha.caus~
OF jurisdictionsl dispute with fhe
VI United Brotherhood 81 Carpenters and
Joiners The carpenters union haa
announced its intention 20 co-op@raf. !.
with the building trades unions q
fight against the railroad 0rxaniya-
ton reinstatement
The question 81 putting into eject
the federation's railroad program can.
ing Tor government control win
democratic operation" is expected "a
be one of the major issues Deloxate.
Of the machinists' union and other
railroad organizations declared thas
they are going 70 demand thar the "a.
ecutive council take steps Immediate
" toward getting this program nna-,
way.
Secretary Frank Morrison aid tn-
convention would complote its bu,i.
ness and adjourn noSt Saturday.