The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-24
Convention Upholds Action Of
Officials of Kansas Mine
Workers Union.
MORAL AND FINANCIAL
AID II TO BE GIVEN


xention OF the American Federation Of
Labor today voted down = proposal
calling Tor an amendment To the con-
stitution Of the United states taking
power OF declaring war from congress
and placing Il In the hands OF the
people through referendum vote.
The declaration which went TO :
roH call after a stormy debate also
provided that 'a1l those voting In
favor Of the declaration Of war be
compelled 70 take up the active prose
cution Of the same before those who
voted against the declaration Of war I"
The offelal roll call showed that
2i.7s2 votes were cast against the war
referendum and 1850 for al
The convention today called upon
congress 70 enact legislation to con-
troll the meat packing industry of the
country
The convention also urged govern
mental information and non financial
assistance 20 cooperative. municipal
and other governmental slaughter
houses. packing plants and ware
houses"
The executive council was instructed
"a take steps az once 60 obtain the
''prosnpt enactment OF such legisla-
tlon."
officials Of the Kansas mIne work-
ers organization were commended bv
the convention today FOR their stand
against the Kansas Industrial court
law
Moral and financial aid was voted
the men for so couraEes1sly oppos-
Ing this iaw IN the face 0f intunctiona
and prison terms and preventing the
law from taking effect, thereby night
ing the battle of organised labor"
"A resolution designed TO give en-
dorsennent 10 bonds % the state of
North Dakota and 20 the non partisan
isague was referred 10 the interna-
tionai unions with recommendations
for favorable action within the consti-
tutional limitations of those organiEa-
tlons.
The annual convention adopted a
resolution calling upon all AFFILIATED
organizations 10 inaugurate energetic
campaigns against the evergrowInE
abuse of in1uncfions in labor disputes
and so conduct such campaigns un-
eeaslngly until the intolerable practice
IL abandoned.
The declaration. submitted by the
condemned the eourts. particularly inI
New York. for their alarming attitude
- antagonism towards organized
workers"
After lengthy debate the convention
voted down a proposal calling for an
addition 20 the constitution of the
United States taking the power % de-
claring war from congress and plac-
gasaF = Ia - A. - q
. referendum vote. The official roll
showed that the delegates opposed the
referendum by a vote Of 2i.Ta2 col
I4b3o.
The convention also went on record
for government control OF the meat
packing industry and urged legislation
TO limit @the spread between the rate
at which member banks Of the fed
eral reserve system secure money and
the rate whAch they are permitted 20
charge Tor the use thereof 20 not more
than one and one-haf percent"
Equalization Of wages of railroad
employees was urged by the conven-
tlon.
A motion that adjournment be axed
for Saturday was Overwhelmingly de-
feated.
President Gompers ruled today that
the election % officers could not be
held. under the laws Of the federation,
until the last day.
The action Of the convention last
year IN holding the election the day
baxore adjournment was unconstitu-
tional. he said
The convention Overwhelmingly de-
feated q resolution giving the exseu-
tive councii power 20 arrange and de-
eide economic programs and policies
for the organization of workers or
North America"
The federation pledged itself 20 40
ali in lts power 70 secure q re-triai
or pardon for Thomas Mooney and
Warren X. Billings In prison In con-
neetion with the san Francisco pre-
parsdneas day bomb explosion.