Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-13
Report Submitted Claims VIC
tory Against the Open
Shop Movement.
SEE BRIGHT OUTLOOK
Need for Utmost Vigilance
Shown; Can Not Relax
at This Time
[By The Associated Press. ]

DENVER, Col, June 13:-Unem-
ployment, the open shop, wage re-
ductions, relations with European
labor federations, disarmament, the
Irish question and recognition of
the Russia soviet government and
other major issues were before the
forty-first annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor which
opened here today.
The first of the order was an ad-
dress by Samuel Gompers, reviewing
accomplishments of the federation
during the past year.
Report Is SumOitted.
DENVER, Colo, June 13.-The
trade union movement in America
has successfully defended it's posi-
ton against the organized effort of
anti-union employers" the Execu-
tive Council OF the American FEEDER
alton of Labor declares in it's annual
report submitted today to the
federation convention here. 1t adds
that "the outlook is for a contin-
uance of not only successful de-
fense, but steady and consistent
progress"
1T is true" says the report, that
the organized employers are still
making strenuous efforts to destroy
trade unionism and that in many
directions the campaign to reduce
wages continues. What is equally
true is, that these movements con-
tine with constantly decreasing
vigor and effect and that their mo-
mentum of three months ago has
been dissipated.
There is need for the utmost Wig
ilance ard labor can not relax in
any single effort, but must. on the
contrary, continue it's struggle with
all possible energy, intelligence and
solidarity. 1t may, however, find
satisfaction and cause for congratu-
lation in the fact that the employ
ers, united as never before, aggres-
sive as never before and financed as
never before. have failed so signally
and so completely in the purpose
they sought to accomplish
The councils report covers wide
range of subjects and includes near
ly a score of specific recommends
tions. Among them are:
That the railroad situation be in
vestigated by national commission,
consisting of seven representatives
each of the public, the stockholders
and classified labor, with view to
recommending remedial legislation
to congress.
That the executive council be au-
thorized to conduct an investigation
with a view to recommending at the
next convention a policy as a basis
for wage measurement as opposed
to the present plan of fixing wages
in relation to the cost of living.
That the federation endorse a
Joint resolution to be presented in
congress proposing an amendment to
the constitution under which all
measures finally enacted by congress
would be valid under the constitu-
ton whenever called into question.
That the federation take a firm
stand" for the inauguration of a de-
finite policy calling for the total ex-
clusion from the United States of
japanese with all other Orientals.
That the excess profits tax be re-
tanned by the federal government
and that the federation oppose pro-
posals for new taxes and leave
nothing undone to defeat the intro
duction of a turnover consumption
or sales tax"
That the convention approve re-
cent recommendation by the Fed
eral Trade Commission to President
Harding that the commission be
authorized to obtain and publish in
formation concerning ownership,
| cost sales and profits in the basic
industries as a means of reducing
the cost of living by compelling
those who sell the necessaries of life
to accept smaller profits"
That the convention call upon the
American government "to take the
initiative or to cooperate with any
other nation or nations for the pur-
pose of a general agreement for dis
armament, both of the army and
naval affairs of the world.
That in view of IAN apparently
well organized and systematic cam
paign by the National Association of
Manufacturers to conduct a propa-
ganda in the schools of the country
in furtherance of the so-called open
shop the federation have prepared
pamphlets and literature bearing
upon the questions involved for dis
tribution to the colleges, universities
and schools"
That the federation continue to
lend its aid to the United Mine
| Workers of America in the federal
prosecutions growing out of the coal
strike in 1919.
That the federation oppose legis-
lation that has for it's purpose "the
| further weakening of the Depart
| ment of Labor"