Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-24

The declaration, approved after an
all-day conference at which President
Samuel Gompers presided, also called
for the Immediate restoration Of ex-
emption from, or the repeal of all
anti com bination and so-called con-
spiracy laws
Condemn Injunction.
Condemning the use of injunction
under present laws, the declaration as
serted that "the only immediate
course through which labor could find
relief ''hes IN flat refusal on the
part of labor to recognize or abide by
the terms of injunctions which seek to
prohibit the doing of acts which the
workers have lawful and guaranteed
right to do"
Labor realizes fully the con.e-
quences of such a course it was add
ed, 'but in the defense of American
freedom and of American institutions,
it is compelled to adopt this course.
be the consequences what they may"
Organized labor in the declaratio
set forth at length the principles for
which it stands and calls upon the
people Of the United States to rally
with labor 'to the defense Of our i'm
perilled American institutions"
Keep Wage Scales.
Employers are warned that labor
mot only insists upon maintaining the
present standards of wages and work
ing conditions. but declares it's sol
emn purpose to continue its struggle
to further improve those standards"
The declaration charges "some en-
ployers" in the United States with sup
porting. at times in secret" some Of
the ''insidious propaganda of radical
European fanaticism' because Of Their
common antagonism to the trade
union movement"
Repeal by the states of all industrial
court laws and all restrictive and CO.
ercive laws was demanded, together
with freedom from decisions of courts
holding trade unions and individual
members thereof liable in damages for
the unlawful acts of others
Hits immigration.
Other recommendations made by the
in the declaration included:
Prohibition of immigration for two
years.
More general application Of the init
iative and referendum in the political
affairs of the United States and of the
states.
Removal Of the power of courts to
declare unconstitutional laws enacted
by congress.
Election Of judges.
Restoration Of an adequate federal
service.
Administration of credit as public
trust in the interest Of all the people
Investigation by congress of the ac-
tiyitjes of private detective agencies
in the field Of industrial relations.
The declaration also called upon the
workers to resist all efforts to de-
stroy the trade unions, whether by
false pretenses Of the "open shop"
the usurped authority of courts through
writs of injunction or otherwise
Alleged unscrupulous financial spec
ulation and profiteering was vigorously
denounced.
1T is astounding, but true the
declaration continued, "that even after
so great lapse Of time since the end
ing of hostilities, there is. so far as the
average family is concerned. practically
no reduction in the high cost Of liv
ing"
The present state of unemployment,
described as "depriving fully three and
one-half million people Of the oppor
tunity to earn a living" was declared
due to the "maladministration of in
dustry and principally and primary
abuse of the studied and calculated ar
bitrary policies of reactionary employ
ers."