The New York herald., 1921-02-25
ALL UNIONS LINED UP
Request Sent to Wilson to
Veto 'Unjustifiable' Wins
lOw-TOWnsend Bill.
URGE DUNCAN IN CABINET
Harding Is Requested to Name
Only Labor Man Who Has
Been q Real TOiler.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Plans for the
launching by organized labor Of
nationwide campaign to Offset the
open shop movement and alleged
propaganda of opponents of trades
unionism were completed to-day at
the closing session of the labor con-
ference, in session here since ysstcr-
day.
"It was the view of the conference,
acting upon the recommendation of
the executive council" Samuel Com
pers said, that every possible effort
should be made to make accessible to
every one the fullest information ABOUT
the work and aims of organized labor.
"rhe course decided upon was in
furtherance of the aims and policies
announced by the conference in its
formal declaration yesterday ana III
the interest OF the most complete un-
derstanding of the labor movement
which 1t is possible to obtain.
"ft is the aim Of labor to make II
possible for every one to understand
organizations. their efforts, their pro-
tests and their purposes and to make
it impossible for any one to be mis-
Informed"
Ask Wilson to Veto Rail- Bill.
President Wilson was asked by the
conference to veto the Winslow-Towns-
Cd nd if1G
tifable concession TO the railroad own
ers, who have shown a wanton disre-
gard for the law and lawful processes
The declara ton Of principles adopted
Yesterday was declared by labor leaders
TO be one Of the most important and
most militant documents ever approved
by representa- tves of organized labor.
Copies of it were forwarded to-day to
labor organizations throughout the
country with request that they at once
make preparations to enforce the prin-
ciples set forth.
Whether the principle advocating "a
fiat refusal on the part OF labor to
recognize or abide by the terms of in
functions will be carried out generally
by labor unions, 1t was explained, will
depend upon the attitude of each in
dividual national and International
union. The principle Is not new one
with the federation, however, as II was
first adopted at the 1916 convention Of
the federation.
The proposal made yesterday that
Congress be asked to repeal the Vol
stead act did not come before the full
conference. The executive council, it
was stated, will take the steps it deems
advisable
The executive council will resume its
meetings here tomorrow and probably
will continue in session for another
week considering jurisdictional disputes
and cleaning up the details of enforcing
the declaration of principles adopted by
the 200 labor leaders at the conference.
Want Labor Man In Cabinet.
The conference called upon President
elect Harding to appoint TO his Cabinet
as Secretary of Labor "a recognized
representative of organized labor" and
- real spokesman Of the working peo-
PIE of our country and who understands
the toilers."
The request. made in the form of n
.elegram to the Presdent-elect at ST.
Augustine. was declared by labor lead
ers TO be virtually an Endorsement Of
James Duncan OF Quincy, Mass, vice.
president and member OF the Executive
Council of the American Federation OF
Labor. whom they regard as a candidate
NEo Is q recognized representative Of
organized labor
Reports that James j. Davis Of Pitts