The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-21
4. F. OF |. GIVES
WAYS TO FIGHT
HIGH PRICES
Urges Abolition of Grain
Gambling, Co-opcrat-
i've Organizations.

DENVER. June ai.--Abolition Of
gambling IN srain futures on the
Chicago Board of Trade establish
mcnt OF cooperative producers and
consumers organizations and eovern-
merit regulation OF corporations and
monopolles were urged today b. tho
convention of the American Fcdara-
tion OF Labor as a means to combat
the high cost OF living.
The work OF the federal trade com.
mission was commended and congress
war urged 10 provide funds Tor IN
vcs'igation Of an industries and pub
.iication OF statistics showing the cost
of production and marketing of an
staple commoditles
II the people are In full possession
Of all the facta.~ the declaration said.
''of costs OF distribution and the
profits made on the ncccanarics OF
life. public opinion would have a
powerful effect In reducing prices
and there would be no necessity OF
prosecution under the sherman anti
trust law"
Too Many Ovcrturns.
In urging the abolslion Of gam
bling In futures." and unnecessary
reconsignmonts and brokerage opera
uons.' the resolution said. ''there are
too mary overturna between the pro-
duccrs and consumer. which ultl-
mately increase the cost OF living
The convention went on record
against legislation fixing the wages
o. the workers, declaring that ~
American standards are TO be gov
erned by laws enacted BY a congress
made up. Of men not alive TO main
tanning these standards tho workers
OF the country will suffer irreparahio
injury by legislation governing their
An educational campaign TO give
the teachers and students OF tho
country the truth about the labor
movement and meet the propa-
In furtherance OF the ao-caIled open
shop. was authorized by the dele
gates.
An effort 10 amend the constitution
"a provide a referendum vote OF the
mcrrberahip In selecting its officers.
was defeated by the convention today
without debate.
Mp. League Bohs Up.
a resolution presented by the
AAikos NolNu iahotA TRADES ana La
Dor assembly aaking labor's lndorHo-
ment of the Non-p Partisan league pro-
gram and assistance "a selling bonds
q the State Bank Of North Dakota
was referred 20 the executive council
without recommendation.
Denial by the executive council OF
charter TO alien labor In the PaE-
anna canal zone was approved By the
convention. II Is pointed out by the
council that alien labor now IL re-
placing American labor In the canal
zone.
Election Friday.
Campaigners for both John l..
Lewis, president of the United Mine
Workers. and Samuel Gompers. can
didiues for the presidency, we're
working at top speed today.
Both candidates expressed them
selves aa confident of victory dcclar-
INK that they had been pledged mffl-
cient votes TO win.
Tine Lewis supporters today added
the Amaigamatec Association of
Iron, steel a TIN Workers. the Mine.
Aiill a smelter Workers. the Railway
Car men. and nearly 1bO single votes
list. which already Includes the Ma
chinists' Union. the Mine Workers
and the Carpenters a JOiners' Union
the three largest In the federation
with combined voting strength Of
10,bif.
Tho election. labor leaders said,
would be made special order of
business for next Friday afternoon.