The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-06-13
LABOR REVIEWS
LAST YEAR'SWORk
Progress Made Despite Unusual
Strife, FEEDER alton is Told.
TAKES RAP AT HARDING
Congress Listens to Annual Report at
Opening of Convention in Cincin
nati-Supreme Court Criticized.

Cincinnati, June l::.-Thr record %
o!.:aniZed lahor'S accomplishment il
-. wear Of unusual strife and unti>ua
Industrial depression. was submitted
tn the forth-Second annual convcnlirI
. The American Federation Of l.Ih0
III lht repulr Of the fedora inn'S tXrru
Use council.
The report declared American ltl'ni
DARN" The year NOT only suffered IRON
tl:r widespread unemployment. hu
W:i> hCSei "hy opponents more active
;t.id determined than ever.
in addition 10 structures un The con
Il ,cI of employers III numerous cases
"!.r report added eXplicit and p0inlr'
,.:iliciSm of congress. and of SniGt
> ate Legislative bodies, declaring Suct
I"AncheS Of the government IL bt
",,uccunbing to q wave Of reaction.
/ llulI was found with the action q
some courts. including the suprem.
court. and with what was described
r. President Harding'S 'propnsal [,
+, gulate trade unions
III is with no little satisfaction il
view of these circumstances, the re
i,urt on the other hand declared. we
gre able 10 lay before this coA>,n1inl
:, report Of achievement. ii report u
solidarity. a report OF constructive
Iianning. and a report thar can only
nadeQuaIely portray The miiilan
>uiril with which "nr movements has
come through The year. We shall tt@h
=, it'll q greater confidence because ul
HE record that has been made.
The report declared i'll the direct Ia
i;Or field. workers III Il number al
Industries have been compelled /" re-
-,,rI 10 cessation "f work. hrranS.
organized employers" were "HmWill
,ny 10 meet workers in conference 10:
.tance of this policy wa> declared It
he the cause of the existing coal mine
>Jrike. although troubles III the Tex
lie. garment. printing. ranite ant
'nacktng house industries ais" wer,
ted
Tie Organized mine owners rrpu
dated their agreement with he init
ea Mine Workers of America. the re
bort said. compelling the milir work
rrS 10 cease work.
We know uf no similar period g.
;ilne in WHICH there have been 81
,rina wanlnri rin!tti,,tiS of canlrstf.~
IN lhe parI of great organizations o.
employers. We submit il is L Vita
essential there be return Of DOT
.aiIh in industry, 4 return TO stand
ards of morality which will restore
the pledges of men /" their true an'
proper meaning.
Turning next To the courts. the ex
ecuti>e council protested m 81 en-
phaTically against such unjust and in
humane decisions as that Of the Su
creme court V, iding the act intended
10 abolish child labor. The report as
serted the supreme court of today l.
far more legalistic and less humane
n It's attitude and temperament than
was the supreme court of 1918"
The year is marked particular!
with an increasing hostility of the iu
dietary toward the effort of wage earn
ers TO prevent deterioration of thei
standards of life and labor. the re
port continued. and we recommended
an appeal be made TO that higher
court of public Judgment. and that
the public conscience be aroused Il
the great and grave menace whicl
confronts the perpetuity of the consti
,utional rights fnd liberties of all ou
people. as originally conceived hy the
founders of our republic
Instances of most t1agrlnt abuse:
of equity power" were declared to bt
contained in Federal Judge AnderSon<
order at indianapolis. enjoning con
'inuance of the check off system ~
collecting miners union dues, and il
Federal Judge McCiintic's decision il
West Virginia against strikers of the
same union.
Possibility Of relief from the con
stitutional use Of the writs of injunc
lion" by legislative action lay in the
political field the report said