The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-06-29
TN THE American Federation Of Ia

TN THE American Federation Of La
Dor convention in Cincinnati Q reso
luton was introduced calling for the
repeal of the CumminsEsch trans
portation act, with an amendment
favoring government ownership Of the
railways. At the request Of the rail
union chiefs the resolution was laid
aside w. II. Johnston, president Of
the machlnists, said: "Not for q single
moment have we abandoned the pro
gram Of government ownership. But
the present administration lie un.
friendly TO us and we thought that II
would be inadvisable 70 press the mat
ter at this time. Our enemies would
charge that the forthcoming strike
was called to force the government to
take control Of the railroads. We want
that issue to be clean cut"
The special committee Of the A. r.
Of l.. convention appointed to con
slider recent United States Supreme
court decisions affecting labor cases
recommended amendments to the Con-
stitution prohibiting the labor Of chill.
dren under 10; prohibiting the enact
ment Of any law or the making of
judicial determination which would
deny the right of workers to organize,
to deal collectively with their employ.
ers, to collectively withhold their labor
and patronage and induce others to do
SO; providing that II the Supreme
court decides that an act of congress
Ia unconstitutional, or by interpreta.
ton asserts a public policy at variance
with the statutory declaration Of con
gress. then II congress by q twothirds
majority repasses the law II shall be
come the law Of the land
The committee also recommended
that congress be urged to enact
child labor law to overcome objections
raised by the Supreme court to pre-
vious laws
ONE Of the worst labor clashes In
~ the history of Illinois occurred
last week at The strip mine Of the
Southern Illinois Coal company in
county. A gang Of steam
shovelers was at work there, and az
ter President Lewis Of the United
Mine Workers had declared they were
to be treated as common strike
breakers" they were surrounded and
attacked by a crowd Of striking miners
armed largely with stolen weapons.
The nonunion men, after a long bat
tie, surrendered and many Of them
were murdered In cold blood by their
captors. The number Of dead Is IN
certain at this writing, but probably
is as high as 40. and perhaps much
higher. Governor Small ordered
LOCO members OF the state national
guard modified at Chicago. Though
the miners Quoted down somewhat
after their orgy Of slaughter. there
was great danger Of recurrence Of the
disorders. 1t is too early now to at
tempt to place the actual blame for
the disgraceful affair.
WELDING to the request of the
administration, the Republican
agreed to get through with
the tariff before taking up the soldiers
bonus bill. Then the senate, by q vote
Of 81 to % rejected Senator Walsh's
motion 10 sidetrack the tariff for the
bonus. and, after long wrangle. voted
almost unanimously to make the bonus
bill the special order Of business Inn
following the passage Of the
tariff measure. During the debate
some Of the Democrats severely as
sailed the President and the majority
party for delaying the adoption Of the
bonus bill, but Senator Lenroot re-
torted that the matter Of speeding II |
Up was now In their own hands, and
hat II they would cease. filibustering
against the tariff. both measures could |
be passed before August l.
Consideration Of the ship. subsidy |