The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-09
DONLIN ADVOCATES NATIONAL AGENCY
 ID STOP STRIKES
Harding Administration De- clared Hostile to Labor. Labor Body Opposes
 Wage Fixing Board
By Associated Press

Cincinnati, O., June S.-Establish- ment of national agencies to elimi- nate strikes and solve other troubles vcred today by John Donlin, presi- dent of the building trades depart ment of the American Federation of Labor who told the department an- nual meeting here that the whole nation is tired of strikes and lock- outs and disgusted with such instl tutions that make them possible
 Unless the industry remedies its troubles, he said, we must admit the industrial court is necessary"
 For solving the strike problems Mir. Donlin advocated a board tf la bor union officials vested with all responsibility for strikes, and he compared it's authority in strike eon- trol with that of Congress making var. For other troubles of the in dustry, he favored periodical meet ings of the union chiefs to promote harmony among the various crafts and also the creation of a council Of all elements in any way connect ed with the industry"
 "The only way to minimize strikes and lockouts is to minimize such au- thority as can order lockout or strike" said Mir. Donlin.
 Hostile To Labor
 Two other departments of the fed ols hald fhair Qnnif31 meet ings. the gathering of the metal trades union being marked by adop- ton of resolution approving Presl- dent O'Connells report, complaining that the government administration was hostile to labor and adding that President Harding had favored na- tienal board founded on the prin- cfple of the Kansas industrial court act
 .Tn substance. President Harding's recommendation" the report said, is that there would be federal board with power to determine wage rates and terms of employment Such Iegfsiation. the resolution added, would create class distinction and was criticised as economically unsound.
 Announcement was made by Presi- dent O'Connell that the naval wage board at Washington had agreed to continue until next January l, the wages of 10000 navy yard employees that were fixed by an agreement that expires next September l5.
 Favors Cost Finding Board
 The metal trades department also went on record as favoring the es tablishment of cost finding agencies, both federal and state, declaring 1t was a fact that in some staples the selling price is 300 to 300 per cent more than in the combined items of labor costs and all overhead manu- featuring expenses.
 President J. w. Hays of the Union label trades department, in his re- port, declared the year had been marked by the "open shop" movement adopting a label which action, he said. was caused by the union move ment for purchase only of union labelled wares. The union label, he said, had mot been supported during the last year to the extent that he said 1t should have been.
 While the meeting of the building trades department did not take up the dispute that led to the withdrawal last year of the carpenters union. efforts to bring about reaffiliation of the carpenters were continued at conferences of the federation leaders with representatives of the carpen- trs. Samuel Gompers, the federation president, said progress was being made and other conferees indicated the dispute might be placed before the department meeting tomorrow for reconsideration.