Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-07-06

transportation will not be seriously
crippled. The train handling forces,
including engineers. firemen, conduct
ors and swltchmen, are not involved in
the controversy. 5.e
TN THE American Federation of In.
L Dor convention in Cincinnati a reso.
luton was introduced calling for the
repeal of the Cummins-Esch trans.
pcrtation act, with an amendment
favoring government ownership Of the
railways. At the request of the rail
union chiefs the resolution was laid
aside. w. H. Johnston, president of
the machinists, said: mot for single
moment have we abandoned the pro.
gram of government ownership. But
the present administration is I'M
friendly to us and we thought that it
would be inadvisable to press the mat.
ter ut 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. f..
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 16; prohibiting the enact
laent 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 If the Supreme
court decides that an act of congress
is unconstitutional. o. by interpreta-
ton asserts a public policy at variance
with the statutory declaration at con.
gress. then If congress by a two-thirds
majority repasses the law 1t shall be.
come the law of the land.
The committee also recommended
that congress be urged to enact a
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
Williamson county. A gang Of steam
shovelers was at work there, and If
ter President Lewis Of the United
Mine Workers bad declared they were
to be treated as "eommon strike
breakers" they were saryop4ded and
attacked BY crowd Of striking MiAegs
armed largely with stolen weapons.
The nonunion men, after q long bat
tie, surrendered and many OF them
were murdered In cold blood by tt,eif
caaf0rs. The number Of dead Ii uan-
certain at this writing, but probably
'fs as high as 40, and perhaps much
higher. Governor Small ordered
1000 members OF the stQte national
guard modified at Chicago. Though
the miners quieted down somewhat
after their orgy Of slaughter, there
was great danger Of recurrence Of the
disorders. It Is. too early now to at
tempt to place the actual blame for
the disgracefnl affair. Il .t h
sSNIELD1NG TO- the request 1T the
! administration, the Republics
senators agreed to get through Will,
the taFin before taking up the soldiers
bonus bal. Then the senate, byEa vote
/ Of 81 to q rejected Senator Walsh's
I motion to sidetrack the tariff for the
bonus, and, after long wrangle, voted
almost unanimously to make the bonus
bill the special order Of business i'm
mediateiy following the passage. Of thu
fas.G .ssaus opEin4 ~ debats