Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-20
OPPOSITION TO .
TAX ON retail.
SALES VOICED
by LABOR MEN
Cincinnati Convention Di-
reCtS Federation Officers
to Fight Proposal With
"Unabated Force"
DEFECTS IN BUDGET
SYSTEM ARE CHARGED
Make RedecIaration of a
Policy Opposed to Unre-
Strlcted immigration; To
End Meeting This Week.
tB, The Associate ! Press)


Cincinnati, Ohio, June 10, (By
the Associated Press. )-Opposi-
ton to a retail sales tax, with a.
warning that effort can be ex-
pected to have it written into the
soldier bonus bill and the ro-de-
claration of a policy opposed to
unrestricted immigration, marked
the action today Of the American
Federation of Labor convention
as it settled down to its final
weeks work.
BY unanimous vote. the con-
vention directed officers of the
federation to wage the fight
against the sales tax with "una-
bated force" the decision of the
delegates coming without debate
on the Legislative committees re-
port.
The immigration policy pro-
yoked only brler discussion dur
ing which Max Geenstein, of the
jewelry workers union, urged
unrestricted immigration at least
for skilled workers, while Charles
L. Bayne, of the shoe workers
union, replied there was too
much unemployment in this coun-
try low without bringing in more
immigrants"
Federal Budget Law.
Administration of the federal
budget law also was brought be-
fore the convention by the COM
nuttee report, asserting that the
budget administrators have pros
tituted the high purpose of the
budget system by using 1t for po-
litical propaganda" The commit
tee, however. declared in favor
of a satisfactory budget system"
and its report as adopted with
the provision, instructing the fed
eration's executive council to use
every effort to correct glarins
administration defects which are
operating to the disadvantage OF
the present budget system"
Faced with a big work pro-
gram for the final week. the dele
gates We're not inclined to delay
action. Quick action generally
ruled in the disposal OF all uues-
tions and when adjournment
came no more work was ready
AVl illlIltuldtt FODSlucIuLlon,
Meeting With Lawyers.
A development outside the con-
vention, was the meeting tonight
OF the federatlon's special policy
committee, with number Of
lawyers. who will guide ths
committee in drafting a pro-
gram for combating the supreme
courts recent decision in the
Coronado coal case.
While committee members N
dicated an intention to favor a
report proposing constitutional
amendment permitting a congress
sional veto of court decisions
their discussion with the lawyers
was understood to have centere
on what more speedy action, IL
any, might be proposed for off,
setting decisions opposed by or
ganized labor. In this connec-
ton, committeemen pointed QUE
that adoption of a constitutions,
amendment was slow process,
and said if success were ulti-
mately achieved that the labor
unions might in the meantime be
SUBJECTED to various suits. based
VI tiO SOIOllduO uPClSlOn.
Pending Bills Draw Fire.
Several pending bills in congress
brought fire from the convention.
The measure of Representative
Johnson, republican, Washington,
providing for registration of immi-
grants. was termed "a legislative
absurdity' by the legislation COM
mittee, it being contended that tho
measure would be harmful to labor
during industrial disputes by open
ing a possible avenue for deporta-
tion proceedings.
A bill, permitting fewer able sea-
men and less life saving equipment,
introduced by Representative Scot,
republican, Michigan, was declared
to make drowning easier" as well
as being an attack on the seamen
law. Senator Nelson, republican,
Minnesota, was named as author OF
bill permitting removal without
preliminary hearing, of residents OF
one state wanted to answer charges
before federal courts in other
states. This measure was said to
be doomed in the house judiciary
committee, apparently on accoun
OF labor's protests against II. -Four
bills known as anti-sedition meas
ures, were said by the committee tn
be aimed at preventing the norma
activities of labor, and the commit
tee reported that the vigilance OF
the officers of the federation had
prevented any progress being mads
toward enactment of these meas
ures. The committees report on
a1l . sp1 49,