Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-26
LABOR FEDERATION
AGAINST PLAN FOR
INDUSTRIAL COURTS
Presidents Suggestion 10
Congress MOI Favored
r" by Uhse.,is.r,
WOULD CARRY FIGHT
''" INTO FALL ELEGTlONS
.Asscr, That lincoln favo.ri
System Of Latorers
Striking.
WOULD uECouS,sE M,sA,cn
shorter w"rkdor l. Mah,ca Ia a
NumhcF ~ lnr
Jlustrist,
WOULD CARRY FIGHT
INTO FALL ELECTIONS
WOULD UIsC0HSisr N,sNtrO
shorter WorkdoN II WHhira Ia a
Numhcs ~ Inr
viuStrisr,
I ny Associated :,rees !

ClNCINSATi. juno s5- Industrial,
fendalism. supported H. pnli,tra, hu.
caucracy, seomr tn have made It's
way into The white nouso, declared
the rcpor, ,ndar u; The spco!s! poIlcy
committee VI The American Fedora
lion of Labor In scttins forth u.,
Ean!zcd IaSor'S stand asaNs, tho
Kansas industrial cuur, any other
i'ropo.ais for compulsory submission
Of labor disputes to state tribunals.
Presidcn; llarinx's declaration To
Congress last December. suggesting
regulation OF labor unions. prompted
the committees criticism.
''I; would Seem" declared tho COM
mittee. that propaganda for indus
trial fcudalism, supported by poi!u-
cal Bureaucracy. has found Its way
into the White House, II Is most
rcgrcttable I" rot: the utterances OF
the President OF the United States.
wherein he disapproves OF labor's re-
luctant, hut necessary, resort to the
right 10 strike against Industrial
81 oppression. 1t may be we'll to recall
in this connection n most appropri-
ate utterance upon the same subject
by another President, Abraham Lin
coin. who said. L am glad that sys-
ITEM OF labor prevails under which
laeorers can strike when they want
j. to-"
The report was made public today
as an aftermath o. the federations
forty.seoond convention, which, in
adjourning yesterday. ordered that
unfinished committee reports should
be included in the convention pro-
oeedinBs. inasmuch as they were not
subject to dispute. This action, /,
was announced. was tantamount to
adoption. for the convention directed
the reports should be referred to the
fcderation's executive council for ac-
ton. IL any were necessary
Meet I'm Washington IN Fall,
For the purpose OF cleaning M
these odds and ends. the council met
hero today. received the reports and
adjourned with the announcement
that further discussion OF them
would be had at the councils meet; =
Is ms In Washington In September
Politics. internntiona! relations and
shorter workday were among the
. subjects touched by tho reports pre-
q sented to the council today In add
= ton 20 that OF tho spcciai policy
committee.
Tho special committee considered
tho Kansas Industrial court law. the
= Colorado Industrial commission law
compulsory incorporation Of trade
unions, President Hard,nc's surres-
tioT OF regulation. and the attempt
10 pass The N.Mcr l,l!l in New
Nork - ;.
'Jnicrwovcn throughout all q,
- these legislative cnactmcn,s anc
legislatiy" proposals" said the re-
Port, lis the !nsidIous attempt to OK.
- tend the doctrine OF conspiracy %
= IN" whe's trade-union movement and
thus 10 prevent the constructive. e.
fec,ivc and efficient application o,
the principles OF Organization ant
: cooperation by tho wacc-carncrs
Whatever else may be said oi tn,
Kansas law. the facts remain tina
= the wheels OF industry cannon y,
: moved by au,istrikc leg Station AN,
r. NOR" effectively than coal can h..
dug by ln3unction.'
Tn" Committee declared i'm favor
- OF the federation continuing with
~ renewed energy it's nsH agains, III.
= Kansas and Colorado avs. asscr,
j. ius that thcrc could be no compro
mise. FOR the issue was QUO tina
could not be tolerated by fr.cmcu.
congress- was subjected 10 cri;t
--, n lv q ~Upp.cmcutal report Of III.