Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-09
Wants National {
Agencies to Stop
All Labor Troubles

Cincinnati, D.. June Shy A. Pr
Els Establishment of national agencies to
eliminate strikes and solve other
troubles Of the building industry was
/ favored today by John Donlin, presi-
| dent of o. building trades department
| Of the American Federation of Labor.
who told the department annual meet
| ing here that the whole nation is
| tired of strikes and lockouts and dis
| gusted with such institutions that
make them possible" Unless the in
dustry remedies it's troubles, he said
/ Eve must Omit the industrial court is
! necessary"
! For solving the strike problems, Mr..
! Donlin advocated a board of labor
union officials vested with all RESPONSE
e., bility for strikes, and he compared
| its authority in strike control with
| that Of Congress in making war. For
| other troubles of the industry he ia
vorcd periodical meetings of the union
chiefs to promote harmony among the
| various crafts. and also the creation,
under supervision Of a government de-
partnlent. of council of all elements
| in any way connected with the indus
| try.
THE only way to minimize strikes
and lockouts is to minimize such au-
| thority as can order a lockout or
! strike" said Mr.. Donlin. adding that
persons responsible for strikes in
! cities are always in the minority" and
often include hired disturbers."
Two other departments of the fed
GRAFTON also held their annual meet
ings. the gathering of the metal trades
union delegates being marked by adop-
ton Of a resolution approving Pres
ident James OConnelrs report com
planning that the government admin
istration was hostile to labor, and
adding that President Harding had ia
vored a national board founded on the
principle of the Kansas industrial
court act.
I'm substance President Harding 8
! recommendation" the resolution said,
sis that thee should be q federal
board with power to determine wage
rates and terms of employment" Such
legislation. the resolution added,
! would create class distinction, and was
criticized as economically unsound."
Announcement was made by Presi-
dent O'Connell that the naval -age
board at Washington had agreed to
continue until next January / the
wages of 10000 navy yard employees
that were fixed by an agreement that
expires next September Is. No adjust
IT,, ~ = l.
effective between September IS and
January !.
President J. ". Hays Of the union
label trades department declared that
the year had been marked by the
open shop" movement adopting la
bel, which action he said was caused
by the union movement for purchase
only of union-labelled wares. The
union label. he said, had not been sup
ported during the last year to the ex-
tent that he said it should have been.
W. ]. Spencer. secretary-treasurer Of
the building trades department. declar-
ed in his report that mo substantial
reduction in building costs can be
made until contractors, material dis
tributors, banking and real estate in
terests agree &c guarantee reduced
profits" He reported the Department.
membership totalled 507,356 men as
compared with 513,025 year ago.
Aside from adopting resolutions. in
GLIDING one declaring that unemploy-
ment was largely due-to THE selfish
ness and inefficiency of arrangements"
the metal trades department meeting
engaged in a brief discussion of ANAL
metal workers.
J. A. Franklin Of the Boilermakers'
Union said only an Imaginary ANAL