Arizona republican., 1922-06-20
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Unrestricted immigration
Is Opposed by Labor
Policy Committee Meets
With Attorneys.
IRenuhllnan A. p. leased Wlrel

CINCINNATI, June 19-Opposition
to retail sales tax, with warning
that effort can be expected to have
it written into the soldier bonus bill
and the declaration of policy OPP
posed to unrestricted immigration,
marked the action today of the
American Federation of Labor con-
vention as it settled down to its final
weeks work.
By unanimous vote, the convention
directed officers of the federation TO
wage the fight against the sales tax
with "unabated force" the decision
of the delegates coming without de-
bate on the legislative committees
report. The immigration policy pro-
voked only brief discussion during
which Max Greenstein of the jewelry
union urged unrestricted immigra-
tfon at least for skilled workers.
whiles Charles L. Bayne, of the shoe
too much unemployment in this
country now without bringing in
more immigrants"
Favor Budget System
Administration of the federal bud
get law also was brought before the
convention by the committee report,
asserting that the budget admins
traitors have prostituted the high
purpose of the budget system by us
ing it for political propaganda The
committee. however, declared in IA
yor of satisfactory budget sys-
tenn" and its report was adopted
with the provision instructing the
federations executive council to use
every effort to correct glaring ad-
ministration defects which are op-
Grating to the disadvantage of the
present budget system"
Faced with big work program
for the final week, the delegates were
not inclined to delay action. Quick
action generally ruled in the dis
posal of all questions and when ad-
journment came no more work was
ready for immediate consideration.
A development outside the conyen-
tion tonight was a meeting of the
special policy committee with a num-
Der of lawyers who will guide the
committee in drafting a program for
combating the supreme cours re-
cent decision in the Coronado coal
case.
While committee members indi-
Gated an intention to favor a report
proposing a constitutional amend
of court decisions, their discussion
with the lawyers was understood to
have centered on what more speedy
action, if any, might be proposed for
offsetting decisions opposed by Or
ganiZed labsr. In this connection
committeeman pointed out that adop-
tion of constitutional amendment
was a slow process and said if sue
cess were ultimately achieved that
the labor unions might in the mean
time be subjected to various suits,
based on the Coronado decision.
Attack Pending Legislation
Several pending bills in congress
brought fire from the convention
The measure of Representative
Johnson, republican. Washington,
providing for registration of emf
grants was termed Legislative alb
surdity" by the legislation commit
tee, it being contended that the
measure. would be harmful to labor
during industrial disputs by opening
possible avenue for deportation
proceedings.
A bill permitting fewer able sea-
men and less life saving equipment
introduced by Representative Scott.
Republican, Michigan, was declared
to make drowning easier" as we'll
as being an attack on the seamen's
law. Senator Nelson, Republican,
Minnesota, was named as author of
a 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 ap-
parently on account of labor's pro
tests against it. Four bills known as
anti-sedition measures were said to
be aimed at preventing the normal
activities of labor, and the commit
tee repjorted that the vigilance of the
officers of the federation had pre-
vented any progress being made to-
ward enactment of these measures.
The committees report on all the
measures was approved by the con-
vention.
Cooperation between organized
labor and the farmers in behalf of
legislation was urged by the legis-
lation committee and the convention
approved such a policy.