Evening star., 1922-06-16
"A. F. OF |. Warned
AGAINST SOv|ET|SM
Near East Relief Official
Tells of Sufferings-Mac-
Nider to Speak.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
CINCINNATI, Ohio. June 16.-Any
one who believes the political and
economic system OF central Russia is
better than that of the United States
is near the realm OF insanity, said
Frank r. Voris. representing the
Near East Relief. in addressing the
American Federation of Labor con-
vention here today.
1T is. however. UP to Russia to
determine the kind of government
she shah have" declared Mr.. Foris.
He added that America should not
try to force adoption of our form OF
government in Russia. but asserted
that america cannot live for Amer
lea alone
In the near east Mr. voris declar-
ed, Americas duty was to keep the
children there alive. He urged that
every local union in the country
monthly to feed child.
Friendly relations exist between
the federation and the American
Legion. Samuel Gompers, president OF
the federation. told the convention in
announcing that Hanford MacNider.
commander of the legion, would ad-
dress the delegates during the day.
Mr.. Gompers declared he could not
count the assistance given by the
legion to the cause OF labor and
humanity.
Organized labor and organized
Veterans of the World War have las
common enemies those who seek to
tear down the integrity of America"
declared McNider in his address.
The legion knows no sex. no creed.
no class of any kind. except between
constructive and destructive forces.
declared the legion commander. 1T
must be that we see that this legion
of ours stays fair. straight, tolerant
and American"
All committees were at work today
on resolutions calling for action by
the delegates. President Samuel
Gompers called the roll of the COM
mittees, but found few ready with
reports. and none indicated an early
report on any of the more important
public questions that were unoer
consideration.
The executive council of the fedora
tion also held a meeting for its last
perusal of its report on the supreme
Court decision in the celebrated Coro-
nado coal case. which held labor
Unions liable for damages under the
Sherman antitrust law. The council
decided to propose no program Tor
overcoming the decision. leaving TINS
question for a special policy commit
tee, which is considering a congress
Attack Coronado Decision.
Members of the council indicated
that their report complained that in
the Coronado case the court ventured
an opinion in IAN imaginary case
resulting in a blow at the funda-
mental principles of labor unions,
The decision was said to subject un-
incorporated unions to greater iaoil
ity than interpretations. organized
solely for profit Further. IT was helq
by the council that the decision aad
nuulified the Clayton act provision
exempting labor organizations from
prosecution under the antitrust laws
and that it placed a strained con-
struction on the term associations
as used in the Sherman law.
By the vote of every delegate, the
convention here yesterday indorsed
the nationwide coal strike that since
April has kept half miliion
miners from work. and also indicated
by q demonstration its approval OF
fhe threatened walkout OF more tnah
! ooO. 600 railroad workers.
Other developments also married
the convention session, although II
,ttsnd barbecue, staged on a river
island. twenty miles from this city;
The "cnc big union" plan. advocated
Nv William L. Foster. was rejected
by the convention without debate;
plans for unionizing unoTsanlZeo
uorkers also wepre laid by the CON
wention. which in addition adopted
resolution declaring in favor OF an
Intensive organization to conloat inc
open shop.