South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-16
LABOR HEADS 0. K.
THREATENED STRIKE
OF RAILROAD M EN-
Also Place Approval on Ma
ton Wide Coal Strike
Reject Zone Union Plan.

CINCINNATI, O., June Is. by
A. Ply a vote Of nearly every
delegate the American Federation of
Labor convention here Thursday en-
dorsed the nationwide coal strike
that since April has kept nalf a
million miners from work ard also
indicated by demonstration its ap-
proval Of the threatened walkout of
more than 100000 railway workers.
The demonstration was loudly
cheered from all parts of the big
convention hall when b. NJ. Jewell.
president Of the railway employees
department of The federation, I'D the
convention that the rail union chiefs
would not interfere TO stop a strike.
1T is believed" declared Mr.. Jew
ell, that the membership Is pre-
pared TO meet the test and IL they
so decide their decisions will be
complied with"
The Endorsement of the ntiners
strike was given by a rising vote
cast by the delegates amid their
own cheers. Afterward William
Green, secretary treasurer CT the
miners union. declared that the
miners were I'm the fight TO the finish
and he said it might be necessary to
ask other unions for financial as
sistance.
other developments also marked
the convention session although il
was cut short so delegates migh5-at-
tend the barbecue staged on a river
island 90 miles from this city The
"one big union" plan. advocated by
William L. Foster. was rejected
without debate. Later an announce
ment was made that Mr. Foster
would arrive here next week 10 hold
a mass meeting a week from THURS
day night. Plans for unionizing un-
organized workers were laid by the
convention, which in addition adopt
ed a resolution declaring in favor of
an intensive organization to COM
bat the open shop
Debate Cornado Case.
Aside from the convention work
the executive council of the fedora
ton gave its 1nal consideration TO
the recent decision of the supreme
court in the celebrated Coronado
coal case and prepared its report
criticizing the decision. The cCun-
ell decided not to propose any means
for overcoming the decision on ac-
count Of the convention having or
dered a special policy committee 10
outline a program centering ON the
Coronado and other decisions.
Appointment OF this committee,
vested with broad powers, was au-
thorized by the convention after
hearing Sen. Lafollette OF W!scon
sin. The executive council II was
/ learned. decided TO find fault with
Chief Justice Taft In the Coronado
decision on tn ground that tho de-
cision went beyond the case. and
also on the ground that the court
ventured 10 decide an "imecirary
case" resulting in the destruction OF
prkHciples OF unionism.
The railroad strike threat came
before the convention by ar i'm
promptu speech OF Mr.. Jewel. who
said that the rail employees were
convinced that certain sinister in
terests" had been endeavoring for
more than two years 10 maaeuver
the men into a position where there
might he a hope Of crushing the or
ganizations" He added that officers
OF the unions believed the time had
arrived 10 determine "whethe~ or
ganized labor can be crushed without
killing every individual nlemLtT."
I'VE hold that II cannot be done"
he concluded