The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-30
EDUCATION BOARDS URGED ON UNIONS
 TO PROTECT SELF
Enlightenment of Adult Worker One of Greatest Duties of
 Present.
Especial to The Labor News.)


 Cincinnati, O., June 3o-A1l organ izations of labor are urged to appoint committees on education in the re- port of the committee on education adopted unanimously by the Amer ican Federation of Labor convention Action of the executive council in entering into relationship with the Workers Education Bureau of Amer ica is commended and continuance of negotiations looking toward an or ganic relationship is ordered.
 With the vast increase in the size and power of organized labor, the education of the adult workers has become one of the fundamental de mands of the labor movement" says the report Constant progress IS achieved through the increasing h. telligence of the rank and file of the membership. The worker must know the relation of the industry in which he works, not only to the labor movement, but also to the structure of our modern society. He must be conscious of the spiritual forces which direct and shape the course of the labor movement and inspire the willingness to stand by the move ment. Workers education is the very basis of a permanent and responsible workers organization; 1t must be CO., ordinated with the labor movement and therefore should be regarded as an integral part of the trade union itself. To develop this sense of re- lationship on the part of the individu- al worker and quicken this feeling of responsibility on the part of the trade union, is part of the function of adult workers education.
 "In addition it is becoming increas- ingly apparent that the character of the American democracy depends up the adult citizen and that adult edu- cation is not to be regarded as a priv ilege for a few, nor the concern for a short period of early manhood and womanhood, but is an indispensable part of democratic citizenship and should be universal and lifelong. Adult workers education gives em- phatic support to this principle of democratic government. Indeed, as President Gompers has said, 1t may very we'll be that organized labor which took such an active part in the establishment of popular education in the United States will now take the lead in another movement of vital significance to the cultural develop ment of this country
 During the past year the educa- tional committee of the American Federation of Labor, with the sane ton and approval of the executive council, entered into a cooperative relatoinship with the Workers Edu- cation Bureau of America, for the Npromotion of workers education in the trade union movement of this country. The value of that co-opera- ton was undoubted, but 1t was felt that closer unity should exist in order to give greater strength and added support to this movement. Accord ingly negotiations were entered into looking to closer affiliation. While these negotiations are still pending,
 it is confidently. expected that within a short period of time the arrange ments will be completed whereby this vital service can be placed at the dis posal of the American labor move ment as an organic part of it.
 Your committee recommends that this 42nd annual convention com mend the executive council and the permanent educational committee for the progress of the negotiations with lue w OIkclS Jul eau oi America, and instruct them to con- tinue these negotiations in the inter ests of the promotion of a compre- hensive scheme of adult workers education. Your committee further recommends that this convention again urge upon all international and national unions, all state federationS of labor, and central labor unions, the appointment of educational com nittees, one of the fundamental func- tions of these committees to be the furthering of such a program of adult workers education"