Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-16
MINERS STRIKE
IS ENDORSED BY
UNION LEADERS
A. F. of /. Also Indicates BY
a Demonstration Its Ap-
provaI of the Threatened
Railway WaIkOut.

cincinnati. june 10 Wy NlG nc
sociated Press) BY the vote of
every delegate, the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor convention here
today indorsed the nation wide
coal strike that since April / has
kept a half million miners from
work, and also indicated, by a
demonstration, its approval of the
threatened walkout of more than
100000 railroad workers.
There were loud cheers when
r. NJ. Jewell, president of the
railway employees department of
the federation, told the convention
that the rail union chiefs would
not interfere to stop a strike.
1T is believed" declared Mr..
Jewell, that the membership is
prepared TO meet the test, and II
they so decide, their decision will
be compiled with
Endorsed by Rising Vote.
The Endorsement of the miners
strike was given by rising vote,
cast by the delegates amid their
own cheering. and afterward Will
liam Green, secretary OF
the miners union declared the
miners were In the fight to a fin
ish. He said it might be neces-
sary to ask other unions for fl
nancial aid.
The lone big union" plan, ad-
vocated by William Il. Foster. was
rejected by the convention without
debate, and later announcement
was made that Mr.. Foster would
arrive here next week to hold d
mass meeting. Plans for unioniz-
ing unorganized workers were also
laid before the convention which,
in addition, adopted a resolution
declaring in favor of an Intensive
organization to combat the open
shop"
Coronado Coal Case.
The executive council of the fed
GRAFTON gave it's final consideration
to the recent decision of the SUI
preme court in the Coronado coal
case, and prepared its report criti-
cizing the decision. The council
decided not to propose any means
for overcoming the decision on ac-
count of the convention having or
dered a special policy committee to
outline program centering on the
Coronado and other decisions.
The executive council, it was
learned, decided to find fault with
Chief Justice Taft in the Coronado
decision on the ground that the de-
cision went beyond the case. and
also on the ground that the court
ventured to decide an Imaginary
case" resulting in the destruction of
principles of unions which the
council held are fundamental to
unions.
The council also declared that
the decision applied the law of liza
bility to unlncorporated unions to a
greater extent than to corporations
organized for profit. The council
also decided to voice its complaint
in the report that the supreme court
disregarded the Clayton act, which
was interpreted by the council to
exempt labor unions from prosecu-
ton under the antitrust laws. The
council also held that the Sherman
act was not intended by congress
to apply to labor organizations.
hallFodu Stflke InFeat.
The railroad strike threat came
before the convention by an i'm
promptu speech of Mr.. Jewell, who
said that the rail employees were
convinced that certain sinister in
terests" had been endeavoring for
more than two years to maneuver
the men into q position where
there might be a hope of crushing
the organizations"
He added that officers of the
unions believe the time has arrived
to determine whether organized
labor "can be crushed without kill
ing every individual member"
1--WE hold that it cannot be done, "
he concluded.
"One Big Union' Plan.
1.-THE one big union" plan met its
death without debate, coming un-
expectedly in report of the or
ganization committee recommend
ing rejection of the resolution in
troduced by f.. II. Fitsgerald and
others representing the railway
clerks. The resolution declared in
favor of the amalgamation of un-
ions into single organizations, each
covering an industry. The com {.
mittee recommended the resolution
adversely. according to its report,
because the plan was "said to be
already in effect through various
departments of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor"