The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-16
COAL STRIKE Is
ENDORSED BY The
LABOR DELEGATES
Also Approve of Threatened
Walkout of More Than Mil
lion Railroad Workers.
JEWELL SAYS WORKERS
ARE VERY DETERMINED
Declares Rail Union Officials
Will Not Interfere to
Stop the Strike.
tRx Ths AsaoeIated Pra,,l

CINCINNATI. June 15,-By the vote
of every delegate, the American Fedora
tion Of Labor convention here today en-
dorsed the nationwide coal strike that
since April / has Kept half million min
ers from work, and also indicated, by a
demonstration. it's approval of the
threatened walkout of more than 1,O00,
600 railroad workers.
The demonstration was loud cheers
from all parts of the big convention hall
when B. NJ Jewell, president Of the rail-
way employees department Of the Fedora
tion. told the convention that the rail
union officials would not interfere to
stop strike.
'Tt is believed declared Mr.. Jewell,
''that the membership is prepared to
meet the test, and If they do so decide,
their decision win be complied with"
The endorsement of the miners strike
was given by rising vote, cast by the
delegates amid their own cheers and aft
erward William Green, secretary-trea
urer of the miners union, declared that
the miners were in the fight to the finish
and he said 1t might be necessary to ask
other unions for financial assistance.
Other developments also marked the
convention session, although 1t was cut
short so delegates might attend a bar
becue, staged on a river stand 20 miles
from the city. The zone big union" plan
advocated by william L. Foster, was re-
jected by the convention without debate.
and later announce Il was made that
Mr.. Foster would meeting a week
from tonight Pl II unionizing un-
organized workers - were laid by the
convention, which in addition adopted
resolution declaring in favor of an "in
tensive organization to combit the "open
shop"
Aside from the convention WORK. the
executive council Of the federation gave
it's final consideration to the recent de-
cision Of the supreme court in the Cor
onado coal case. and prepared its report
criticising the decision. The couacil de-
cided not to propose any means for over
cofing the decision on account of the
convention having ord 5rel special pol
icy committee to outline : program cen-
terang on the Coronado end other decis-
ions.
Appointment of t. l. committee, vest
ed with broad powers. was authorized by
the convention after hearing Senator La
FolIette of wisconsin. and after indi-
eating the approval OF the COuBE0eSlOidt
veto of the supreme court decisions. a
proposal similar to one adopted by the
federation two years ago.
The railroad strike threat came before
the convention by an inlpromptu speech
of Mr.. Jewell, who said that the rain en-
ployes were convinced that certain sin
lister interests had been endea oring for
more than two years to maneuver the
men into a position where there. might
be hope of crushing the organizations, .
he added that officers Of the unions be-
Heved the time had arrived to determine
whether organized labor can be crushed
without killing every Individual mem
ber"
awe hold that It cannot be done" he
concluded.
The one big union plan, met its death
without debate, coming Unexpectedly in
report of the organization committee
rejecting Of the resolution
introduced by E. Fitzgerald and others
Representing the railway clerks