Evening star., 1923-04-13
AUTO RECIPROCITY
FAVORED BY LABOR
Asked by Cumberland Con-
vention During Washington
Session of Shriners.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CUMBERLAND. Md, April 13-|
Before finally adjourning this morn
ing the Maryland State and District
OF Columbia Federation of Labor
unanimously passed a motion offered
by e. c. Scott of Alexandria, Va,
representing the stenographers local
OF Washington. favoring automobile
reciprocity during June while the
Shriners are in session in Washing
tom
The newly elected officers were in
stalled by B. w. Payne of the Federal
concluding business was largely of a
routine nature. Many of the dele
gates last night took part in a big
parade Of miners at Homecoming in
which about 1000 were in line. They
were led by boy of three years
dressed in a miners khaki suit, car
rying small placard which read.
"A little child shall lead them" After
the parade there were speeches with
a banquet and dance.
Act on sympathy Resolution.
The resolution extending sympathy
to the Western Maryland railway
shopmen. who have been on strike
for more than year. and asking
that patronage be withheld from the
road. referred back to the committee
yesterday for reconstruction, so that
1t could not be construed as foster
ing a secondary boycott, which is
illegal, was reported back, with the
recommendation that IT be referrd to
the incoming executive board, with
power to act. after investigating its
legal status.
The recommendation was adopted,
but objection was drawn from Caleb
Adams. Washington. one of its au-
thors. and delegate to the next meet
ing of the American Federation, who
said the convention would be leaving
Cumberland without giving the strike
at least its moral Endorsement. Chair
man L. ID. Bieretz of the resolution
committe then called attention to the
legal advice which had been given
the convention In an address a short
time before by John NJ. Henry, for
attorney, Pittsburgh. that labor can
only hope to obtain its goal by
working within the law. Mr.. Henry
is attorney for the miners union.
The resolution calling for the dis
continuance of the Non-Political
League was reported amended where
by the state executive board will
function in all matters political with
out reference to the American Fed
Grafton of Labor as the body Of
final resort, called for in the
resolution. This resolution was in
troduced because of trades bodies
taking sides for candidates. as was
the case in the last congressional
election In the sixth Maryland dis
trict, when Frank w. Mish. democrat.
was indorsed by the Ailegany Trades
Council. while Representative Fred
erick N. zihlman was backed by a
number of unions.
A resolution offered by Frank j.
Drum. president of the state fedora
ton, commencing Gov. Ritchie for his
refusal to accede to the suggestion
of President Harding that the Ma
tional Guard be called out to protect
was adopted. 1T was ordered that
Gov. Ritchie be sent copy of the
resolution. A resolution Of thanks
was voted the Plate Printers Union
of Washington for engraving the
, resolution of thanks to Archbishop
Curley, passed by the Baltimore Fed
Grafton Of Labor. for his interest and
that Of the Catholic Church in labor.
Omcers Elected.
Hagerstown was selected as the
meeting place over Washington by d
large majority. The following off,
]. Drum. Cumberland; first vice
president, c. c. Coulter. Washington; !;
sec cond vice president, Miss Gertrude
McNally. Washingto third vice
fourth vice president, ]. II. Elliott.
Baltimore; fifth vice president. r H.
Burdette. Washington: sixth vice
president, G. A. OFT. Baltimore; sew
enth vice president, w. 8. Allamong,
Cumberland: secretary, Henry F.
Broening, Baltimore; treasurer, ]. E.
! Toone. Washington; organizer, Clin-
ton Hancock, Baltimore; delegate to
the American federation convention.
Caleb Adams, Washington.
The propositions to endorse third
party movement and to form one big
union by analgamating all the
unions in respective industries into
single organizations. each OF which
shall cover an industry, were over
whelmingly defeated.
The committee report of non-con-
currence on the resolution signed by
Charles G. kemper of the Baltimore
federation and twenty-one others.
saying that the time has como for
working people of the industry and
the farm, who form the vast majority
of the population to organize them
selves into a labor party. which will
contest all elections in the interest of
American liberty" was adopted by an
almost unanimous vote.
The convention adopted the resolu-
ton calling for the manufacture and
sale of beer of reasonable alcoholic
content" with no apparent opposition.