The Connecticut labor news., 1923-10-13
IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS
 PRESENTED TO CONVENTION

Petitioning the governor of Cali fornia for a pardon for Thomas J.
 Mooney. (Adopted.)
 Asking all the unions having mem | bership in the South to instruct rep resentatives and advise southern membership to aid textile workers in their fight for a 48 hour week. Favoring a separate labor political party.
 ! For aid to organizations of govern iment employees to liberalize the com Ipensation for injury act by increasing the benefits and by securing the en- actments of legislation to offset the restrictive ruling of the comptroller I general.
 | Asking for assistance Sin securing i from the next Congress legislation re- quired to correct inadequacies in the | federal retirement system. Instructing the executive council to cooperate with the postal organiza- tions in urging upoh Congress the need for a substantial increase in pos tai pay rates.
 Asking the elimination of so-called efficiency systems and speed1ng-up methods in public service. To obtain from Congress appropri- ate action based upon the findings of the investigation now being made to revise postal rates, so that revenues may approximate operating costs
 Insisting that the attorney general of. the United States and the officers of the Department of Justice proceed at once to prosecute all those who are responsible for the continuing of these illegal and unlawful act (speci- fled in the preamble) which have been and are now being carried on by the industrial committee of San Fran cisco, and which acts constitute a crime of conspiracy against the enn- ployer who desires to be fair, and the building trades mechanics of San Francisco and neighboring cities in the state of California.
 This resolution refers to efforts to prevent employers of union building mechanics from securing building ma terial
 For a further extension of the Saturday half-holiday in government employment.
 Conforming the Ward Baking com and dictatorship of the reactionary industry
 To initiate through affiliated inter national and central labor bodies a campaign of organization of teachers.
 Instructing the president of the A. F. of l.. to present to the President of the United States and the attorney general a demand that the govern ment institute such measures and take such steps as will force the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to respect the supreme law of the land and decisions of such tribunals as may be created by Congress" refer ring to violation by the Pennsylvania railroad of decisions of the United States Railroad Labor Board.
 Instructing the officers of the A. F. of L. to present an amendment to the present eight hour law providing for a more general application of the law to contracts let by the United States government.
 Submitting I3 specified amendments to the existing Workmen's Compen- sation laws. The first two suggested amendments provide for exclusive state fund insurance for Workmen's Compensation and the elimination of all other forms, and for lump sum payments for death and permanent disability.
 Protesting against "the alarming practice of courts" in the issuance of injunctions in industrial disputes and calling for the utmost effort ''to check this intolerable practice by legislative relief or otherwise"
 Protesting. against proftering and excessive living costs, and instructing the president of the A. F. of L. to confer with the President of the United States in relation to remedial measures.
 Denouncing the establishment of any form of tyranny either in Italy or any other country and denouncing any movement having for it's purpose the imposition of tyranny or auto cracy in America" referring specially to the Fascist movement.
 Instructing the secretary of the A. F. of l.. to issue a circular setting forth grievances of this organization