Evening star., 1924-08-04

recognized national and international
and brotherhood organizations, State
federations of labor, central labor
| bodies, local unions, labor's friends
| and sympathizers, to give united, un-
| restricted, loyal and active support
to the non-partisan campaign now
set in motion, we emphasize the i'm
| perative need of an intensive educa-
| tional campaign to enable all to act
with discrimination and wisdom in
| this election and to stand faithfully
| by our friends and elect them and to
| oppose our enemies and to defeat
| them"
Adopted without Change.
| The complete report was adopted
exactly as 1t was presented to the
executive council by the national
non-partisian political campaign COM
mittee of the American Federation
| of Labor. The section containing the
conclusions and recommendations
was preceded by general report,
| which the executive council, in adopt
| ing, declared was now the expression
| and recommendation of the council to
the entire organized labor movement,
its friends and its sympathiZers in the
present political campaign"
This section of the report follows:
| HOTEL AMBASSADOR. Atlantic
City, August 2, 1924.
| ITO the executive council of the
| American Federation of Labor:
| THE executive council at it's last
| meeting, instructed the executive
| committee of the American Fedora
| tion of Labor national non-partisan
political campaign committee, and as
| many other members of the executive
| council as could find 1t convenient, to
attend the national Democratic and
Republican conventions. and that the
executive committee present the de-
mands of labor to both conventions.
These instructions were carried
out, and We present the following re-
port:
THE policy of the American Fed
| participation in politics was inaugu-
rated in 1906. This non-partisan
political policy was intended to secure
| the election of those in favor of the
| just and the humanitarian aims and
purposes of the labor movement and
| the defeat of those who had demon
| strated their hostility to the cause of
labor.
History OF Policy.
"The scope of the application of our
| policy has been extended to apply not
| only to congre ressional elections, but to
| the offices of President and Vice Pres
| ident of the United States. and to
participation in primary elections.
However, in principle the non -parti-
san policy inaugurated in 1905 has
ever since governed the political
| course of the American Federation OF
Labor. Adherence to this non- -parti-
san policy has resulted in a splendid
| record of legislative achievement.
Reference to our 1906 bill of griev-
ances, compared with legislative en-
actment since, teStifies to the prog
ress and success resulting from Ia,
bor'S non-partiSan political policy ana
by direction of the conventions OF the
American Federation of Labor, the
executive council and the non n-parti-
san political campaign committee or
the American Federation OF Labor
prepared a series OF iegisiatiVe ana
constitutional. proposals for Submls-
sion to both major political parties
for favorable consideration and in
corporation into their political plat
forms.
Proposals Submitted.
There proposals were as follows:
ITO promote highest material prog
ress, which is the basis for national e1-
fectivenesS as well as an agency for ma
tional service, we urge that industry and
commerce be freed from legislative pro-
hibitions that restrict development IN
conformity to economic requirements
To this end we propose the repeal or
antitrust legislation and the enactment
of legislation that will provide regula-
ton in public interest and legallze eco
nomic organization as well as the con-
structive activities of trade associations.
III IS lneSCdpdDle lIdl dh ihlcSidi
part of legislation establishing this eco
nomic policy is full recognition of the
right of workers to assist themselves in
unions for their protection and advance
ment both as workers and citizens and
collectively to carry on the legitimate
functions Of trade unions Perusion OF
the injunctive process to apply to per-
sonal relations in industrial disputes
must be prohibited and equity procedure
returned to it's beneficent service in
protection of property.
1T is essential for the conservation
of national virility that child life be
protected. We therefore urge the ratifi-
cation by the States of the joint resolu-
ton passed by the Congress to amend
the Constitution empowering the Con-
gress to enact such legislation as will
safeguard the future child life OF our
Republic.
Because the labor clauses of the
transportation act of 1920 have proved
Ineffective, we ask their repeal and the
enactment of legislation that will afford
opportunity for the voluntary organi-
cations of management of employees to
deal with problems of industrial -ela-
tions.
1--WE demand the enactment Of
legislation providing that products of
convict labor shipped from one State
into another shall be subject to the
laws of the latter State exactly as
though they had been produced
therein.
I'm order to mitigate unemploy-
ment attending business depression,
we urge the enactment of 1egisla-
ton authorizing that construction
and repair of public works be ini-
tiated in periods of acute unem-
ployment.
Rehabilitation of Wounded.
"In appreciation we urge adequate
provision for the full rehabilitation
of all injured in the service during
the World War.
work of those in the civilian service
of the Government with adequate
compensation based upon equitable
classification.
1--WE favor the enactment of more
comprehensive compensation laws to
provide for all workers not covered
by State compensation acts. We de-
mand more liberal provisions for
those incapacitated by industrial ac-
cidents or occupational disease.
1--WE maintain that the Volstead act
is contrary to the desire of the
majority of our citizens as well as
the spirit Of the eighteenth amend
ment, and we demand that it be
modified to permit the manufacture
and sale of beer containing not more
than 2.75 per cent of alcohol
1--WE declare. for the maintenance
of freedom of speech, press, assem-
blage and association. We oppose
any regulation to restrict these fun
damental rights, believing that in
dividuals and groups should be re-
sponsible for their acts and utterances.
1--WE oppose conscription except as
a military measure for defensive war,
and oppose all proposals to initiate
compulsory labor under whatever
guise.
To Curb Supreme Court.
'Tn order to maintain representa-
tive Government based upon the will
of the people, we advocate a consti-
tutional amendment enabling Con-
gresS to re-enact by Mo-thirds vote