The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-19
LABOR IS URGED
 TO BACK LEWIS
 FOR DAVIS POST
Federation Also Asked To Support Wilson
 Memorial College
(By Associated Press)

FL PASO, Texas, Nov. 1S.-A pro- posal to enlist the American Federation of Labor in support of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial college at Valdosta, Ga., was presented to the federation convention today by the joint action of spokesmen for several of the largest af- filiated organizations.
 A resolution approved by representa- tiyes of the miners, machinists, press men and other groups, under which all affiliated organizations would contrib ute to the support of the college, was referred to the committee on education. The college already has pledges to- taling $1,000,000, in addition to cam pus site of 100 acres, the resolution saiC. Labor representation on the board of control in proportion to the finan- cial support of the various organiza- tions is contemplated in the plan sub mitted to the convention.
 Resolutions Fill Hopper
 Nearly 100 resolutions were in the convention hopper when the second busi- ness day ended to permit the delegates to go in body to Juarez, for recip- rocal joint session with the Mexican Confederation of Labor.
 A recommendation that the federa- tion and all its affiliated bodies work for the appointment of John l.. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, as secretary of labor to succeed James J. Davis, in the new cabinet of Presi- dent Coolidge, was embodied in a reso- lution submitted by R. 0. Bonney, rep resenting the order of Railroad Teleg- raphers.
 The matter was referred to the com mittee of resolutions.
 League OSoositiOn Voiced
 Opposition to the League of Nations and the World Court was expressed in resolution by Andrew Furuseth, pres ident of the International Seamen' s union. Labor enterprises sponsored by the league, his resolution said, 'Seek to maintain in serfdom all seamen's groups who have been unable thus far by their own efforts to win favorable working conditions"
 A federal deparment of education with a cabinet member at it's head, and federal appropriations of $1O0OOO,OOC annually for it's work, would be de manded of congress under a resolution from F. q. Seeker, q representative oi the American Federation of Teachers.
 Assistance for striking miners in dis trict 17 of West Virginia and district 23 of Kentucky was solicited i'll res olution submitted by Fred Mooney, dis trict president of the United Mine | Workers.
 Would Censure Engineers
 Differences between the United Mine Workers and the Coal River Golfers owned by members of the Brotherhood of Locomotives Engineers, were thrust into the convention tonight by the intro Lduction of resolution of censure nam ing the engineers organization.
 The resolution, presented by William Turnblazer, representing the Kentucky Federation of Labor, and signed also by President George l.. Berry of the In ternational Printing Pressmen's union asks the convention to condemn the ac tion of the Coal River Galleries com pany and the attitude they have taken toward the United Mine Workers ot America"
 The resolution further asks that MT Warren $. Stone, chairman of thu board of directors of the Coal River Galleries company, and president of thu Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers be also condemned by this convention for the positin he has taken, in the ex l change of correspondence. with John | Lewis, of the miners organization. \