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ecutive Council, l object to the name
that the American Federation of La
Dor has given it's bureau, because it
will confuse our members so that they
will not know which is which
The one that is being promoted by
Foster is known as the Trade Union
Educational League, and if member
did not know the difference he would
rather take the Trade Union Educa-
tional League, because naturally that
is catchy phrase.
"The Trade Union Educational
League, you know. stands for the
One Big Union and the Industrial
Workers of the World, it stands for
doing away with the industrial organ
izations. :"
Amendment Lost.
Duffy finally ended his crazy twad-
die with hoping that the American
Federation of Labor would change the
name of it's education STRIPPING SO that
anything suspiciously suggestive of
education might not lead the carpen.
ters to imbibe Communist propagan-
da, trade union solidarity, industrial
unionism thru amalgamation or any
other of the progressive measures
which the reactionaries hate like poi
son.
After the Duffy TRADE the amend.
ment went down to defeat
The left wing opposition in the con-
vention was led by delegate Morris
Rosen of New York, candidate for
general president against Hutcheson.
Rosen introduced several resolutions
which were ably supported by several
delegates but which went down be-
fore the well-oiled and well-paid ma
chine.
A resolution condemning mayor
Hylan of New York for forcing car
penters to work under unfair condi-
lions was voted down after delegate
Halkett, the Hutchinson henchman,
and Brindell successor, declared that
passage of the resolution might arouse
the anger of mayor Hylan. The New
York carpenters should be allowed to
settle their own problems, he said.
The resolution was lost and Hylan's
equanimity was not endangered.
For Job Control.
A resolution introduced by delegate
Rosen calling for job control was non
conquered in by the committee on the
ground that it would create revolu-
ton. Delegate Hackett declared con-
ditions in New York were good and
called another delegate as a witness.
This delegate responded by charging
delegate Rosen with being publicity
hunter because he was running Tor
general president
A resolution calling for a fve-day
week was carried, even Duffy speak
ing for 1t. This was evidently sop
to the delegates in order to stem the
rising tide of discomfort
Delegate Rosen introduced resolu
ton calling for the election of the
rules committee by the convention
The machine opposed this on the
grounds that the delegates may elect
members to the committee who could
not make rules, therefore their selec-
ton should be left in the hands of the
president.
An amendment requiring that APP
plicants for membership in the car
penters' union should show proof that
they had applied for their first citizen
ship papers was opposed by delegate
Rosen on the ground that it would
keep out of the brotherhood a large
percentage of carpenters and is a
danger to the strength of the union
as every carpenter who is outside of
the union is a menace to the organ
ization.
Foreigners Good Unlonists.
1t as fallacy, he declared, to think
that only American citizens made good
union material as could be proven
by the needle trade unions, which
were largey composed of foreigners
and yet these unions were the most
militant in the country. The amend
ment carried.
The suspension Of delegate Bur-
CESS of Philadelphia from the union
by President Hutcheson, because the
formers name appeared on the sta
tionary of the Labor Defense Council
in Philadelphia, was sustained by the
convention. Hutchinson ordered Bur-
CESS to withdraw his name from the
Defense Council, and on Burgess re-
fusing to do so on the ground that he
had a perfect right to lend his name
to a worthy cause, he was immediate
ly suspended. The action of Hutche-
son and his payrollers at the conven-
tion caused much discomfort which
was increased when delegate Null
cahy, previously beaten up by the
Hutcheson thugs, rose to speak for
his appeal against the Old Age Home.
and In favor OF pensions only Hutche-