New Britain herald., 1925-10-05

dates In the primaries and support
Irrespective Of party those most IA
vorable TO labor ard the people
After nominations the same pro.
cedure Is followed In the elections
TN summing up the partisan
political history OF the year. the VI
Paso convention declared that for
the federation TO be tr~s TO It's mis-
sion II must be as free from politi.
cal party domination now as at any
| time In It's history. This means that
the federation non-partisan political
policy In the future will be alons
the usual definitely outlined paths.
Legislative committees of the va e.
rIous central bodies and local unions
will during the campaigns auto
matically become partisan po-
litical campaign committees.
in conducting all non partisan
political campaigns the America n
Federation OF Labor will maintain
control within itself OF the decisions
TO be made and the procedure to be
followed. The executive council,
| however, believes that II should &C
cept the support that Is freely given
Of any group that has for It's pur-
pose the carrying out Of the policy
Of the American Federation OF La
! Dor.
1.-THE recomm endation Of the Fl
|
partisan political campaign activi-
ties should be extended to the WON
en- voters In general Is most prac-
teal. The executive council bolievee
this should he accomplish d
through the rank and file Of the
local unions and the working WON.
en- In industry.
1T Is recommended That all state
federations OF labor and city central
bodies make a study Of the laws IN
their respective states covering the
primaries and elections liz order. II
necessary, to secure legislation that
| will make them more responsive 10
the will Of the people.
Election Education
"They are also urged to devise
ways and means OF educating the
people as to the proper way OF
marking the sometime extensive
ballots. After such investigation tbs
officials Of state fnderations Of labor
and central bodies are requested te
communicate with the president OIL
the American Federation of Labor
in order that he may If necessary
give such advice as will be helpful
in changing the laws to make 1t less
difficult to mark ballots intelligent.
ly,
Since 1905. EOS laws urged by
labor have been enacted and SOY.
eral hundred detrimental to labor
and the people have been defeated
During the last three congresses "a
bills that would have been detri'
mental TO the interest Of the PEG
pie including labor were defeated
The determination to keep UP the
fight for the amendment to thu
constitution forhidding child labor
in spite of difficulties the measur'
has faced at the hands of state leg
isatureS, was again expressed. Like
wise, the opposition 70 the railroa
labor board created by the trans
rortation act was set down once
more. and federation members urg
Oppose Court Action
There was no weakening IN tn
reetatement Of hostility TO the us
of court injunctions IN labor dis
putcs. which was so much portion
Of the literary output Of Mr.. Comp
ers, when he operated the fedora
lions mechanism,
"The attempted regulation Rnt
control OF group activities Of wag
carners by the equity courts ha
continued undated" the repor
raid. Tndeed, the courts In thei
exercise OF equity powers have con
stantly become more bold am
therefore more dangerous. There |
now scarcely any realm of actiVit
or trade unions which Is free from
the rcgulativc and prohibitir
orders of orr courts.
We have sought relief for years
We now propose that congress an
the several state legislatures sha'
fully and competentIy exercise tn
authority given them by constitu
tiona provisions, and define III
powers Of equity courts so as TO pre-
vent them from exercising power
not specifically delegated"
Likewise. the report amplified tn
federation position In opposition t
communism, and declared that com
munist orga nizations and artiVitie
were pitfalls threatening unwar
trades unionists."
"By deceits, number OF trade
unonists and labor organization
have bonn mislnd into supportin
efforts seeking to overthrow on
unions and our purposes" the re
port saia, eft is the familiar attemr
Of the wolf TO disguise himself as
sheep. Among such undertaking
nrainst which Ne hereby give speci
ir warning are:
INTERNATIONAL Labor Defens
council. the American Negro con
Fress. the Irish Workers and Peas
ants Famine Relief committee. III