Evening star., 1925-10-05

Lower: Bringing the body from the
| family home at Is v street. the pail
| bearers representing every rank i'm the
Police Department.
| Paso, Of sticking TO partisan ad-
vocacy of candidates and measures
which meet the opinions Of its mem
| bers.
| Immediately after this convention
| the executive council intends to enter
into the various campaigns for the
purpose OF supporting those who can
be depended upon to be true TO the
| people the report said. for if they
are true to the people they Will be true
| to labor. The records OF all members
of Congress will be sent to the various
| central bodies and local unions and
| such information will be given as will
| aid the wage earners in knowing for
| whom To vote.
| AS no President IL to be elected
| the election in 1926 is considered by
! many as IAN off year" But labor
must not fail or lose interest in the
| nomination and election of candidates
! friendly to labor. Nothing has ever
been gained by putting off until to-
| morrow what can be done today.
| Therefore. IL is hoped that the central
| bodies. local unions and the great rank
and file will rally to the support OF
!
! this convention and by the executive
council for next years political con-
| test.
| During the presidential campaign
| of 1924 labor deviated somewhat from
| its former procedure in that it favored
| the exercise of every possible means
| for the purpose of making it easier for
| independent ca ndidates to be placed on
| tickets in the various States. The
practice of the federation has been 10
| investigate the labor records OF all
! candidates in the primaries and sup
| port, irrespective of party, those most
favorable to labor and the people.
! After nominations, the same proceed
ure is followed in the elections.
Non.Partisan Attitude.
| "In summing up the non-partisan
political history of the year. the FL
! Paso convention declared that for the
| federation to be true to it's mission
| it must be as free from political party
domination now as at any time in its
| history. This means that the fedora
ton non-partisan political policy in
the future will be along the usual
definitely outlined paths.
Legislative committees of the vari-
Gus central bodies and local unions
| will during the campaigns automatic
ally become non partisan political cam
| paign committees.
In conducting all non-partisan
political campaigns the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor will maintain control
/ within itself of the decisions to be
made and the procedure to be followed
The executive council. however, be
lieves that it should accept the sup
port that is freely given Of any group
that has for its purpose the carrying
out of the policy Of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor.
The recommendation of the Ell Paso
convention that the non pa rtisan polit
ical campaign activities should be ex
tended to the woman voters in gen
eral is most practical. The executive
council believes this should be &C
complished through the rank and file
of the local unions and the working
women 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 in order, II
necessary. to secure legislation that
will make them more RESPONSIVE tC
the will of the people
Education in Ballot Marking.
"They are also urged to devise ways
and means of educating the people as
to the proper way of marking the
lsometime extensive ballots. After such
investigation the officials of State
Federations of Labor and centra
bodies are requested to communicate te
with the president Of 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 it less difficult to mark ballots
intelligently.
"Since 1906 208 laws urged by la boz
have been enacted and several hun
dred detrimental to labor and the peo
pie have been defeated During the
last three Congresses 81 bills that
would have been detrimental to the
interest Of the people, including labor
were defeated"
The determination to keep UP the
fight for the amendment to the Con
stitution forbidding child labor, ir
spite of difficulties the measure has
faced at the hands of State I.egisla
: lures. was again expressed. Likewise
the opposition to the Railroad Labor
Board, created by the transportation
act, was set down once more, and fed
Grafton members urged to help in it,
labolition-
, There was no weakening in the re
? statement of hostility to the use o
court injunctions in labor disputes
literary output of Mr.. Gompers wher
, he operated the federation's mech
anism.
.'The attempted regulation and con
troll of group activities Of wage Garner,
by the equity courts has continued un
abated," the report said. Indeed, thu
courts in their exercise of equity pow
+ ers have constantly become more bolt
!, and therefore more dangerous. Ther'
, is now scorcely any realm of activit!
, of trade unions which Is free from th'
! regulative and prohibitive orders o
, our courts.
' Would Define Courts Powers.
I'VE have sought relief for years
/ We now propose that Congress ant
= the several State Legislatures shall
+ fully and competently exercise the au
! thority given them by constitutions
3 provisions, and define the powers o
= equity courts so as to prevent then
i from exercising powers not specificall!
delegated"
:. Likewise. the report amplified th'
4 federa tion's posftfon in oppoSition [,