The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-12
(Coatinned fro1n roc OMel

A. +. of l.. officialdom, the chamber
of commerce and it's secret service
department:
Whereas, the unprecedented at
tention now being given in this coun-
try to military matters (naval arma-
ment and foreign naval bases, mill
tary aviation, C. M. T. C. projects
etc. is clearly a part of the general
war preparations noted throughout
the world-even in so-called Disarma-
ment Conferences (Geneva); there
fore be it
Resolved, that this convention of
the American Federation of Labor
warns the workers against the grow
ing war danger and declares that any
war that the Great Powers may I'M
dertake cannot be in the interests of
the great mass of the people, par
ticularly the workers, but can only
mean new sacrifices for them; and
be it further
"Resolved, that we oppose the mill
tarizing campaigns now going on in
this country, that we demand the
prompt withdrawal of U. S. Military
and naval forces from China, Nicara-
qua and all other foreign territory,
and that we declare our unqualified
opposition to foreign intervention in
China as well as to war against the
Soviet Union"
For a Labor Party.
Resolved, that the 47th annual
g IF I T.oioaf-s
as detrimental to the interests of la
Dor, the nom partisan policy of labor
supporting candidates on the tickets
of the old capitalist parties and en-
dorses the proposition Of independent
working class political action through
the formation of Labor Party; and
be it further
Resolved, that the incoming Exec
utive Council of the A. F. of L. be
instructed to Immediately enter into
conference with representatives of all
other economic and political labor or
CARNATIONS with the aim of bringing
about national labor conference,
sometime in July, 1928, to organize
and place in the presidential elections
a labor ticket and to launch Labor
Rarity; and be it further
Resolved, that all city and state
control labor bodies be called upon
to initiate Immediately all necessary
measures to launch local and state
labor tickets in the forthcoming cleo
tions in their respective localities; and
be it further
"Resolved, that the ExecutiveI
Council Of the A. F. of L. undertake
to bring about the organization of a
political bloc between the labor move
ment and the poor farmers for joint
action in the Forthcoming presidential
election and generally for common
political struggle against the capt.
talist class"
Relief For Striking Miners.
Therefore be it resolved, that this
convention herewith authorize call
upon all affiliated international
unions to assess their membership and
to their local unions to make sub
stantial contributions out of their
treasures for the struggling miners"
AmaIgamatiOn.
"Whereas: These unions, because
they are divided against themselves
along trade lines and are thus unable
to make united resistance against the
employers, constantly suffer defeat
after defeat, with heavy losses in
membership and serious lowering of
the workers standards of living and
working conditions, and
"Whereas: The only solution for
the situation is the development of a
united front by the workers through
the amalgamation of the various
trade unions so that there will remain
only one union for each industry,
therefore, be it
Resolved: That the AZ convention
of the American Federation of Labor
instruct the Executive Council of the
A. F. of l.. to call series of con-
ferences of the unions in the respec-
tive industries for the purpose Of
initiating movements to amalgamate
all the unions in the given industries
in single organizations, each of which
shall cover one industry"
Organizing the UnOrganized.
Resolved, that this convention Of
the American Federation of Labor
goes on record for the initiation of an
aggressive and widespread campaign
for the organization of the morgan
lied workers in the various industries.
To this end the Executive Council
stands instructed to hold conferences
of the various internationals so that
general organization campaigns may
be instituted in their respective in
dustries. The affiliated Central La
Dor Unions are also herewith in
structed to initiate general organiza-
ton campaigns in their several local
tiles"
Labor Banking.
Whereas, long experience has DEM
onstrated that it does not fall with
in the scope of trade unions to enter
into business, and especially not into
such capitalistic enterprises as mod
Tern labor hanks and their affiliated