The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-11
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wood. In the meantime a good time
is being had by everybody at the
Hotel Alexandria, where labor lead
ers enjoy themselves while being
served by non-union help. All those
/ eligible worthless who had hoped to
! be present at this convention, but
failed "to make the grade" will there
fore have ample reason to indulge in
self-pity.
Boycott List.
Other business which has been con-
Quoted is the report Of the committee
on boycott Various manufacturing
firms of sporting and textile goods
were placed on the list as being "un=
fair to organized labor" and to mott
fly the respective state labor bodies
of this action"
It is noteworthy that there is no
discussion from the floor on any of
the committee reports, Such thing
as minority reports of committee men
is foreign to the procedure and is not
contained in the vocabulary of the
convention. The concurrence with
report or recommendation is mere
mechanical process. Two outstand-
ing measures to be dealt with as yet
are a resolution denouncing the
anomalous use of the Sherman anti
Trust law and a repeal thereof, and
a resolution advocating the institu
ton of five day week. The resolu-
ton dealing with the former was in
troduced by the Seaman's delegation
and curiously comedies with the
wishes of the Secretary of Labor as
voiced in his address on Tuesday.
Davis frankly advocated removal of
the antitrust measure as a con-
ducive step for big business mergers.
We will not say that the resolution
advocating the repeal of the antitrust
law was in connivance with the secre-
tary's wishes, but nevertheless can
not help to point out the remarkable
coinciding aim.
For Next Convention.
A delegate from Columbus, Ohio,
rendered a heart wrenching story Of
the wonderful accommodation capacity
and central location of his city, which,
he claimed should entitle it to the
next years convention of the A. F..
of L. He however antagonized the
native spirit and pride of an Indiana
delegate by calling his city the birth
place of the A. F. of l.. Indiana
claimed priority in this matter and
secretary Morrison was finally called
upon to settle the argument by show
ing that, altho the A. F. of l.. had
been formed in 1881 at Terre Haute,
Indiana, that nevertheless the child
was not baptized until the convention
, at Columbus, Ohio, in 1886, at which
lime the name, American Federation
+ Labor" was bestowed.
The delegation from the miners
lnion is still conspicuous by its alb
scnce. The same is true of fellow
workers" Sigman and Schlossberg.
Adopt Union Label Resolution.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10. (F'P).-
Organized workers are urged by an
American Federation of Labor resolu-
ton adopted at the Los Angeles con-
vention Oct. 7, to buy only unionmade
goods, so far as practicable.
The delicate issue raised by the
Missouri State Federation of Labor
regarding the right of firms to use
the union label unless they are union
in all departments was left in the
air by the recommendation of the la
bel committee that the interested
unions enter a conference. The com
mittee stated that to forbid labeI
to manufacturer whose plant is less
than 100 per cent union would infringe
on the label rights of the internationa
unions. The issue has been pushed tt
the front on many occasions because
of the practise of one of the printing
trades unions of permitting it's labe
to plants unfair to other unions ant
because Of the same situation in othe
trades.
Ask Help.
The request of the bakers union o
the hosiery workers and Of the tailor
for organization influence in their be
half was granted. The request Of tn
Louisiana State Federation of Labo