New Britain herald., 1930-10-16

The convention went on record as favoring enactment of legislation to provide further restrictions upon immigration, including the placing of Mexico under the quota law. and placing professional singers and art ists, including musicians, under the alien labor classitications
 Elated At ParIser's Defeat
 The executive council submitted an optimistic report on national leg islation and cited as of outstanding importance the failure of contirma- ton of Judge John J. Parker for appointment to the United States su- preme court.
 Declared Judge Parker was de- feated because Of his attitude on yellow dog contracts. so-called, the council regarded as highly signiti- cant the fact that not one United States senator defended yellow dog contracts in the debate upon Judge Parker's appointment.
 The report which was accepted. expressed confidence tn the Unit ed States senate would proceed to enact legislation designed to prevent the court from using yellow dog con- tracts as a basis for injunctions to prevent workers from organizing.
 The federation today presented gifts of watches to the labor repre- sentatives of Great Britain and Can ada, who are attending the conven- ton, and wrist watches to the.r wives. Those honored were A. A. H. Findlay and Allen Shaw of the Brit ish Trades union congress, anC Will liam E. Stephenson of Canada.
 Hit At Canadian Commuters
 The convention adopted a resolu- tion demanding that steps be taken to stop border passing privileges for the purpose of alleviating unemploy- ment. This resolution was aimed at Canadian workers who commute daily from Canada to work in the United States.
 Immigration again occupied the attention of the delegates when they adopted a resolution calling for the exclusion of Filpinos from the Unit ed States.
 Ask Support for Strikers
 An appeal by two young women asking support for the 400o striking textile workers in Danville. Va, brought immediate contributions from the delegates and a promise from President Green that the fed eration would rise to the necessity of the occasion"
 The women, Mrs. Lucille Humble and Mrs Della Dilreath. members of the strikers, charged that the Dan- vile workers were overworked. un- der paid and denied the right to or ganize.
 Their appeal came after the con- vention had devoted several hours to unemployment problems and adopted resolutions calling for long range planning committee of public works and further restriction Of i'm migration as measures of relief.
 Tell of Increased Labor
 The addresses of the two striking workers brought tremendous ap- plause from the delegates. The women said they were forced to operate first l6 looms. then 32 and finally GA. that the stretch out system had been accompanied by I ten per cent wage cut and that the workers toiled 55 hours a week for wages ranging between SS and SIP q week.
 The first organization meeting was held on February and on the following day 200 leaders in the organization movement were dis charged Mrs. Humble said. She pleaded for the financial and moral support of the federation and said:
 If we have to return to the fac tory unorganized, it will be like go- ing to the penitentiary All we want is something to cat and something to keep our children warm in winter.
 Jobless Relief Plan
 Boston, Oct. 1G LPl-The Ameri- can Federation of Labor today of fered an unemployment relief plan in the form of cooperative com mittee of public and private groups headed by President Hoover.
 Under the plan, adopted at yes terday's convention session, the president, governors of all states, mayors and other city and county officers as well as labor groups, would appoint national. state, county and district committees. In cooper ation with federal and state depart ments, these committees would make specific recommendations for their particular localities in an effort to alleviate the acuteness of the economic situation,
 The scope of the smaller commit tees would extend to the territories of Hawaii, Alaska and Porto Rico. Canada would also be represented
 The executive council of the fed erution was instructed by the con- yention 10 call upon President Hoover immediately after the ad- journment Of the convention.
 Seeks Immediate Action
 Immediate action to relieve dis tress predicted for the coming win ter was suggested by the convention through employment of labor on public and private projects, Any ac- ton would be without the necessity of congressional or legislative sanc- ton.
 Commenting on this phase of the program, the resolutions committee, which submitted the program to the convention said, public works should be started at once and all procedures and practices making for delay should he removed. Private enterprises should not withhold nec- e5sary extensions, improvements and repairs, but all should do their share for this emergency. Work should be more widely and equally dis trihuted and an even larger propor-