Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02
LABOR SESSIONS
ON AT VANCOUVER
Senator Davis Wires Accept
ance to Address Fedora
ton Tuesday.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOClaIeu FIeSS.
VANCOUVER, B. c., october a.
The resolutions and other committees
of the departmental preconvention
gatherings of the building and metal
trades and the union label divisions OF
the American Federation OF Labor were
ct work here today after organizing seS-
sions.
The departmental meetings are pre-
liminary to the flfty-flrst annual con-
vention of the federation, which opens
here Monday.
Resolutions proposed by the COM
mittees are expected to be voted on In
the departmental meetings today.
Senator James j. Davis OF PennSyl-
vania, former Secretary of Labor. tele-
graphed William Green, president OF
the federation, that he would address
the convention next Tuesday. Secre-
tary OF Labor w. N. Doak also promised
to speak during the convention.
Senators Robert F. Wagner. New
York. and Robert La Toilette, Wisconsin,
also have been invited to address the
convention. rs well as Henry l.. Stevens,
newly elected commander OF the Amerl-
can Legion and Gideon Robertson,
minister of labor in Canada.
Session to Be Important.
The ground work for what is ex-
pected to be one OF the most iinpor-
tant conventions of the federation in
many years is being laid by President
Green and Secretary Frank Morrison.
Means of combating unemployment
looms, in President Green's mind, as
the most important matter TO come
before the convention.
The Executive Committee OF the
federation. Green said. has evolved what
it believes would be solution for both
national and international Gnemploy-
ment problems. if adopted. The report
of the Executive Committee Will be
made public with the opening OF the
convention Monday.
Full development Of the domestic
market will do much to put the idle
workers Of the Nation at work, Green
said.
Through all the years genius, science
and managerial efficiency have con-
stantly increased productivity" Green
said, Increased the use Of power, sub
shutting power tor human effort and
while all this has been going on, there
has been too little thought about the
market.
Home Market Greatest.
THE greatest market Is at home. The
workers need and want more for their
homes. 1t Is my honest opinion that
managers OF industry should deVOte
/ their best thoughts to the development
OF the home market in line with the
/ constantly increasing power OF pro-
ducing" Green said abandonment OF
/ the gold standard by Great Britain and
other nations was bound TO affect the
worker
ANY disturbance of monetary stand
ards affects commodity prices. and these
naturally affect wages" he said. We
can't tell just what will happen"
Doubt that the federation would go
beyond its advocacy Of modification OF
the Volstead act to permit the manufac-
ture and sale of 2.75 per cent beer was
expressed bv President Green.
There is some sentiment for out
right repeal Of the eighteenth amend
ment." he said. but / expect the fed
Grafton to maintain its position taken
some years ago that modification of the
VolStead act can be accomplished BY
Congress without repeal Of the amend
ment"
Green said holding of the convention
in Canada is for the purpose Of promot-
ing the harmonious relationship between
the United States and Canada.