Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-07
A. F. OF |. STUDIES
DISPUTE OF UNIONS
Fight to Force Building Trades
Group Out of Federation
Opens at Session.
BY the Associated Press.

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BY the Associated Press.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia,
october IA fight to force three
recalcitrant unions either to rejoin the
building trades department of the
American Federation of Labor or with
draw altogether from the basic organ
ization opened before the fifty-flrst an
nual convention of the federation here
today.
The matter came up in a resolution
sponsored by M. j. Cassidy Of st. Louis
and adopted by the building trades de-
partment after hot debate last week.
The resolution calls for amendment OF
the federation's constitution to force the
three crafts. carpenters. bricklayers and
electrical workers, into the building
trades branch or out Of the federation.
They Withdrew from the departmental
organization as result Of jurisdictional
disputes.
Beer Question Up.
Prohibition also provided the am
munition for potential floor battle.
One resolution was introduced under
which the federation would advocate
modification Of the Volstead act TO
permit the sale OF ATS per cent peer.
Another sought declaration In favor
OF repeal of the eighteenth amendment
and third would put the federation on
record in favor Of repeal OF the Yolstead
prohibition enforcement act.
The Hotel and Restaurant Employees
and Beverage Dispensers International
Alliance sponsored the resolution pro-
posing repeal, while the Central Labor
Council OF Takoma. Wash; favored re-
peal OF the Volstead act.
In urging repeal of the eighteenth
amendment the resolution said, in part:
We favor the installation by the
States of a method Of controlled and
restricted distribution which will pre-
vent the exploitation of the liquor traf-
fic for unconscionable profits and not
only do away with prevailing speak
easies and secret drinking, but prevent
the temperance Of an hnregulated sys-
tenn and the political iniquities Whlcn
accompany it."
Davis Urges More Work.
Senator James j. Davis of Pennsyl-
vania called upon Americans yesterday
to quit cheese nibbling'' methods OF
relieving unemployment and organize
: to provide work for all He expressed
opposition to the dole system.
The former Secretary Of Labor SAID
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OF need If We have catastrophe, an
epidemic or any condition beyond the
control of man or the Government SCI
up by man. I would be willing to hook
the gold on the Dome of the Capitol
at Washington TO take care OF the dis
! tressed people.
But to syphon money out OF the
Treasury for a continuous dole ano
! thus place a heavier burden of tax
on the backs Of the workmen. as Is the
vogue now in foreign countries. ano
which. to nv mind. destroys individual
initiative and ruins the morale Oh .
nation-I am opposed to 1t.
Dole Is Last Resort.
"Our Canadian workers, in the
building trades council, sum up the
dole in the proper manner. They say
that they are strongly opposed to un-
employment insurance, except as last
resort. That last resort would be the
time when we are all prepared to &C
back to living of our seed corn and
nibbling at the cheese of fear-What a
terrible word. Fear today of those
} many millions who are gainfully en-
ployed reduces our buying power be-
cause they are afraid that they, too
will join soon the ranks OF the nnem-
our bankers, make them call in loans
that are being used for productive
wealth and make progress. Few loans
are being made today, and the LATEST
thing in America today. because oil
fear is the dollar 1t, too, is out CT
work because of fear =. :.
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this: Are we wise enough-are we far
sighted enough, to use our national re-
serve wealth while we still have it, to
end unemployment; to create employ
ment opportunities and to promote
sound economic projects which will
tend to revive our economic activities:
or shall we pursue a cheese-nibbling
policy which would continue until ouI
national reserve wealth will have been
totally squandered?
Opposes Stock Juggling.
zone forward step would be the
elimination of wildcat financing and
stock juggling.
we must quit top-heavy finance and
, over-speculation and turn back TO the
golden rule and set aside the law OF the
jungle.
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Government work that Is possible today
but that alone will not give continuous
employment It WILL however, help us
to have more faith in ourselves. Let the
} employers of labor get the word fear
out of the minds of their employees who
are at work and get them back into the
market to buy"
E. N Nockels of Chicago advocated q
special session of Congress to float g
$40 900 .000. 900 prosperity loan to meet
this great emergency by starting con-
Struction work."
/ Vice Comdr. Brooks of the American
. Legion. representing National Comdr
I Stevens. lauded the federation for it.
80 years of accomplishments, anc
assured the delegates mo one II
America is opposed to your program o.
work for all at decent wage.
Other resolutions included
Urged participation of the United
States in general disarmament con-
J ference at Geneva in 1882: urged con
, struction and repair work on nava
yards; favored legislation RESTRICTING
competition of enlisted men in the Nav,
: with civilian workers in repair ant
overhaul work; favored Federal licens
ing law for business firms and corpora
tions; proposed investigation into thu
labor policy of firms seeking higher pro
tective tariffs; demanded enforcement
of civil liberties in accordance will
constitutional guarantees; proposed
creation of a labor and industrial boart
, by President Hoover; proposed unem
ployment insurance "inaugurated ant
controlled by the States and subsidized
by the Federal Government"
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