Montana labor news., 1938-02-03
A. F. Of Labor Rejects
Embargo Against laps
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tlOn and thoroughly discussing the
far-reaching nature of the recon-
mendations of the International
Federation of Trade Unions the A.
F. of L. Executive Council decided
that Mr. Green send to Sir Walter
the following %cablegram:
Executive Council, American
Federation of Labor, meeting at Mi
ami, Fla, directs me to assure you
and those you represent that boy
colt against japanese goods and
service ordered by last convention
American Federation of Labor will
be aggressively applied by labor and
its friends throughout United States.
Definite results have followed APP
plicstion of this boycott.
Even though Executive Council
deplores the aggressive, indefensible,
uncivilized warfare being carried on
by Japan against China and is will
ing to employ the boycott on Japa-
nese goods and service, it is not
prepared at present to go as far as
suggested in your cablegram. The
Council is reluctant to make repre-
sensations to United States govern
ment as you suggested, but will con-
suit with government officials re-
garding any policy of cooperation
with other governments which it
may formulate and carry into effect.
IN view of this expressed attitude
of Executive Council, it is deemed
inadvisable to send representative
to conference of representatives of
labor in Europe within next thirty
days"
International Labor Proposals Which
the A. f. of L. Rejected
Following is the text of the orig
inal cablegram from Sir Walter CT
trine which called forth the above
reply from the A. F. of L. Execu-
tive Council:
"The object of these measures is
to restore respect for international
law and order and the integrity of
China by concerted action and not
merely to defend British interests.
The governments of France, Great
Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden,
Switzerland, and the United States
of Soviet Russia should agree to pro-
hibit all governmental and private
loans and credits to the government
Of Japan and to public and private
companies and enterprises possess
ing Japanese nationality or located
within territory subject to Japanese
control.
Embargo on Exports to and Imports
From Japan Asked
1T is desirable that an embargo
on imports from Japan should be
imposed by the members of the
League. Action should not be de-
layed, however, provided the gov
ernments of France, India, the
Netherlands, the United States of
Soviet Russia, Great Britain and the
Dominions agree to impose an en-
barge on all Japanese exports. They
should prohibit the export of the
following list of products from
metropolitan and dependent terri
tories:
Iron ore and scrap, crude and
refined oil, raw cotton, wool, rub
Der, rayon pulp, copper, manganese,
tungsten, chromium, vanadium,
molybdenum, anthony, nickel,
bauxite, lead, tin, zinc, magnesite.
"The same governments should
prohibit the export of arms and mu-
nitions, including semi-manufactured
products and explosive substances,
neutralizable for manufacture into
arms and munitions in Japan.
Conditions for Embargo
"The measures outlined above
could not be undertaken with any
prospect of success and without I'M
due risk unless three conditions
were realized:
q. The participants in the coordi-
mating of this plan must include
Great Britain, France, the Neither
lands, the British Dominions Metro
politan with dependent and man
dated territories, the United States
of Soviet Russia and India.
80. A scheme of mutual economic
support and compensation would be
an indispensable counterpart to the
commercial and financial sacrifices
which most of the participants
would be called upon to face.
SO. An explicit guarantee of mu-
tual aid from the United States of
America, Great Britain, the Domin-
ions, the United States of Soviet
Russia, France and the Netherlands
in the event of a japanese attack
upon the armed forces II the terri
tories of any of the participants
would be an indispensable condition
of concerted action.
American Cooperation Necessary
THE cooperation of the United
States of America in all the above
forms of concerted economic actions
and in the guarantee of mutual aid
would be indispensable to success.
1t should be made clear from the
outset that measures taken to up
hold respect for international law
and order do not exclude a full and
sympathetic consideration of Japa-
nese claims in the Pacific area and
in the sphere of commercial rela-