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Show II American Federation of Labor Voices Oiiinion That Many I Reforms Are Needed. 1 WOULD TEACH IMMIGRANTS ! I TIIB IDEAS OF UNIONISM Ask That Theatrical Syndicates j Re JBrought Under Anti-j Anti-j Trust Laws. It NORFOLK. Vn., Nov. " 15. Tlio tg American Fodoralion o Labor today H adopted resolutions as follows: If Directing its executive committee to 8 use every influence to bring about Rett Re-tt tion by Congress increasing poslof-8 poslof-8 fioo clerks' pay. n Starling action to cxpodito and sya-m sya-m iomatize the regulation of convict lull lu-ll bor. Calling upon Congress for a small 1 parcels post law, as a relief from the 1 ''express monopoly. ' ' I Authorizing ihc executive council to I deal wjth tho questions of appointing I organizers So teach immigrants in their ! own language tho ideas of unionism, J and asking that "theatrical sj'Jidi-I sj'Jidi-I ates" be included as nmcnablo under 1 Ihe anti-trust laws, "in restraint of Tho federation rejected tlio. resolu-15 resolu-15 (ion calling for the building and rcpair- ing of all government owned vessels iu m nay yards, fl New resolutions presented call for an 3 investigation of the telegraph compa- nies. Federal ofiicials lo havo charge of all national campaign funds, States to 1 defray all primarv election expenses, M oloetion of all Judges. State and Fed-1 Fed-1 oral, by the people: every possiblo war a uainst the American telegraph compa jl nio-s; eompelilng that all passenger & tickets bo interchangeable; preventing I injunctions gainst ticket scalpers and n calling for Federal laws against combi-j combi-j nations producing artificial scarcity in jl white paper for newspapers. |