Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-06-09 | Page 3 | A. F. L. to Face New Problems

A. A F. F L. L TO FACE NEW PROBLEMS PROBLEMS' Gompers Plans Platform for Annual Meet l in Atlantic City J Atlantic City X J J. June S. S The S-The The part women will pla play in Industry la labors labor's Ia- Ia hors bars place in framing the peace treaty treat the proposed ne new pro program ram for labor in relation to reconstruction and arbitrary powers crR exerted b by courts these courts these are arc among the subjects to be discussed at the thc annual convention of or the American Ameri Ameri- can Federation of ot Labor which opens here tomorrow A contest Is expected over the federations federation's federations federation's federations federation's fed fed- attitude on the subject of ot government go ownership The Gompers administration Is said to favor simply a reiteration of former declarations on the subject The question of or wages and antI weekly working hours will be bo bodis discussed discussed dis dis- discussed cussed at length In a report to be submitted to the executive council b by bya a special committee which formulated the reconstruction policy Officials Confer President Samuel amuel Gompers and antI other officials conferred all the afternoon and well Into the night mapping out their platform for tho the convention I Belief is expressed that tho the federation federation federation federa federa- I tion will not favor or a labor Jabor party part movement move move- ment mont oth other r than a as a an i auxiliary of ot the tho federation so long long- longas as the Gompers Compers administration continues in office It Is the contention of the Gompers delegates that no political movement mo could have ha procured for labor the concessions concessions con con- con I cessions and recognition that has arisen from the policy polle of or following ln a nonpartisan course with respect to policies and fighting for tor the rights of ot square deal lines Pr H l o cc The International Labor Press as association association association as- as in convention con here today clashed o over oer er tho the question of or recon recognition recognition tion lion of or national advertising agencies Members of or the federation Journals partly parth financed by assessments were for tor discarding advertising ad agencies al altogether al- al together but the tho Independent local Journals took the stand that they were dependent In a measure upon them for financial support