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Show PHYSICAL TEST QUESTION RAISED Resolution Presented to the American Federation of Labor. PI nT.AVKLrmA, Nov. 11. The convention con-vention ut lhf Anieili-an I Vdern t ion of L.tbor to.lny llslenrd to reports proiiented by the fiHtornul dcle.BrilcM to und frcun the t.'nn;idkin trades and lnlor coiiKrcn; I al.o heard iiddiesrwH on tho prevention of oocijpatloiiii-1 diejis-a and Induct rial ai jcUlentM, and then inurkfd time while waiting for conmilttce rep'rtn. Anionic tho I'PHolntl'Min prt-se.ntM w;im oiia wlith asked thn fed-nillon to mv I the Ni:w York I ;:!: I.'it'tre to amend tho Mirk!nn' coiniKMir'a Uon law fo lliat no phy.tloul eam1natton of einployeejs tl)l ho necossary beioro they arc frlven work. The Tenilutlon t harKed tliat certain employ em-ploy era In New York Mate uro requiring uppllcantM for work to undei'o u pliyftleiil I lost In order to give them an opportu-1 opportu-1 ii 1 1 y to dlsorlinhwtQ asaiiiHt union labor. Another resolution rclerred to committee commit-tee provided that th-j federation request Secretary llelflL Id of tho depart men t of eo mine roe to t nv(Mt 11 1 e the en tho yn-, yn-, teiti of Meainboat UL-.pectlon, with a view 'of making; i-Imii'h to better Katt:urd tiie puhll, , This resolution declared t'nut Mteiimhoat Inspection Is not lundueted atrletly aeeonlimc to law. Saniifio UlesiaM. iiek'tu.te from t!,e Pinto ILho l'ree Federation of Workinrf-I Workinrf-I m-Mi. presrnted rt rr..utlon that the 'AnierhMii federation petition congress to InvrstiKato "the deplorable Industrial eindHiouM and K'neral :o ernnieni" of l'oi to lilro. SevtMni resolutions bearir.ff on working eondltloiia In the Panama citnal zone were also nunt to commit ir.ca. One of these deelarel that Amerlrnrt atcepUny government gov-ernment employ men t In the zone should te Kuurant.-d at h ;.Ht sl mntHhs- .strady ork. The rmolut Inn av o 1 fist a iun wh-r mn who were hired to work In Phi in ir.a w ere laid off f hcirtly after reachlii; the zono because of lank, of work. Another resolution urged the federation to take ome notion against the covcin-nient covcin-nient i-ontlnulnfi to pay L-n to liO rentfl un hour to alien plasterers In the Panama canal zone, whhh. the resolution i-uld, 1h a discrimination aaln."! Ameilcan plaa-tereiM. plaa-tereiM. w!:o retdve 75 cents an hour. A retirement law for superannuated federal employees wan also advocated by the postal clerk' union. |