Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-06-09 | Page 6 | A. F. L. Convention

A. F. L. CONVENTION. T'vo niilS'on ;,; ra :r in memhership than v.-:-n Air;pric,'L l ti 'r(-: t- world v.'nr thn Ahutk J Irni t on of I..;:bur will HMjot in c,'fj)''r,-il ron vcu' ion in At-J;-n ' i ' Ci:v' lo'i-'i;.' fo ou!iirij a nrw ro-coj-i.st rrif! ion j";. y for 111; United fStatf.H and i'.n t rrri ' "rial dhisions. Tim con v;n Hon v. i il y. ' l.rr v i ' h a rrcord ji.:r.iJ,rr S d'd'-'Mns ;jIid jis d'diberu-tjo.v; d'diberu-tjo.v; v.iil lv; f r.'ni'lit with i n 1 f rc.t and i;i.j.oi-:."Mi'. --,M,i 1; ' )''-'. Tor :-.'V ml r!..;. h -'-n'-ral oI'I'I'th r,f tl." lVd'-r- a ' -. on I: u ' I '. ii in ffj l'r i en i n I ho :;:w J'-r-y city. ,l'no-t at tl.': out --.-r-t o!' tin; i.al.ional '-rt i n flii-i towf-r'iJ r-; r r J i ' a f i vo ff nr'Hf.i.'-'l la hor r-u ia -' J Ja:i-nf V. ''-'i an'l all otlu r a :'i t a t ors who wro con vjft r-d r,f r'TfurlH to finharra 1!k! ". vtii ri!' a y in '!;' rrj' i n ; in'o effert ,,t M.m f: l-.-fi-.c 'lr;,r:. A r.--:olnti.,M a;.-j, a;.-j, ;) ' t'.r in'-n-y i'-tr ) a i"l el , of J ;. I -:,.J ' i:!' ''! in an t, it v, ;. ;,, r.i " h imila r -l-l - at j,, , ,,-!;, ! i-,r ,-, if. v.In-Ii r;:'l if j ; j,:i y ju oj-o 111 t h'! y iff.d nl 'on I lr i v '. . ' '.- u t.oi on ;,o U- - f.-.olii! ion rn- , C fleets the stand of organized labor on the side of conservatism. Little hope is held out that any movement for .recognition of soviet rule in Russia I will receive serious attention, in view j of President (Jnmpers' close connection j with the administration and the atti- tude of labor itself, reflected in the ac-jtion ac-jtion of President Donlin of the build-i build-i ing trades department, denouncing I bombers and all forms of radicalism. ! Indications of the opposition of or-gaiii:icd or-gaiii:icd labor in the United States to any notions of government imported I from eastern Europe are also to be found in the canccllat ion of chart era of Canadian unions which lent Uwii support to the "ono big union" striku in "Winnipeg and other dominion centers. cen-ters. The progress of organized labor in the United .States has been in direct measure with its policy of frowning upon un-American methods. Under its present, leadership it has made gains which it is not conceivable it will surrender sur-render at the demand of a radical minority.