Show u. u US U.S. S. S Labor Demands More Jobs Higher 1 1 Taxes o on Industry tM Meet et Opens in Vancouver B.C. B. B 1 C. C Green Likens Americans Ameri cans to Big Family By CLEVELAND CLEVELA D WILLIAMS Associated Press Staff Writer I VANCOUVER B. B C. C Oct 5 5 Americas America representatives of ot organized organ orgon labor convened here today de de- demanding demanding manding that Industry private provide pro pro- vide vido more Jobs job or pay the penalty of higher taxes The first fifty annual gathering of j the American Federation of Labor was summoned President I Green said to present to the nation i practical methods both temporary and permanent of ot relieving unemployment unemployment unemployment and depression USES FAMILY ILLUSTRATION Its first official duties after being called to order were acceptance of ot welcomes to be tendered by W W. A A. Mackenzie minister of ot labor and mines Nets Nels Lougheed minister of mines and other officials of oC British Columbia which custom decreed that President Green must answer Outlining his views on labors labor's attitude attitude attitude at at- toward the unemployment situation situation sit sit- Green Oreen said ald Americans are all aU one family and we must approach the problem in that light A family without enough jobs to support all its Us members would auld not push several of or them out In the cold to starve tarve because they had no jobs lobs Instead the family would dI di vide the work wort between all aU J Its members members members mem mem- bers and let each do something All AIl would sacrifice but all nIl would live First actual work before the delegates delegates dele dee gates was as presentation of the executive Uthe U- U tive the councils council's report recommending a I national conference on work vork apportionment apportionment Shorter orter hours wage standard stand tand- ard and maintenance work assurance prohibition of child chUd labor industrial stabilization especially in s seasonal onal industries and balance of production production production tion to equalize supply and demand BEER nECO RECOMMENDED It suggested higher taxes on great wealth modification of or the act ad to tc permit per cent beer private private pd- pd vate ate and community unemployment relief reller work and comprehensive planning plan plan- ning to prevent future depressions with national economic conferences to show the wa way President Green adverting nd to his Illustration of oC the American family fam tam tamU U ily said Id of Job allocation For example Mr Henry Ford d dis discharged discharged dis- dis charged men because of or the depression and kept on the job The went wenton on the charity of ot Detroit and it was soon exhausted d. d II If he had divided the work so that the could all aU do something ng even ven if less than before all aU o of the would have had work and would have cost him no more |