Show SHORTER WORK HOURS IS FIAT OF LABOR UNIT Federation Unable However to Agree on Method of Achievement 0 U tor Untied Fruit Prud CINCINNATI Ohio Nov 2 26 La 2 Labor Labor La La- bor caught between the crushing problems of ot a mechanized age and inequitable conditions of world economic distress today had bad word given one one primary demand to the nation na na- tion shorter tion-shorter ton shorter shorter working hours A A. weeks week's deliberation here by about delegates to the fly second fifty second annual annual annual an an- nual convention of the American Federation Federation Fed Fed- of Labor Labo revealed the six-hour six day and the five ay five day week as fundamental fundamental funda funda- mental in the organizations organization's program of industrial and economic readjustment readjust meal ment ment The Te assembly still sought agreement agree agree ment as to the means whereby curtailed curtailed cur cur- tailed tied hours and consequent wider distribution of work could be ef d- ef- ef AMENDMENT REJECTED A twentieth amendment to the constitution con con- I IA was proposed and ad rejected first frt by the committee on legislation then by the convention as a whole There Ther was prolonged and ad fiery debate de de- de de b bate The committee committe decried described the proposal proposal pro pro- pro as impractical untenable and contrary to trade union principles comparing it to t the eighteenth amendment amendment amend amend- ment meat which was called caled a colossal failure Members agreed that public opinion must mut be behind the move before it could succeed The convention week brought powerful powerful pow pow- erful edul support of unemployment insurance insurance insurance in in- as asa a second lifeline leine to laborer laborers labor labor- ers er who were pictured as left lef foundering foundering foun foun- oun- oun dering derIg in periods of financial depre- depre depres depres- sion Sian Industry would be asked to bear the te cost cost Thomas F. F Flaherty secretary of the legislative committee reported favorably fa f- f the following Shorter hours hours A measure prohibiting purchase by the federal government of goods produced produced produced pro pro- in nonunion plants plant on grounds competitive e b bid bidding I d d din i n g encourages cheap manufacture and sweat sweatshop sweatshop sweatshop shop operation VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT Voluntary retirement of or government government government govern govern- ment after 30 years' years service regardless of age age Repeal of the federal economy act act land and extension of the te classification system system tem tern for or federal A resolution against putting rural rura mail mai carriers carrier on a contract basis ais Andrew Furuseth San Francisco representing the te International Seamen's Seamen's Seamen's Sea Sea- mens men's union proposed and the convention con con- v adopted a resolution in support support support sup sup- port of the King bill bi designed to t hat halt smuggling of aliens alens into the te United States under the guise of seamen The Te convention was strongly un unified uni fied fled in i its opposition to any ay sales tax proposals as means to t provide revenue revenue reve reve- nue nut to t meet mee present government def def- kits |