Show I I s B 0 lAB LABOR HI HII I TO T R RV V i IT AT I Ij i j IN RING I N Federation Votes to I Form Political Party May Conscript W Workers Work Work- ork- ork ers for War Labor I I. I By Dy International 1 News New Se Service e. e I B D Lo N K T 1 Nov No 17 17 J JL The American Federation of Labor abandoned its traditional nonpartisan policy today and stepped ppe boldly into the tho arena of American politics By a a vote of ot to 21 the tho- th convention convention conven conven- tion adopted a resolution to change tho the date dato of ot tho the annual meeting from November to June for tho the purpose of being heln n sale ale lo to shape its Ita attitude on campaign Issues to be bo voted upon at nt atthe tho the fall elections The Tho convention ever slice since tho federation was waa formed has hu been held in November after alter tho elections in ill order to keep tho the organization organization organization or or- out of ot politics Today's action means that tho the federation federation fed fed- will bo be a potent factor actor In next years year's congressional elections and that it will bo be a powerful po aid to tho administration administration ad nil ministration in maintaining control of ot con congress ss unless the present harmonious harmonious harmonious har har- relations between tho the Whitehouse White House and tho loaders leaders of ot tho or organization organization organization or- or am are ruptured The federation adopted a no resolution condemning Judge of ot the district court of Boston Doston for alleged utterances impugning the tho Americanism of ot labor According to tho the preamble of ot tho the resolution Judge declared ho he would suspend every labor law during the war that the only disloyal people In the country were the laborers and that he be would put up against tho the barbed d wire front line anyone who ho dared to strike Tho federation decided to give its support to a nationwide movement to obtain wage wagn increases for tor teachers In a n resolution adopted the tile convention convention conven conven- tion Uon declared that tho the wages of teachers teach tench- ers era have havo fallen alien far tar below tho cost of ot livIng A telegram wax was received to today today to to- day from the tho Arizona state federation ur urging the tho defeat detest of a resolution now DOW pending to close membership to all aU except pt American citizens or those who have declared their intention of ot becoming m citizens Another re waa was adopted au authorising authorising au au- President Oom to appoint appoint ap ap- ap point a especial IRI committee to t In investigate sU gate gale th tM the national labor shortage e and the conditions under which women area are Min being employed in lieu of or men By 81 United Press PUla t WASHINGTON Nov ov tion of oC kUl skilled d labor for tor war work ork may become a R fact tact under tb the new draft regulation reg reg- g- g IMD Issued d today When ben t. t the national nallon Interest is le better better bet bet- ter served by Inducting such auch teen men into I military service 10 than by leaving ft them d in ht Industry or agriculture neither flirTed deferred nor the order numbest number cne by lot can be bel permitted to defer del the call of oC men into military service says the regu regu- re 1 lation laUon I true tine of ot fuch fI labor In the tb military service would take lake any form tonn national necessity e requires but principally in In factories chemical I labora laboratories tortes tories and anet In to skilled work at us lb front or behind the line Un lines The conscription of ot f expert pert labor however will not be resorted to It wag waa indicated b by the provost marshal manul funerals funeral's generals general's gen fun en eral's office unless as the required men cannot 1 be found among amons the r reg g. g drafted men man The Th method of ot c conscripting skilled labor and nd the protection afforded even after aner such nuch a call can Is I. decided upon In is fully tully detailed In the following extract tract Continued on oa r x-ae x e i. i Co A S SLAIN V V Continued from page 1 i ministry massed an overwhelmingly i superior number of ot soldiers rs and tho the Cossacks were broken up They They had I had to surrender One report received today declared that In fighting by which the ki kl red guard captured ka Alexandro Kerensky's forces lost 1500 men all an Cossacks and that the casualties numbered only The Trotsky Trotsky-Lenine government has Instituted the hour eight-hour day in all Industries in industries industries in- in and abolished all aU night work except that of ot national defense A moratorium on house rent was announced announced announced an an- as in effect effet toda today unless an agreement is reached on the railway strike V |