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Show ILLINOIS UNIONS ARE WARHED AGAINST PLAN Com pert Send Letter Advising Ad-vising CarefuLCourse Regarding Re-garding Amalgamation and Labor Party Aims DECATUR. Ill, Sept. 11 (By A. P Warning which waa Interpreted Inter-preted by convention officials I against "amalgamation" and labor party proposals, the two thlncs for which William Z. Foster, reputed communist, haa announced he haa coma here to fight, waa (Iran the Illinois Federation of Labor convention con-vention today In a special delivery letter from Samuel Gomnere. pres; Ident of the American Kedsrntlon ' of Labor. "There are certain Inalienable right,' President Oompera wrote, "which belong- to the trade unions which must not and cannot with trade union movement aa distinct aa the billows and yet one aa the aeas. The attempt to force by floe la rail on or power the unions to do that affainat which their own true and best lniitlncta prompt them la an Invasion which cannot be tolerated, tol-erated, and If attempted can only bring about the reaction that -may not only weaken but poaibiy d tarn ta-rn ember the movement In Its en tlrety. "The elty central labor bod Its have within their localities certain righta, and so Ions as they do not conflict with the American Federation Federa-tion of Labor aa auch, these rights must be preserved and protected. The state federations of labor have within their states certain ritrhts, and so Ion a; as they do pot conflict , with the A. F. of lev. aa auch, these rights must be preserved." The "amalgamation" which of- flclala said thla letter warns against waa propoaed by William Z. Foster. It provides thst the twenty-four i trade craft vntong ahall be reorganised reorgan-ised Into about aeven 'industrial unions." patterned sfter the United Mine Workers. President Oompera speaks against thla as attacking the "entity and integrity" of the unions now composing com-posing the federation. |