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J- J June run e 19 Tile The The American Federation Federa 1 tion of Labor in a resolution 11 adopted at its convention here her e today condemning what were declared to be bo usurpations ii h by Judiciary o of tho the governments government's executive tine tive and legislature powers recommended mended that organized labor should shout d disregard decrees o of f co courts on tho the ground that such decrees decrees de do crees creel violated rights guaranteed under r the constitution Tho Thu memorial demanded that Judges judge s who exceeded their authority shout should I bo be promptly impeached The Tho resolution resolution tion charged further that the courts court s had hall subordinated tho the legislative an and d executive departments of or tho the government government govern govern- ment and tho the courts were described describe d as a sinister Influence which J Is sap sapping sapping ap- ap ping pinS the Iho life lICo from our Institutions an and d creating tho the worst sort of or a nn n I autocracy A recommendation was adopted t to o the tho effect that tho the courts o otina of or f tina tha States Stales and the Iho United States Stales have havo Continued on page pase 8 S. S I l LSE I Rf O M 1 fl HUT r Continued from page 1 1 sonic some of oC their powers taken n awa away 1 from them and bo be reorganized IMMIGRATION ISSUE Ihen j I When hen the question of prohibiting I Immigration had he been en Intro Introduced uce I 1 ra radical ical delegates all over tho rho hall j demanded to bo heard James JameR Duncan Duncan Dun Dun- can of Seattle one ono of the tho radical j leaders protested against the adoption adoption tion of the tho resolution declaring I If you put this over we will start I a counter mo movement in Seattle This Is in effect an am amendment to tho the I j I espionage law It would prevent free communication between en the tho wor workers ers of the world I 1 want to know about Russia Thu newspapers lie on that point I understand that women about II to hear bear children in In Russia are arc given givena a six weeks weeks' vacation If It that Is true I am for Bolshevism Hoots Boots and jeers greeted this re re- re mark Duncan continued by mentioning mentioning mention mention- Jn ing Ireland an and asked if Ir tho convention convention convention con con- desired to put up tile the bars barsto to Irish brothers in case e anything blows up In Ireland Irelan and anti political refugees art are looking for a haven PURPOSE OF RESOLUTION Secretory Secretary Morrison declared tho resolution was designed ne to prevent a a. flood of or people coming cominE from Europe i ian I I an and Asia sla to America during tho the reconstruction reconstruction re- re reI I I construction perlo period i Thero is unemployment note now he I I said and if immigration was permitted permitted per per- no now it would woul give tho the steel stoel per per-I tru trust l' l and timber barons' barons opportunity to bring about the s same con condition of or unemployment that existed before tho the I I Iwar war when there thero were three men forever for I ever every Job We 0 should protect roll A AmerIca Amer- Amer I Ica lea first I tell you that tho the great Interests through some seine sp nr ip i j have havo been earn carri g on I I I propaganda a to force trade unionists back into prewar conditions on I IS S Seer cr tarv Morrison l referred to n a nl I speech delivered ered by Elbert H II Gary chairman of tho the United States Steel corporation In which th th latter was quoted as saying that tier thero are four million Chinaman wo can get gel to do agricultural work These people the secretary continued continued continued con con- wanted wante to bring China China- men hero to work In the fields for tho purpose of driving farm workers to ther les an and cheapen cheAp n labor Dont Don't be fooled you are going to face unemployment here and if you are wise are wise Sou ou will exert evor every evory effort t to stop immigration Im- Im migration for a limited time to give Ivo w workers soldiers and and sailors r an opportunity opportunity opportunity to get et employment The great Interests want nothing more than they do O unemployment and I cheap labor Theirs Is a campaign to get workers at low wages nn and destroy the trade trado union movement I 1 warn you You must protect yourselves ef and 1111 should favor ol le I moreover er you legislation to pa pay discharged soldiers and anti sailors their salary 53 until they find employment employment employ employ- ment When hen our own people have ha been cared for then tho the hare bars to Immigrants can enn be let down Tho The resolution f was finally adopted I RADICALS DEFEATED j I Radical and conservative delegates delegates delegates' I II clashed again Wednesday Th The Tho I contest which arose over a resolution reso- reso I I I lution proposing inauguration of a policy o of Initiative an and referendum um within the ranks of or organized labor t was marked by a n display of or bitter I feeling which as was wa the case Tuesday Tues rues I Iday day rC resulted In tho the ra radical element clement I being crushingly defeated A vote on whether there thero should be he bea hea I a on the re resolution disclosed there thore were only thirty five delegates out of about favoring the tho measure suro j I This was interpreted as 03 representing oven even more mora than the tho maximum ratio I I of radicals within ur organized laborThe labor I The clash do elope developed eloped after all nil the delegates radicals delegates radicals OB nB well WE'll RB REI conservatives con con- had had adopted unanimously a resolution assailing Postmaster General Gen Gen- oral eral Burleson for tor his labor policy and calling on President Wilson to I him During tho the tion of or the re resolution the i i general was severely criticised ed by j I delegates nn and termed nn an administrative tive misfit No delegate ate defended Mr Burleson I WILSON SUPPORTED I Among the mass of resolutions adopted Ve Wednesday ne wa was ono one favoring tho rho Initiative nn und and refer referendum on constitutional constitutional con con- amendments one support support- supporting ing all the legislation suggested e ted by President Wilson on in his recent mes mee- message Sl sage C to congress on one favoring legis legislation lation laUon permitting labor officers In meB 1 the government employ to have hn leaves 8 of absence to attend to labor business I without injury Injury to their standing one favoring a living wage wase for tor government government govern govern- I ment one advocating an 11 i I hour eight day nn and 5 a 1 day ay minimum wage swage for immigration and customs Inspectors Inspector o 0 the tho Canadian border and one ono advocating the dl discontinuance t I Iby by the government of or civil employment employment employ employ- j ment for men and women in the tho I military service upon tho the signing of oC tho the peace treat treaty A proposal to favor or passage pI b by congress con on gress of a n law In Into to govern prices prIcE'S and profits profit on all commodities was wa re rejected re- re A federal budget system 1 as asa a means of ot cutting down needless ss and anti extravagant expenditures by the government o was favored Th The committee In a I. I I III resolution putting the tho federation in favor lavor of a 1 civil service ser extension to guarantee that all government officers and of or rank lower than cabInet cabinet cabinet cab cab- inet officers would woul be permanently secure h In iii their positions during during- ef efficient efficient efficient ef- ef service HINDUS TO BE PROBED I The Tho convention adopted a res resolution directing the executive council to In Investigate In- In ato tho the alleged plight of or Hindu revolutionists now arrest Inthis in int inthis t this his country and held for tor deportation r I which it is claimed would woul virtually I mean sentencing them to death deathA A proposal originating In the Portland Portland Port Port- I land Ore delegation deles proposing th the I federation demand deman workers In all In In- In should have the tho right to to elect their foremen was defeated i iA A that tho tiro Soldiers Sailors and Marines Marines' Protective as asI association I as-I an and similar organizations b be i iI I 1 I encouraged to secure Just demands I and right was defeated on th the ground that soldiers sailors nn and marines marines ma ma- J I rines wanting organized ors labors labor's SUpport supPort support sup- sup port should Join existing unions |