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P a A B g Convention at Chicago f t Turns Back on Labor Labor Labor La La- bor and Aids Its Foes Union Gathering Told Tole t o. i Mr M MONTREAL H TREAL June 12 Amid Amid tre tremendous tremendous applause the American American- Federation Fedoration Fed Fed- oration of Labor at its as annual cor conven convention ven- ven lion tion here today adopted a report condemning condemning con con- damning the Republican convention in ir Chicago for turning its back on labor laborin in in adopting its platform During reading of the re report t presented presented pre pre- re by Samuel Samul Gompers and and Matthew Matthew Matth- Matth Matth ew president and vice president of the federation various sections of Republican planks Criticised by the labor leaders were hissed while their critics received applause Mr Gompers announced that executive executive executive tive council has directed that labors labor's demands demand submitted to the Republican convention be presented in identical form t to o the Democratic national convention MONTREAL June The 12 The Republican Republic n convention has turned its ba back k upon up n labor and I has adopted a a platform defiant defiant defiant de de- fiant in its defense of the enemies of labor and calc calculated to secure cure secure for them fresh tresh advantages ad ana and greater greater privileges S Samuel muel Gompers Gomper and Matthew president president and ind vi vice e president of the American merican Federation I of Labor a or declared red here herein er In a statement I presented at the fed federations federation's rations ration's ann annual al convention The labor declaration of the p platform platform plat plat- at- at I form as a adopted opted they asserted asserted proposes pro proposes proposes pro poses an industrial enslavement and an abrogation n of rights as as s precious as life Itself i While there there is in in the platform a a. I certain shrewdness In iii selection of ot l language there is never never any opportunity for doubt as to the true meaning meanIng meaning mean mean- ing of ot their provisions provisions' relating to labor they added i VIGOROUS VIGOROUS VIGOROUS' DENUNCIATION The statement vigorously assails the Republicans for tor neglecting anti- anti I profiteering legislation lions I The Republican platform practically practically I cally callY Ignores the profiteer the state ment added and nd while recognizing I Ithe the evils of currency Inflation offers no remedy for that condition Specific proposals submitted by labor for relief re relief relief re- re lief from the high cost of living and profiteering are given no place ln the platform MEXICAN N PLANK FLAYED The Mexican- Mexican plank of the pl platform the labor le leaders ders charged clearly alms aims to undermine the sovereignty of the Mexican Me government and to to make malte i the maintenance of order in Mexico the business of the government of the Unite 1 States It It proposes the fulfillment of what long have been the hopes and alms aims of I those whose sole object object- is the ex exploitation exploitation exploitation ex- ex of ot the people and bo boundless less resources of Mexico according to to to the labor abor chiefs LABOR LABOI SCORNED The Republican indorsement of tho tha transportation act of 1920 was declared te denial and repudiation to o be a complete I ion tion of the demand submitted by labor and ind is an emphatic Indorsement of ot the labor abor provisions of ot the Esch Each railroad act The section of ot this plank referring to o peaceful arbitration on the wage disputes was said to o be a denial of the he the lawful right of of ot the workers to cease working Th This s 's denial of ot the rights righta labor chiefs asserted to o strike tb the Continued C on page 2 2 L t j J. J I I I I I LABOR CHIEF c Continued from r page 1 l' the party proclaims as one of ot its gr greatest achievements We hold n no brief for the Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic party continued the statement t commenting on the Republican condemnation con damnation of the Democratic administration administration adminis adminis- for failure to enforce the anti- anti profiteering laws but we call can attention atten- atten j auen-j tion llon to the fact that specific proposals on in this subject su submitted by labor ale aie ignored completely EVADES ISSUE I The Republican platform ev evades s the Issue and otterS offers no rio remedy It Q de de- nies the importance of profiteering as the l leading cause of ot the high cost ot of living ing and endeavors to Lo put a part of the responsibility upon what it fals falsely ely calls disproportionate wage advances We hav have no knowledge of an any substantial substantial sub sub- sub sub- or 01 efe effective Uve laws passed by the Republican congress con con- gress The Tho plank regarding labors labor's right to strike constitutes it n d denial of f labors labor's I demands and contemplates the erection I tion of or g government machinery ry for th the coercion n of labor and for the suppression I don sion and limitation or of Us its proper lawful lawful law law- ful and normal activities said the statement I DENIAL OF FREEDOM I It proposes to erect government tribunals vested with the power to compel Involuntary labor The Tie entire plank is a denial of freedom and in addition e subversive of the best interests interests inter inter- ests of our republic The labor leaders asserted Republicans failed to mention in their platform plat plat- form torm labors labor's demands for a federal Uw lw for the legal right of ot voluntary association as as- as to to protect against un unwarrantable issuance of ot writs of injunction an and l the vigorous enforcement enforce enforce- ment of ot the the- seamen's act un anti and the most liberal interpretation of of C its pro pro- pro visions I 3 |