Show i I I I I I lA LEAGUE t k IND I f Of R I Takes Floor In m ill I II Covenant of Support Support-of I and Treaty MONTREAL June Ju June e 21 ThC The AmerIcan American AmerI- AmerI Ameri Amel- can Federation o of ot Labor adjourned its annual convention here Saturday after Indorsing the nations nations' without reservations The closing session of ot the two weeks wees' convent on was was a one Irish s sympathizers supported by bythe the the progressive progressive pro- pro wing wins of the federation opposed op- op posed the movement to indorse the league and throughout the deba debate e on on the le question President Sa had ad difficulty y in maintaining order His gavel avel was smashed in his efforts to quIet ulet tho the proceedings Mr Gompers and the exceptive co council coun- coun n. n cil 1 will leave immediately f for r Was Washing Washing- Washington I ton on to put int into operation the program framed by tho the convention The first move glove it was' was said will wilt be launched against the Democratic national convention con con- to obtain incorporation of f th the federations federation's program in the party platform plat- plat form orm They will urge also that the federations federation's federations federation's fed- fed rations ration's nonpartisan political policy which was unanimously approved by bythe the ic convention be c carried ou out I PROGRAM OF OF- LAB LABOR OR Labors program program as s outlined by bythe the convention demands Ratification of ot the peace treaty Government ownership with democratic democratic demo demo- cratic operation of railroads Curb on profiteering ring and high cost of ot livIng ving- Jailing of ot food and clothing profi- profi V Right to strike strike- rind and nd abolition of com com- y arbitration and an antistrike legis- legis lation Hands of off off- offin in Mex Mexico co by the Hie United States government Indorsement of the Irish republic Right of collective bargaining Advances s In wages' wages wherever nece sary arv sarv to to maintain the Amerl American an stan- stan dard ard dard Shorter work day It if ne necessary essary to p prevent unemployment The league of ot nations issue arose s before adjournment Its opponents n were were unable t to gather gathey sufficient v otes votes for a. a and a number of I rish Irish sympathizers jumped to the floor a and nd demanded that that- their votes be recorded re- re c cG corded as no in the records j G GOMPERS TAKES TAKES' FLOOR President Gompers was was was' compelled to to t ake take the floor in support of the league wh when n it bec became me apparent that the delegates dele- dele g ates gates were were were- swinging to the opposition Members of f the ex executive cut ve council m made de emphatic appeals in behalf of the c covenant The re report ort of ot the committee on international Inter Inter- national relations which was adopted d declared that to reject the league would b be e indorsing th the policy policy- of ot greed treed hatred and nd brutal war as the rule that guides guIdes' in i n n thes of relations between nations It Is not a perfect document and perfection is not claimed f for r It ft the report report re- re port port ort added It does however mark t he nearest approach to p perfection that hat exer xer has been devised for th the proven proven- ion t of war tI tl must meet with the and support support-of of t the e American working people When has the American Federation n of f Labor Labor failed failed to place Itself on record for or international peace asked Mr 11 Ir Gompers I cant can't recall it ft The federation federation fed- fed ration has endeavored to use its influence ence nce and power to prevent vent war Who Vh has not struggled for such peace 1 Shall l we pow now rev reverse rs the uninterrupted polIcy pol pol- Icy cy which we we have supported ed 1 DISARMAMENT IN FUTURE Speaking of disarmament disarmament- Mr Gom Gompers pers said Ev Even n if the United States should d ratify the clague of ot nations the wo world worl ld d wilt will not see disarmament the first firs t year or may be for a decade decad A But he added added- we ve aren ot ot determinIng determining determining deter deter- mining these questions for the immediate immedi ate day for tor which h we live li We lay th the e foundation for th the structure o of- of peace ee e and arid good will for ou our children and ou our r childrens children's children Dan of Seattle led the theop opposition op opposition position position- to the tile coven covenant nt because h he e said It guarantees the he territorial integ integrity rity of ot the British empire empIreS He also de de- de dared that the American workingman n does n not t understand the full tuU g ng of 0 this league The report of ot the committee inter on inter international national relations was characterized d aa as asan a aan s an outrage In that It eco z-eco sd d- d the adoption of ot a league with the provisions 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