Show LABOR ON II RECORD I FOR HOUR EIGHT I DAY LAW By United Press ST ST. PAUL Blinn 1 June y A basic bul hour eight-hour work day dav the war period will wUl be insisted d upon upon by organIzed organized organized organ organ- labor Resolution embodying this I principle were unanimously passed today toda to- to da day daj b bj by th the convention of the American I Federation Feder of ot Labor After Aftel a halt hall hours hour's debate the convention convention convention con con- vote voted down d wr a resolution providing providing providing pro pro- viding for two women members In the executive council It also refused to give the executive council counci the right to select the annual city This right remains remains' with th the convention In observance of oC Flag day the con con- o 1 rose lose to Its feet as President rit Gompers said I In Ir honor of the flag of the republic of the United States the delegates and to o this convention n stand in fe ty and loyalty and n the hope of ot Its leadership In the great ca cause se 01 Ot nu- nu manity and justice and fre freedom dom HOUR EIGHT DAY I Referring to the hour eight-hour day lh the federation resolution as passed reads Oi Our r country Is engaged in a a terri terri- be ble struggle ruggle s While we do not like to acknowledge that there are people who take advantage of this for financial gain it is nevertheless true I To their shame there are business men who under the guise of at patriotIsm patriot- patriot Ism make the claim that the necessities necessities II ties of war demand a return to the theten theten theten ten or twelve-hour twelve working day If they are not strenuously opposed they may In some Instances succeed In In in inaugurating inaugurating inaugurating in- in it Organized labor must stand firmly and unalterably for a continuance ofa of ofa ofa a shorter work day It will not tolerate tolerate tolerate toler toler- ate any attempt to increase th the basic hours of labor Our members are sacrificing sacrificing sac sac- their lives In order that a free people may live and democratic principles principles principles prin prin- I may be continued and ex extended ended SAFEGUARD WORK WORKERS R RIf If If those those who return find that while they have been fighting the battles In Inthe inthe inthe the war their employers have taken from them advantages which they had gained before the war the they are re lusti- lusti fled fied in ira deciding that their inter interests were Trot not ot properly safeguarded and that the boasted freedom of the Laborer La- La la laborer borer is but a my myth h. h We Ve must be eternally on guard to see that while one portion of ot our membership Is fighting for fur freedom of the world another portion shall not be enslaved Other resolutions adopted dealing win the hour eight-hour da day provide That the federation and affiliated unions do all IE In th their lr power to establish establish establish lish the basic eight hoW day without hampering war production production That the federation support the journeymen tailors' tailors union in Its efforts to establish the he hour eight day ana apa weekly systems That the federation support the affiliated af affiliated affiliated af- af postal in their ef efforts efforts efforts ef- ef forts to Insure a more strict observance observance ance of the letter and spirit 01 of the uie postal posta hour eight-hour law by securing legislation legIslation legislation leg leg- establishing a rate of at time I and a half halt for all work In excess of ot eight hours j I RAILWAY WORKERS I Th That t the federation request congress congress con con- gress to establish a standard day of 1 I railway duty applicable for railway mall clerks clefts by enactment of a law provi providing providing pro pro- viding vi ding for f r a work day averaging eight I hours and for work worl days In the year That the convention Indorses efforts efforts ef efforts ef- ef forts o of f affiliated postal workers to minimize night work and recommends the federation executive council to co cooperate cooperate COO co- operate in securing needed legislation from congress That tho the federation oppose passage of a bill now before congress to o. o give in the navy yard service permission permission permission per per- mission to accept cash In lieu of th the present grant of thirty days' days leave e a year with pay o on the grounds that such legislation would be an unnecessary unnecessary unnecessary sary lowering of the standard of labor that it is contrary to good policy policy and and that it will not have a tendency to increase efficiency of workmen That organized labor Is unalterably opposed to a bill before congress to establish minimum hour eight work workdays workdays workdays days government in-government In service with notime no noI notime I time for tor overtime |