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Show ference a plank memorializing the Federal Government to continue and elaborate. If necessary, its Thrift and War Saving3 Stamps movement as a permanent national policy. The Oregon Ore-gon Federation also has asked all other State Federations of Labor in the United States to make a similar request re-quest of the conference. President O. It. Hartwlg of the Oregon Federation signed the letter, which follows: "Inasmuch as the United States Government Gov-ernment is engaged in advancing the War Savings Stamps campaign In a vigorous manner, and Inasmuch as the War Savings Stamps are the best possible pos-sible forms of investment for working men and women, particularly organized organ-ized workers, and also because the possession pos-session of War Savings Stamps by workers while defending their rights either while out on strike or otherwise, I gives them a degree of security that ' ordinarily they do not possess, there-, there-, fore, the State Federation of Labor of Oregon makes the following suggestion sugges-tion : That your Federation Join with us In urging upon the national conference con-ference that has been called In Washington, Wash-ington, D. C, by the American Federation Federa-tion of Labor, the advisability of including in-cluding In any program that they may promulgate, a War Savings Stamps plank or provision. . "We feel that this will materially strengthen the position of organized labor and will also give U3 the sinews of war when most needed. Trusting, therefore, that you will find it possible to join us In urging upon the national conference this provision, and thanking thank-ing you In advance for concurring in this suggestion, we beg to remain." SPECIAL LABOR CONFERENCE WILL CONSIDER THRIFT Oregon State Federation Petitions Peti-tions Union Leaders to Adopt Savings Policy. Portland, Ore. The Oregon State Federation of Labor has asked the conference con-ference of the heads of International labor unions affiliated with the American Ameri-can Federation of Labor, which opens its session In Washington, D. C, December De-cember 13, to Include in any program that they may promulgate as a result of the failure of the Industrial con- |