Show COURT POWER IS s HELD AS MENAGE MENACE IE FEDERATION FEDERATION OF LABOR FAVORS DIRECT ELECTION OF FEDERAL FED FED- ERAL JUDGES Alleged Misuse of Injunction Denounced De pounced as Undermining to Public Confidence In Judiciary El EI Paso Tex Organized labor laboi has haa reaffirmed through the annual report of the executive council of the American Federation of Labor made to the federation convention Pere ere that reform of ot the supreme ourt and the direct election of federa fed fed- Aral eral era judges is the principal plank In fn its Ita political platform The exercise of power of the courts in industrial disputes has become become be be- come a menace to our institutions and to the practices of ot freemen the report said The mi misuse use of of the injunction has become so menacing as to threaten to undermine public confidence in the judiciary Recommendation was again made that laws declared declare unconstitutional by the court be subject to reenact reenact- reenactment ment by a two-thirds two vote of con gress grese A further decrease in the average paid up membership of ot the federation was reported this years year's average beIng bein being be- be in Ing set let et at compared with In 1923 and in 1920 A balance of funds on hand August August Au Au- gust frUst 31 of was reported with total receipts of and expenses of during the year Among the principal recommendations to the convention by the executive five tive council were I Support l-Support of th the child labor conn constitution con constitution con con- amendment now awaiting ratification by state legislatures 2 Organization 2 of more labor banks though only after careful surrey sur sur- surveys rey veys of local conditions to make sure of safety 3 Continued 3 opposition to the railway labor board as at present constituted and support of the Howell Howell- Barkley bill now before congress which would replace it with other machinery more acceptable acceptable accept accept- able to labor 4 Entrance 4 of labor abor organizations into the life insurance field for the benefit of members For this thiS' purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose a labor insurance company Independent independent independent in In- dependent of the federation was sug Bested 6 Further 6 study of the problem of old age pensions with the suggestion suggestion suggestion tion that some life insurance methods be b. evolved rather than to depend upon legislation i 6 6 Opposition 6 to competition by convict t labor Renewed 7 7 Renew 7 d attempts to organize women workers It was pointed out in this connection that though most women workers soon drift out of work to home life their support in latter life would prove valuable In discussing the record of the present congress the report stated not one measure opposed by labor was enacted into law at the first ses see sion don Among the important measures still before congress the convention indorsed the thEl Barkley Howell Barkley bill the world court the proposal to establish Bah lish a federal department of education education education tion and the postal salaries increase bill It forecast the passing of the latter over the presidents president's veto |