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Show ORIENTAL LABOR CONSIDERED Japanese and Chinese Workers of West May Form Organization CINCINNATI, Ohio. Approval of n proposnl to organize Japanosu and Chinese workers on tho Paclllc coast and Western status wits withheld hero today by tho executive council of the American Federation of Labor. Hecommendntlons that steps be taken tak-en to unionize tho oriental workers In tho West Imvo been before the council coun-cil for some time, It was said, nnd plans nro now being worked out to meet tho situation. Labor offlcals said the council would not give Its approval to this organization or-ganization work until It had made an Investigation nnd decided tho proposed plrfns would "meot this grnve situation." situa-tion." n'im it..ua.i rtMA tir.i, t ...in umicu ilium uuihL'in uiiu nuiut? or tho International unions, It was said, are already taking In Chinese and Japanese membors. This question Is given a conspicuous conspic-uous place In tho council's annual ro-port ro-port which recommends thot stringent government regulations been forced to keep cheap oriental labor from entering enter-ing tho country and competing with American workmen. |