Show COURT bOURT CUT POWER IS HELD AS MENAGE MENACE FEDERATION FEDERATION OF LABOR LADOR FAVORS DIRECT ELECTION OF FEDERAL FEDERAL FEDERAL FED- FED ERAL JUDGES Alleged Misuse of Injunction Denounced Dc De I as Undermining to Public Confidence in Judiciary El Paso Tex Organized laboi has lias rca reaffirmed through the annual report of the executive council of the American Federation of Labor made to the federation convention here ere that reform of the supreme ourt court and the direct election of federal fed fed- eral judges is the principal plank Jn In n its political platform The uThe exercise of power of the courts in industrial disputes has become be ho- come a menace to our institutions and to the practices of freemen the report said The UThe misuse of the injunction has become so menacing as to threaten to undermine public con confidence in the judiciary Recommendation was again made that Jaws laws declared unconstitutional by the court be subject to reenactment reenactment reenact- reenact ment by a two-thirds two vote of con con- gress gross A further decrease in the average up paid-up membership of the federation was reported this years year's average beIng being being be be- ing set at compared with 2 in m 1 luza S ana zu U e in m 1920 A balance of funds fundS' on hand August August Aug Au- Au g gust 31 of was reported with total receipts of and expenses of during the year Among the principal recommendations recommendations to th the convention by the executive executive executive tive council were 1 Support 1 of the child labor constitution constitution constitution con con- amendment now awaiting ratification by state legislatures 2 Organization 2 of more labor banks though only after careful surveys sur sur- survey veys vey of local ocal 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 acceptable accept accept- able to labor 4 Entrance 4 of labor organizations into the life insurance fi field ld for the benefit of members For this thiS' purpose purpose pur- pur purpose pur pur- pose a labor insurance company independent independent independent in in- dependent of the federation was sug sug- 5 Further 5 Further Furth r study of the problem of old age pensions with the suggestion suggestion suggestion tion that some life insurance methods be evolved rather than to depend upon legislation i t Opposition i to competition by convict labor 7 Ren 7 Renewed 7 wed 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 there present re ent congress the r report o stated not one measure opposed by labor was was- enacted into law at the first session ses ses- sion Among the important measures still before congress the convention indorsed the Barkley Howell bill the world court the proposal to establish establish establish 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 |