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Show BRITISH LABOR I LEB GIVES 1 TALKTO A. F. L, I international Organization of ! H World Workers to Further ' Their Aims, Is Urged. - H UNIONS WHO HELPED H SWITCHMEN RAPPED Catholic Organization of Can- i H ada Denounced as Foe By 1 H One Speaker. H MONTREAL. .Tunc 1 I. It Is "pitiable," thnt ffie United States has not nitlflcd the league of milium?, Samuel Gonipcrs. ' prc.si- dent of the American Federation i of Labor, declared hero today hi an address before the federation's ' convention. If the league coven- j ant were .submitted to the Amerl- can people "without any other en- j tangling questions It would be . overwhelmingly accepted," he ' said. The labor draft or the league covenant, he added, would, "help In tho rc-unlon oT tho working people of (he world and would help workers in the most back- IH ward countries." Mr. Gompcrs made a strong ap-pcnl ap-pcnl to the convention to support VM the league and "lead a helping hand to ihc toners of the smaller countries, and aid them to tako their places among the civilized nations of the world." MONTREAL, June 14. Interna-tional Interna-tional organization of the World's Union Workers to furthor their aims and prevent another world war, was advocated by J. W. Ogden, fraternal delegate of the JBritlsh Trade Un-Ion Un-Ion congress In:ah address,liere jlqj. day -ljetore meaeder Mr- Ogden. however, warned the tederation that it must ignore "any jntrrnatlonale" similar to that form-ed form-ed in Russia or other countries. "The only internationale we can recognize is the one that is formed on the right, proper and legal basis," ho added. "The ouly way we will be able to prevent useless conflict is by linking the workers of the world into a great organization. j Tho spirit of organization is spreading in England and the "non- JM unionist is almost extinct in that country," Mr. Ogden nseerted. He predicted that the British congress would have a membership of 6,000, 000 by next August, an increase of 1,000.000 members in twelve months. British workers, Mr. Ogden said, have assured the government if it would "smash" prices and profiteei-ing, profiteei-ing, the workers would' ask no fur- jH ther wage advances and "wages will attain their proper stability." Mr. Ogden . asserted that Hie labor party in England was the second in power, only being' outstripped by the coalition party, which is "now threatened by the great labor par- Labor Groups Rapped. T. C. Cnshem, of Cleveland, was given unanimous consent to intro-duce intro-duce a resolution, on behalf 6f the International Switchmen's union, con-deuining con-deuining central labor bodies which recently aided the "unauthorized" railroad srrikc in the United States. The resolution was referred to com- J. A. McCleland, fraternal dele-gate dele-gate from the Trades and Labor Con-gross Con-gross of Canada, urged the federa-tion federa-tion to appodit a committee to in-vestigale in-vestigale the Catholic Labor union luovement and take steps to end its activities in Canada. The Catholic union, which has been in existence about ten years, ho as-sertcd, as-sertcd, is opposed to any interna tional labor organization and has been organized labor's "greatest en-emy en-emy in Cnuada." "If you see lit to wake this in-vestigation," in-vestigation," he continued, "I am sure you will find conditions due to Ihis organization are bad and to saj the least appalling." Mr. McCleland declared thai organ ized labor was slowly "conquering the Ono Big Union movement." Ht pointed out that there are now 2, o09 local unions in Canada, with a membership of 2C0.217. N In outlining the growth of the la fl said, "We are growing slowly bul are assured success." Despito rejection of organized la hor s demands by tho Kopubllcan par ty, the American Federation of La-bor La-bor will not abandon Us non-partisan political program. Samuel Gompers declared here today at tho federation! annual convention. |