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Show UNIONS PLAN TO OPEN WAR' ON THEIR FOES Conference Cal'.ed for Discussion Discus-sion of Attacks Made on Organized Labor WASHINGTON. Jan. 17 Representatives Represen-tatives of tho I'Qs unions affiliated , with tho American Federation of Ba-1 Ba-1 uor have been called to meet here Feb-uary Feb-uary 23 to consider "attacks bfng J made on the trade union movement." ic prding to announceraont Sunday by rl:'ianR'-?ttiTi-Hs..ti. s. cictary of th. federation. fed-eration. The call was sent out bv 1 "resident Samuel Oompers. x Secretary Morrison, in a statement, said that the conference "Is one ol several similar gatherings called by the American Federation of Labor during its history to consider unusual conditions." condi-tions." In explaining tho Intention to give attention to attacks on trade unionism, he said. "These attacks Include attempts to 'establish the anll-unlon shop, wage reductions, re-ductions, anti-strike laws, compulsory 'arbitration, labor injunctions and a 'publicity that would mold the public 'mind to accept these backward steps. "I believe labor will formulate a I plan to expose the pretense of nun j who are only interested In cheap lubot 'and a continuance of their profiteerlg policy. The trade union movement Is 'alert to the fores against it and pro- OUaly. Our opponents are mistaken if they imagine they have made the 1 slightest progress In alarming the workers or that they will humbly accept ac-cept a policy of reaction. "The conference will consider the publicity and other methods of our opponents and It is quite possible that labor will launch an offensive movement move-ment against those whose imagine they control practically every avenue of publicitv." ANOTHER FIGHT, LAWRENCE, Haas, Jan. 17 Assurance Assur-ance that "when the time is ripe the United Textile Workers of America, backed by the American Federation of Ijtibor, will seek restoratlou of the 22 lt per cent In wages stolen from us through the manipulation of the employers." em-ployers." was given employes of mills here by Vice President McMahon, of the Fnlted Textile Workers in a statement state-ment Sunday. The one big union met Sunday and it was announced that "a council of action" had been unanimously indorsed. indors-ed. A statement Issued from the headquarters head-quarters of Lawrense local. Amalgamated Amalga-mated Textile Workers, asked the em-ployes em-ployes or tho American Woolen company com-pany to go to tho mills and ask for (heir Jobs. If the reUest was refused the men were told to report the fact to headquarters. A wage reduction of 22li per cent goes into effe-t |