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Show II SUPPORT TO SHOP STRIKERS I PLEDGED DY LABOR CONVENTION Resolution Presented Just Before Noon Adj ourn-ment ourn-ment Condemned Utah Associated Industries as Arch Enemy of Both Labor and Industry K, Suport to the striking railroad shop- crafts worksra of Ogden was pledged this morning by the rtah Federation Mm, of Labor, in convention in the Moo?'- Mf hall in the adoption of a resolution mm and the state federation further went MM on record that if a general railroad H strike would come in the future to also H support the strikers. mm' The resolution did not specify what H1 action might Be t:iken in giving sup- H port but simply placed that federa- H:; t Ion on record ;s sup porting the shop, Hj' workers who are now out In a general rnv om ; big i n ion a second resolution urged tho amalgamation of various trade unions H. so there would be hut one union n B! each indnstr The resolution carried Hf a recommendation to the American, B Federation of Labor urging that ac-l H tion be taken to this end. Further , the resolution pledged the work of th members oi me i lan leu'-vauon i bring about a solidarity of upions. DENOUXCE I . A. 1 A resolution before the convention j and which wes not acted upon before adjournment at noon condemned th I' Utah Associated Industries as the arch cnomy of both labor and the Indus-i Indus-i , tries, and calling upon the people to " "remove this blight from the state. " 1 Favorable action was also taken up- , 1 on a resolution to be sent to President Harding demanding thai adeQttafe Inspection In-spection be given railroad eiiuliwi.cn' during tho present strike A statement was contained In the resolution that i 9f per cent of locomotives Inspected Kj during July were found defective. A jj f ; j demand was made that n sufficient : J number of emergency Inspectors be appointed by the interstate commerce J commission to provide for the safety i J of the public anil train crews, and thatl ; "xtra deputy United States marshals ) 'j ' he appointed to see that inspection li-ii Jaw was enforced and that no bad equipment be used TO ELECT 01 I U i Its t1 The three day convention will ( lose 35; this evening following the final meet- ' ; lng this afternoon Election of offi- . fA era of the state organization was set r ' for this afternoon. HL & jj OfQCers and delegates at t he con- ; entlon declurcd tin- present sessions H 'jji were the most successful held jn years and that much was accomplished that win benefit labor There were approx-.imateHv approx-.imateHv 100 delegates in attendance from all parts of the stato. GUE$TS i BBCKEB The delegates were honored at noon today at a luncheon at the Becker Prodttots i omnany plant given by Q. I. I Becker, who later conducted the visit-, ors through the plant. More than 100 were present. At the completion of the luncheon Mr. Becker welcomed the visitors to the plant and -said: "1 am sorry that I cannot offer you refreshments which would cany more authority" than Becco But this Is one of the few plants in tho United States which operates in strict accordance ac-cordance with the prohibition law. DRY LAW -THAN ICS I V "Not that we have any respect for i he prohibition law which is founded wholly upon a lie and is a travesty upon up-on Justice but through respect for ' ourselves." I M. P. Bales, president of the federation, fed-eration, responded and thanked Mr 'Becker for his hospitality In behalf jof t he tsitors I Action this morning, was also taken upon the old age pension law to th' 'extent that the delegates agreed to work for its passage in connection with the Fraternal Order of Eagles The campaign now going on in various states favoring the pension law enact-'ment enact-'ment was endorsed by the federation. LETTER FROM DEBS I Communications were read this I morning from Eugene V. Debs, thank-ling thank-ling the organization for seeking release re-lease ofpolitica) prisoners and from the WcrrTd War Veterans' orga nidation 'pecking that the federation adopt its program for the benefit of the cx-acrvlce cx-acrvlce men. The federation went on j record as favoring the program sought I I y the veterans The convention adjourned to accept an invitation of Manager H. F. Skinner i for the delegates to attend the Alham-bTS Alham-bTS theatre Last night many of the delegates attended at-tended the state convention of th" Farmer-Labor party, held In th Moose, hall. Others were the guests of tho Ogden Trades and labor assembly as-sembly on a trolley ride through O-clen O-clen canyon. |