Union leaders found encourage
ment in the decision of the railway
telegraphers not to liandle commer
cial business of the two big telegraph
companies after tomorrow, and in the
order for a strike of more tian 100,
000 electrical workers next Monday.
TO RECOGNIZE
BOLSHEVISTS
. II M
Eesolution Will Cause Bit
ter Controversy at A. F.
of L. Convention.
Atlantic City, N. J., June 13 Res
olutions urging recognition of the
Soviet government -of Russia, are
among 200 submitted by delegates
attending the convention of - the
American Federation of Labor. In
dications were today that the Soviet
resolution would cause a bitter con
troversy. The Soviet resolution was submitted
by James A. Duncan Iby insruction of
the general labor council of Seattle.
The resolution would require the
federation to conduct a ballot of all
local unions to ascertain the senti
ment of' the membership upon the
question of recognition of Bolshevists.
The independence of Ireland, a six
hour working day, immediate repeal
of the espionage law, action by con
gress to lower the cost of living, con
demnation of introducUon into their
plants by steel companies and other
big industries of the "Rockefeller
plan" of collective bargaining and a
severe condemnation of the "Prus
sianistic, imperialistic" postmaster
general are suggested in other reso
lutions. f -
2.028 TROOPS ARRIVE.
New Tork, June 1 3 Thirteen offi
cers and 417 enlisted men of the 319th
Field Signal Corps' Battalion . were
among the 2.028 troops' which arrived
on -the Henderson today ;from. St
Nazalre: Detachments of 405th Tele
graph Battalion. 301st Mobile Veter
inary Section, and 819t Bakery com
pany also were aboard.
and Evening Farmer
BRIDGEPORT, COXN., FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1919
Strike
Necessary Because Present
Gov't Can't Redeem Coun
try From Chaos.
