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Washington, May 14.°°
Organized labour to-day delivered whap-amounts to an ultimatum to capital and industry.
in an interview with the United Press, Mr. William Green, the President, of the American Federation of Labour, declared that organized Tabour in the United States is prepared to strike in event wages are reduced, "At the first break in the, truce between capital and labour," "Mr, Green said, "there will be strikes." He recalled that at the beginning of the industrial depression in 1929 President Hoover called to Washing ton prominent labour leaders and captains of industry. The capitalists promised that throughout the period of depression wages would not be reduced, On their part, the labour Teaders promised that there would be no strikes as long as the truce low, Mr, Green intimated, there are indications that the agreement will be broken by the capitalists. Im that event, Mr. Green said, the set the labourers action increases the severity of the, economic depression Mr. Green's ultimatum coincided with reports that the United States Steel Corporation and perhaps to cope with the continued business others are to reduce wages in ord depression—United Press,
The executive committee of the Indianapol uM. American Legion, the great organization of America's veterans of the Great War, to-day called up President Hoover to summon a confer-fence of representatives of Labour fand Industry, Finance and Aj ture, to solve the problems causing and arising from continued business and economic depression, The American Legion estimated that. 6,000,000 persons are svithout employment in the United States.—United Press.
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