The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 16, 1904, Page 3

THE SAN TRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1904. — s LABOR CONVENTION DEVOTES A DAY TO BUSINESS EXECUTIDE COUNCIL SUBMITS REPORT AND COMMITTEES BEGIN THEIR UJORI(' + — 4+ |9 Gompers Welcomed T”"i“i?ifif?fifii | by Enthusiastic Ry or b Thousands. s oy S, o | The executive council | ’ NIONISM IS STABLE| mn\; =l Davitt was pres e"t and ex- Upeakers Say That sed thy w nnlmc K Of ceration. st | It Will Follow ng men of || n addressed | the Flag he reueriwm : ‘ rsin Oakland. Va- ||| tertainments were | ! LEADERSAREFRANK| for vis- this city ss a cha has spoken, but d the leade red to the great- was meted out to dered how much 8 the picket. look to for our n get posses: what we wear we Alliance LENNON SPEAKS. cordially re- Ny trade, couraged speaker Lennon was A FINE MARCH nemies 3 npting to in- srejudice and ignor- the minds of our fellow toilers. rly ringing through all the advocacy of man- wart, intel- American working- there is not an organiza- n or women that can be so suaded to do the right as abor. Th is not an asso- = sympathy can be so eas- the hearts of trades un- r has meekly submitted ppression and bru- his labor e he was brand to crush out the spirit »or they ought to have > h our grandparents. Men have come to learn that e tha n and little-minded people think they can crush them truggl immemorial, has taken but in our time on new form. workman has the auty first to s v and he ought voice in de- sists of. s unions do limit the d expect during the that the work- : a fair day's work. It comes with bad grace from the employ- ers of the United States to charge that the trades unions limit and restrict the outy the whole world the workmen do not work with half the speed and the skill f our American rkmen. It comes with 1ll grace, I say for such a charge | to be made In the light of this fact.” Gompers spoke of the decision of an Iilinois court which declared the illegal- ity of the contract between labor unions and employers. He said that until the Supreme Court of the United States had passed upon that contract it could not be declared illegal. He sald: I have the greatest respect for the upreme Court of the United States, it once rendered a Dred Scott de- jon of which we are not proud. It is comvosed of human beings like our- |selves. I come to you to preach the gospel that you be true to the cause of : onism. Be proud to be a workman with your diploma of honor in your » does uul has con- clear card of membership in your g union. You are the grand army of peace. To you it is given to work out the solution of the greatest problem in the world's history. This great laber ug his ad- | movement cannot die out, it cannot be | crushed out. Work and pray, pray and work that success shall er in the day whose full noon sun shal nroclllm ‘peace on earth, good will to man.” said: ewhat embarrassed follow- ing such speakers as you have just beard, and I should feel grateful if they | n and consumed my time as | . and the | of | prison and |t of labor have been | ker uses his reason and his | work con- | when it is borne in mind that in | AEY C.BRRTON, QETROZT! OB BosTON pyyss. ! SCENES IN THE CONVENTION OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR AND DELEGATES WHO ARE DAILY IN ATTENDANC DELIBERATIONS, | E AT Man y Resolutions Are Recerved o Be Consudered by De’yega/es Federation of Labor »ed speech making an to pave the way | n of the real busi- rth annual con- Duncan reported the execu mittee of during twelve months. »ng that the part of t 1 rules submit- read- fore- » for the government of the conventic s adopted. Many dissensions were revealed in attempts to unseat some of those who were present as delegates, the basis of » supplementary re- | which w | ports of committee on crede 1s. After a brief discussion it was decided that the most interesting contest or| 131‘:, that olving the seating of Wil- | Schardt, president of the Chi cago Federation of Labor, shall be | brought up before the convention this | Schardt is prepared to fight for rec- | notwithstanding that the credentials has turned | submitted yes- ognition, committee (him down in a report i orenoon. | | on | terday. A warm contest on the floor of | the convention is therefore one of the expected features of the proceedings afternoon the convention general deliberations aft- jera short session. President Gompers | | reported that resolutions had been re- | ceived for consideration. Secretary | Morrison held up a thick bunch of res- | olutions and was about to read them when the plan was changed. An in- | vitation was given to all who had res- | olutions that they wished to present to turn them in to the committee on solutions. | In less than an hour after the aft- | ernoon session was called to order the floor of the vention hall was turned into a great committee room and a ma- jority of the regular committees were | | engaged in hearing suggestions, com- | plaints, resolutions and generally get- | ting in hand the preliminaries of the business that is to be transacted at the present conventio | At the afternoon session of the con- | vention hael Davitt, the Irish lead- | er, was escorted to the stage of the convention by a committe There he was greeted with cries of “Davitt, Da- | vitt, speech, speech.” Davitt .spoke | very briefly and expressed sympathy with the federation. MITCHELL PRESIDES. While the committee on credentials was making its supplementary report President Gompers, sceing that there was a chance for more or less acri- | mony, judiciously called John Mitchell | to the chair and went down on the floor of the convention and there found ample use for skill in smoothing over difficulties. This was the first time | that John Mitchell has been in the chair during the convention. Like Gompers, he has a prosperous appear- ance. He is several years younger than Gompers. He sported a pink carna- tion on the lapel of his black coat. A diamond ring sparkled on his left hand. | His attire was given variety by a gray waistcoat. He used the gavel to caill the convention to order much more sparingly than does Gompers. He was in the chair some hours. Next to the Schardt case the contro- versy about the right of A. F. Mangan to sit as a delegate drew the most fire. Mangan came to the convention as a sxérd:\)’ adjourned it | | delegate from the Florists’ and (xdl‘dfln-‘ Cou The committee that he ers’ Union of Chicago. on credentials recommended should be seated. Delegate Spencer de- clared that Mangan was and gardener, but that he really was a | member of the Steamfitters’ Union of Chicago, a body that has been discred- | ited by the federation, and that there was trickery in the case. After some talk it was voted to give Mangan t privilege of the floor of the convention to make a statement. Mangan said he did not care to speak and that he would be contented to have the matter re- back to the committee on cry ferred dent Gompers then spoke in fa- vor of referring the entire matter back to the committee on credentials. This was done. Delegate Tanquaray objected to the seating of B. Cohn, the delegate from Kewanee, Ill., on the ground that Cohn lives in Chicago and is not a member | f the Kewanee Central Union. This protest also went back to the committee | on credentials. After some discussion the delegates of the structural iron | workers were seated, there being only one vote in dissent, that one being by W. F. Gilthorpe. The committee on the nr=5|dents re- port recommended indorsement of the suggestion that a committee shall be appointed to confer with the Typo- graphical Union in reference to an eight-hour day; and that the sugges- tion regarding the defense fund should be referred to the prober committee. Fraternal Delegate John H. Richards of Montreal made a short sp h and a report relating to the labor movement in Canada was submitted. Some time was devoted to discussing | the report of the committee on rules | and order of business. It was decided to have no half-holiday for the conven- tion on Saturday! The daily conven- tion hours were flxbd to be from 9 a. m. to noon and from 2 p. m. to 5:30 p. m. President Gompers read a telegraphic report which was in substance that an eight-hour day and a minimum dai wage of $3 had been agreed to by t owners of mines in the Telluride, Colo., district, and said: “Despite occasional setbacks that may occur the future is; ours.” MANY RESOLUTIONS. The delegates representing the trades unions of the United States presented more than fifty resolutions to’the ex- ecutive council at yesterday's session. These were in turn referred for action to the various committees appointed by President Gompers. W. J. Gilthorpe and A. F. Porter, representing the Brotherhood of Boil- ermakers and Iron Ship Builders, intro- | duced a resolution preferring charges of violating the federation constitution against President Gompers, Secretary | Morrison and the executive council, in- cluding Vice Presidents James Dun- can, John Mitchell, J. O’Connell, Max Morris, D. Hayes and John B. Lennon. The charge is that the officers issued | a charter to the Bridge and Structural Ironworkers, violating a section of the federation constitution, which says : that all applications for charters shall be referred to closely allied crafts for inspection and correction. The charter was delivered by the officers despite the protest of the boilermakers and a dual organizaticn along the same lines is the result. Federal Union No. 9611 petitioned the federation to urge active legislation for the exclusion of the Japanese and Chinese. The Portland Federation Trades not a florist | - . asked that) t. Loujs Fair | for the Lewis ncil of Portland, Ore. | the labor exhibit at the | be moved to Portland and Clark Exposition. The American Brotherhood of Ce- | ment Workers petitioned for a charter. | The Sacramento Federated Trades | H“-unril asked to have the local union of machinists atfillated with the cen- | | tral body. It also asked to have the boilermakers and iron ship builders affiliated with the central council. The Texas State Federation com- plained of the pay check system in vogue in the lymber districts of Texas nd asked that a special man be ap- pointed to investigate the conditions in that region. The Washington State Federation asked that the president’s, secretary’s and treasurer’s reports be printed and circulated among the delegates before the convention meets in sessions here- after. The same body also asked that the seventh and eighth vice presidents | of the federation be members of the| | building trades and that the executive | board furnish financial aid to weak | and struggling central labor counecils. | The Wood, Wire and Metal Lath- | ers’ International Union entered a | resolution disapproving of firms vio-| lating agreements and artethmg to| disrupt labor organizations. The City Firemen's Protective As-; sociation of Pittsburg, Pa., asked that steps be taken to organize the| Fire Departments throughout the cities of the United States for the pur- | pose of obtaining shorter hours. The Watch Case Engravers’ .\sso-‘ ciation resolved that it shall be the only recognized body of watch case | engravers and that the label of the | organization be the official label. | SPECIAL ORGANIZER. The Central Labor Council of Los | ap- | the one Angeles asked the president to point a ecial organizer for State of California, to work for | beginning January 1, 1905 | The cement employes of Ocean | | | View asked the board to appoint a man to organize the cement workers | into a undon. The Riggers' Protective Union pe- titioned the executive board to adjust the differences between the riggers | and the bridge and structural | ironworkers. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters requested the executive| council td instruct the Brewery Work- | men’s Union to surrender by transfer | the card of all drivers members of the Teamsters’. The matter of leading interest sub- { mitted. yesterday to the convention of | the American Federation of Labor | was the report of the executive coun- | cil, which was read by Vice President | Duncan. It furnishes a general view of the workings of the federation in| | the last year and gives details of the | general situation that was shadowed | out on Monday in the reports ot‘ President Gompers and Secretary | Morrison. Duncan reported for the council | that a conference was held in‘Wash- | !ington to determine the line of de- | ! markation of various unions’ jurisdic- | tions. The council resuited in the ap- | pointment of a committee to con- sider the jurisdiction of the Brother- | hood of Boilermakers, Iron_ Ship | Builders’ and the Bridge and Struc-| tural Ironworkers’ International | Union. The conclusions that the com- mittee, consisting of Vice Presidents Duncan, O'Connell and Spencer, reached were as follows: First—Smokestacks are awarded to the | est. Status of Clucago Feaeration fo Be Settiea on Fioor. Brotherhood of ¢ Build Tron Ship the central Washing- hose bodies Boilermakers and s and air, or gas | wien MINING CONTROVERSY. = - :m- lrl-r?ul L In a cont retween the United 1= and Structural Iron Mine Work merica and the Coal e “"",' and ang H g Engineers it was decided that the charter of the Coal Hoist hdraw: F S and erection of the the en ('- frame and pl ates on safety depos vaults is by the to the International Association ot 4 accept with= awarded B dge and Structural Ironworke: out initiation fee all coal hoisting en- ineers in good standing, and that rep- resentatives of the two organizations should meet to carry the decision into The conclusions were ratified by the ccuncil, but they have not been fully enforced by the organizations in inter- effect. A dispute took place between the | Concernin controversy thag United Metal Workers and the Bridge | touches Sa disagree- the Seamen's National America and the Interna= Union, the ment between Union of tional Longshoremen’s council repor: and Structural Iron Workers. Vice President Spencer and John A. Flett were selected as the representatives of the executive council to determine the questions at issue. It was decided by the council that coppersmiths prop- erly come under the jurisdiction of the Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers' International Association. Secretary Sherman of the United Metal Workers has entered a protest against the de- tional Longsh n_features on. The disagreement that resulted in the revocation of the charters of the € S A i central bodies of Chicago, Indianapolis | | BY the efforts of the council am and Washington, D. C., being the eon- am B ," ation as effected tween the Inter ional Association of Allie® | troversy in which the Chicago Federa- tion of Labor is now concerned before the present convention, was argued by the council, with decision as follows: We thereupon decided that those central bodles which falled to comply om or befors November 1 with your decision and the terms of that ular {ssued in conformity there- | with, should have their charters revoked on the date named and directed President Gom- pers to lssue letters to this effect to these Tecaleitrant central bodles. The date set b Sxpired and compliance has not been had with ' Metal Mechanics and the International Association of Machinists. A confer- ence has been arranged between the American District of the Amalgamated Scciety of Carpenters and Joiners and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. A matter of general interest was re- ported in reference to the declaration ('nnllnncd on ane 4. Coln.mn 1. 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