New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-30
SOCIALISTS TO FIGHT.
THEY WILL TRY TO CONTROL THE Fedora
TON OF LABOR.
THE CONSERVATIVES LED BY THE PREsD1NT.
SAMUEL GOMPERs, WILL MAKE

STRONG RESISTANCE.
The most important convention ever held oy mo
American Federation Of Labor will be the one WHICH
will begin in Detroit December in Miami Hall For
several months there has been forming within the ranks
Of the Federation faction led by the Socialists when
Is antagonistc to the existing government of the orer
cation and threatens at this convention to overturn
the present conservative policy of Samuel Gompers'
president, and the Executive Council.
Ii Is now certain that the Socialist sections IN all
parts of the country have combined TO elect delegates
to the convention who will exert all their influence 10
the defeat of the conservative party In the
Federation and elect a Socialist president In the
place of Mr.. Gompers.
The antagonism manifested toward Mr. Gompcs by
these radicals is account of his refusal to give
charter to the Central Labor Federation OF THIS city
on the ground that political organization the Ameri
can section of the Socialist Labor pariy) was rep
resented in it by delegates, and that it was There
fore not purely labor organization.
Lucien Saniel delegate from the American Socialist
section to the Central Labor Federation, has been
elected delegate to the tenth annual convention OF
the American Federation and has been instructed TO
bring up in the convention the question OF the repre-
sentaon of Socialist sections In labor organizations
If Mr. Sanie is not admitted to the sessions OF the
convention which is probable the Socialists VIII hold
a ass-meeting on December and organize formally
TO defeat Mr. Gompers and his party. 1t was reported
jority of the delegates to the Sentlon and II thus
report Is true and the conservative party OF
the American Federation OF Labor is defeat
ed, that organization will simply become
medium through which the Socialists will grasp a
power which they have not now, but which they are
ambitious to achieve 1t is said that the fate VI
trade unonism in this country will be determined at
this convention next week.
Mr.. Gomprs at his headquarters, No. 21
Clinton Place. yesterday, and said in relation to the
convention and the likelihood Of fight: There
will be a lively time, doubt, and the entire face
OF the labor movement may be changed ] shall pre-
sent statistics to the convention showing the re
markabe progress OF the eigthOur wOrlday, and the
question will be decided then TO whether the
miners the painters and decorators the international
Typographical unions will be decided upon to start
the fight for a workday Of eight hours next spring.
Maybe all these unions will take simultaneous action
in this direction. Another important question TO be
discussed viii be whether closer identification shall
exist between the funds OF the various organiza-
tions and SO allow of greater degree of financial
aid in case of necessity by union to another
Mr. Gompers does not believe the delegates 10 the
convention will take any action toward a political
movement but may decide TO aglate for certain
legislation such as wOrkday Of eight hours Tor al
Government employees and the strengthening OF the
Alien Contract law Another question 10 he taken
mn Is that Of federation with railroad employees, but
this Mr. GOmpcrs SAYS, is not likely 70 happen
unless they first fedeTate among themselves