The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-11
FEDERATION OF LABOR
THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON tuoleN
aANlAL MAKE THEIR REPORT

ahay Recommend That Hls Credentials
ba Returned and lhai the Action Of
President bumpers and tho Executive
Committee be Anlrmed-Ihe Report
rinaly Adopted aud tho Ameaiean
Federation NJ Tabor TaFaa no stand
on the aaoialist'o Question,
DETROIT, MiCn, Dec. in-l'he second
day Of tho American Federation Of
Labor convention was called 90 order NJ
Dlb yesterdS morning, Up 70 ~
o'clock the time was chiefly taken np ~
appointing committees and henrng r..
ports .fhe special committee appointed
% examine the credentials Of Lucien
fanIal, from tho Central Federation Of
Labor Of New York city, announced
their readiness 20 report, and the report
was called for, Their report which
was lengthy one, was read hy tho SEQ
retary Of tho committee, II, Is, Foster,
and stated the committee bad made
careful investigation Of tho matter
They had listened 10 statements from
President Gompera, Lucan sanlal, An,
gust WnllInger and Ernest Bohm, and
had, after discussion, reached q con.
oludn, They recommended the cordial
acceptance OF tho fNterual expressions
prohered by the Socialist labor party
through Mr., sanial, aud declared that
the hopes aud and aspirations OF the so'
cialiat aud labor uulOniHi ARE very hlin'
liar. The committee held that the
American Federation OF Labor v eoln'
mittel against the introduction OF
Matters Political or Rellgiou',
and that Il could not logically admit tho
Socialist labor party 70 representation
and shut ita door IN the face OF other
political organizations They accord
ingly recommended that the credentials
presented by Mr. Sauial from tho Con-
tral Labor federation be roturnedj that
Che action Of President dompem Ia re'
fuhng that body % charter was IN
accord with the constitution OF tho
American federation and be affirmed by
the conventions that the action Of tho
executive committee IN refusing 10 re-
turn 10 the Central federation rs char
Der BIZ affirmed, is that body virtually
ceaACd 20 exist when the charter was
mW6u lorcdi that the convention, whilo
declining 10 admit representatives from
The Socialist labor party, No the same
time declare itself tolerant OF all phnAeh
Of the reform movement and that "
would bar no delegate ON the ground OF
his individual political or religious be-
liels
Delegate Morgan Presented Notion
which was seconded, providing that no
action be taken on the report OF the
committee; that the report be published
in fan, together with the statements OF
President Gompers and Lucien Sanial,
and referred 20 the bodies represented
In the convention, which shall consider
tho matter thoroughly and instruct
their delegates 10 the next convention
As 10 what course they shall pursue IN
anticipation Of ite again being brought
up at that time Mr., Morgan made q
brief address In support Of his notion
President Gompers called Delegate
Houston 20 the chair and addressed the
convention on the motion. short Nd.
dresses were also made by 70. y, Foster
and George u, Mcneil, AZ this point
the hour for adjoummont-i2 o'clock.
had arrived and recess w0s taken OIL
9 o'clock The convention assembled No
HOcluck lur inc AFTERNOON huNlhlth' lHo
resolution offered IN the morning by
Mr. Morgan was voted down, A reso'
luton was then offered
Rejecting tho Report Of the Committee
and admitting the petition Of the Gem
tral Federation of Labor for charter
be allowed, and that Sauial he given q
seat In the convention. The lnttcr part
Of this motion was ruled ont Of order by
the president, who called j, j. DAILY 10
the chair, and taking the Aoor offered
70 give the convention his statement OF
the affair, which, until this time, he
had porsistently refused 10 make His
offcr was accepted, Aiter much discus.
sion, the previous question was called
for and poll vote asked for This re-
suited in so delegates casting 600 votes
for the adoption Of the committees ro.
port, while 90 delegates, with q total Of
635 votes, cast them negatively, The
report was then declared adopted, and
the American Federation Of Labor had
tal,on its Eond upon the Socialistic clo-
ments entrance into its organization.
The convention then adjourned.