The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-17
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
4 Policy Adopted on the Recognition
of Trndes Unions.

New York. Dec. 16.-The delegates to the
American Federation of Labor conven-
tiOn assembled this morning at $3.50 o'clock
with President Mcbride in the chair. Sam
uel GOmpers. the new president. viii mol
take Office until Jan. l.
Secretary Barnes made a report on the
following resolution proposed by the HO-
tel and Restaurant Employees National
Alliance: NO union shall be recognized
as a bona fide union which is not afiili-
ated with the national or international
body of its trade, if there be one. with
the American Federation of Labor unions
affiliated with the American Federation
of Labor shall be permitted 10 affiliate
with any central labor body in which
non-afhliated unions, as described above,
are represented"
Delegate POmeroy objected TO the word
ing Of the first section and wanted in
serted: provided there be one connect
ed with the American Federation of La
Dor.
Mr.. Pomeroys amendment was carried
and then the amended report was re-
a resolution presented by the Bakers
international Union to remove the head
quarters Of the federation to Chicago was
reported adversely by the committee on
laws, and the report was adopted.
The following resolution was adopted:
nat not more tnan three federal labor
unions shall be chartered in any one city,
and no federal labor union shall be rec
ognized as affiliated if its membership
consists Of a majority of active trades
unionists."
After a recess the committee on organ
lzation reported favOrably for the APP
preparation of not exceeding $500 for the
organization of the textile workers in
the south. The resolution making the
appropriation was adopted.
Vice President-elect O'Connell, who rep
THEnnFE fnR1 of
Machinists, spoke against dual organiZa-
tons. Mr.. O'COnnell wanted the conVen-
ton TO withdraw the charter of the Inter
national Machinists' Union. He said that
the International Association of Machin-
lists had 1900 paid up members, while he
did not believe the International Ma
chlnists had 100 paid up members.
After a good deal of discussion the mat
ter was finally decided by the convention.
voting to revoke the charter of the In
ternational Machinists' Union.
Cincinnati was selected as the place for
holding the next convention. The vote re-
suited as follows: Cincinnati, 1,760; Nash
The committee appointed last week to
confer with the managers of the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company made a report
through Delegate White. The conference
was held, but President Duke would not
listen to the proposition to have the en-
ployes become union workmen. The COM
mlttee recommended that the boycott lev
led month ago be continued, and the
letter was referred to the committee on
labels and bOycOttS.
The committee on resolutions reported
favorably on a resolution amending the
provisions of the alien law, making it a
penal offense for an emigrant to swear
falsely about his mission to this coun-
try. The committee also presented a res
olution, the substance of which recom>
mends that there should be more voting
outside of party lines and that labor
demands labor measures in preference to
party measures. This resolution was be-
ing discussed when an adjournment was
taken until tomorrow.