Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-17
THE LABORERs, CONGRESS.
Discussing Matters of Interest to
Wage Farmers.

Dftcushfng Matters OF lnterest to
Wage Farmers.
CINCINNATI, Dec. l7.--In the con-
ventlou OF the American Federation
Of Labor today the committee ON or.
ganizstion reported the different trades
unions which asked for help from the
federation. Most applications were re-
ierred to the incOmi ng executive coun.
oil, but the federation organic rs were
directed to give immediate assistance
to progressive organizations. Hoise
ehoers organization and various state
organizations.
The committee on organ ization
strongly endorsed the suggestion OF
President Gompers for the federation
to employ special organizers and
lecturers to sssiet the Trades unions
beeuiDg assistance.
On motion Of J. +. Sullivan of Boz.
ton to amend tho reports by providing
that the executive councils shall reor.
ganize the stationary engineers, an
animated discussion occurred. Cna!r-
man Pennn of the committee Oh
organization insisted that the station
AIRY engineers needed more local unions
and then good national or inter.
national organization.
Delegate Malone OF the Street Rail-
way union infested that the executive
council should protect the organization
OF engineers, as these men can do
more than others for the protection OF
labor, going out with strikers. The
engineers had defeated the purpose Of
strikers by remaining ut the engines.
Delegate Thompson Insisted that the
engineers were ready to cooperate
x,,fl nj har
Delegate DeLong cited the strikes
in Chicago where the work went on
because the engineers furnished power
while new men took the places OF the
strikers.
The amendment Of O'Sullivsn to
refer the application OF the stationary
engineers to the executive ell
With instructions to extend local un-
ions and organize o rational union,
carried unanimously,
O'Sullivan then moved to amend
the report on organic ,tion further go
as to instruct the incoming executive
council TO orgaDizs all wsge earners,
upskillod rs well as skilled. The
mendment carried.
The report OF the committee was
then approvei.s
Delegate Fitzgerald presented a re-
port from the committee on grievances
which was adopted, granting a new
charter to the brewers OF Albany, N.
Y.
Delegate Malone OF the Street Rail.
way union created a sensation at noon
by rising to privileged question,
stating that damaging rum0rs were
being circulated against tbs general
officers, and moving that a committee
Of five be appointed to investigate the
charges. Malone would not name the
charges, hut the runners were gene.
ra lily conceded to be in connection
with .he annual election OF officers.
All officers denied knowledge OF the
rumors.
A motion to table Mahons's motion
was lost, yeas ~, nays 90.
Warner moved that Malone be Ie-
quirei to present his charges at the al.
lernoou session. Many bitter speeches
followed. mostly directed against Ma
homes action. Delegate Varnall had
heard the TumoIs. One charge, he
said, WAS willui negligence OF the
officers. He thought II would not be
denied by some OF them. Warner.
M ton carried; yeas ~, nays %.
It's slated by delegates that the
charges against other officers are made
by Secretary McGrath, who has
memorandum showing Instances OF
wiilul ne llgence in cooperating with
tbs Ulcers Of different unions during
slrikes. Too principal charges Is that
the officers co-operated with certain
political leaders during the recent
campaign and some Of those who re.
yoked the con mission OF w. g. Pome.
row as organized, were themselves
guilty OF using their official prestige
Tor political purposes.