The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-13
|lIlON Of LABOR.
INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP
!. X S ....,dcnt Gompers WINS
n x ....siy Reccivcd--Trcns-
"a q q. More FUNDS Needed.

~ conference Oh .nc nnls''s-'i'
a !, sahor was called to order IN
M today. About LOO delega'es
q, "a. Of this country and two
~ water, namely, William
r wl,,lam Insklp Of London, rep
4, british Trades Union con-
y srsseut. Delegate Inskip's mis-
= voik for a closer alliance be-
sa.A and Great Britain along
w. veil as political lines.
s,t mapped out for the opening
Sssd ahe committee reports, the
,.t rejection OF contested dec
D sbnn there were several, lnd the
$3.50 Of President Samuel Comp
Ivy Evans Of the Kansas City
- club welcomed the delegates.
campers responding.
\, usual pre.iminaries Of organ
yssident Go.nvcrs delivered his
=. r 4
- annual report, President Samuel
nave q resume OF the more Inn
matters affecuing the different
SONS in the alliance.
e philosophy Of trades unions he
5sfhe trade unions not only discuss
. and social problems. but deal
3rn IN q practical fashion calculated
5,r about better condiu.ons of life |
Ind thus fiji the workers for the
struggles for amelloration and
option yet to come.
~ are some who. dissatisfied with |
~ term the slow progress of the |
neyement, would have us hasten 1t |
~ they lead themselves to believe
after route. No intelligent work. |
no his passed years OF his life In |
Ray Of the labor problem, expects to
- any fine morning to find the |
4 these years realized over night. |
k world on the flood tide of the
nlum, With the knowledge that the
~ us Of the SOW progress of the
4 trial and travail. mistakes and |
ut unsolved with the history OF |
9king class believed with the tsars
eusand generations and hinged with |
u Mood Of nrlmberless martyrs, the |
mIonist is not likely to sake his
hopes on the fond chance of the
MILLIONS turning philosophers In the
fng Of an eye.
xA Of our misery as enforced wage
b springs. not so much from any
exerted by the upper" or ruling
III 1t is the result Of the ignorance
many Of our own class who accept
lions by their own volitaon. The |
Intelligent, realizing their inability |
nle millennium, viii not descvnd
iesV or juggling with terms. They
n teRft themselves and their fell
- through trades unions and trade
acton, and, by bearing the brunt..
W vanguard in the cause, and has
tte process OF education that will
n1rity even to recognize the millen-
hhen 1t arrives"
ldyises political action by union ia
- warns them that they must act as
mials and not as partisan ward
y Ncure the desired results.
TIE heading of growth OF union
q iederation." he s.ys:
" matter for genuine era tifica-
Aat Notwithstanding public inter.
Als!R the past year has been cen
won tha war with Spain. organdza-
ue workers has not Jagged. Dur
yfar 2V3 cha ,teirs were issued di-
nom the American Fe ieratioh OF
4 " piD tfld
lioaal and International unions. as
aossic and Encaustic Tile Lay
helpers International union.
y laborers International Protective
America, International Brother
i tookbinders. International Wood
Association of North america,
uaass Flatteners' Asso citation OF
america, Window Glass Cutters
81 America. Amalgamated Society.
laeers' NATIONAL Steel and Copper
Nlses OF the United States, Trunk
WORKERS Union of America.
1arters were issued to The follow
central bodies: Sacramento, Cal.
Tenn; Galveston, Texas: Lowell.
sMfmo.lnt. Ind; Saul Ste. Maria.
,sslilhsyllts. H.; Atlanta. Ca; Bay
Ia Schenectady. n. Y; Post
Men Elgin. Ill. And 1S2 char
Ucai trade unions and Federal la
aye now IN direct utilization. with
shan Federation of Labor.
ga incarnation unions Cwith
pSal unions attached ......... 67 /
-s4,Ds ...............,.. 10 |
s,, a labor unions and trades
|irsaA} '...''' ..-..-............ Sc
nv Unions 0haying no Ma
Y l.h' ''.f-' ..-.............. bio
'sosr unions -. 100 !
1hlated Nationals report SGT
Aanled to local unicns. and our
s sslort that they have organized
uis.n.. ellaiters from other National
AMI allohal unions ior $50 losal
sjss me past Year. These Zig
81 ~ ~ 70 not complete the field, shaw
a. sls crSanized and chartered
aesation Of the better con-
a. Performance OF our duties
vi ~ have larger number of |
eh,a International unions than |
~ x. EXISTED in our country. and |
s unions are growing day by |
"A q from the Federation was |
~, = lne membership OF the In |
E1lsst' !! osrlph cal union and to |
1890 OF Carpenters and Joiners, |
w organizations refused 10 |
dn..le fecommends that the In /
jssisa renew the efforts to SECURE |
N q bona flde organizations
ii ~ sa'. u enDedient. representa-
No. me offlceIs Of the organi- |
1isSs 70. aud attend their rom
9 ns.A me view of attaining the |
Is AL 10 be desired and so CAL |
Ace the interests of all
~ = akan directs attention 10 |
e'mitting outsr.,ars TO joiii |
VI ss uns' In a prevsous report |
1900 Is 10 the difficulty which |,
~ y re3aon of tina false no.
80 OF our Federal LABOR
&~% tesarding tire character
h ss.ss ss.ip. 1t Is mo- an easy |
= ce manv OF theln that It
Dermanrncy and SUE
~ i; IS bAat Of the entire m,ve-
n,s ?, s,ahersNap shall oonsse |
~, fxsris'yely. some bust |
y ~ I o. Sympathg. and per-