The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18
Wind-Jamming at the Federation
of Labor Convention.
SOCIALISTS WERE BURIED
They Failed to Sscure an rndorse-
ment OF Their Propa6anda-Ths
Issue Was Fought TO
Finish.

OF LABOR mas extended over SIX uayss
fully two-thirds Of the business mapped
out for the delegates remains untouch-
ed IL has been six days of talk As a
sailor delegate expressed IL. the time
of the convention has been largely
wasted In wind -jamming. Much Of the
argument and debate has centered
around the question of socialism and
the efforts Of the social democrats to
secure an Endorsement Of their pro-
paganda. This issue was disposed OF
this afternoon. however. when the So
cialists were buried under an over
whelming vote. and it is now thought
that the convention will come to an end
by Wednesday next.
At the morning session of the Fed
Grafton of Labor the socialists con-
sumed most of the time in behalf OF
the principles which they believe OFFER
true relief from grinding Industrial
conditions and oppression OF capital.
While the speechmaking was at its
height to-day Mr. Gompers took a
hand and denounced the efforts Of the
| socialists to infuse their doctrine into
that Of trades unionism. He said:
This question involves the integrity
n, g, ,ne ,apoi my ~ ~oselnel. "a ~, eou
| ,,.rans w 80, aI,har dacIsrs ,or ,he
,'n,5,n ,o,'sr,a,,t ,,i,hn,,, Sr,,is or ,o,liss
- ~. - ~ ~ y . -, . ..t.ss - y 49,. =. a. s,ar
BY their deeds shall ye know them.'
which ,bey seel 20 I,re ms N thev vers
10 exnress themselves in This conyen-
lion as they sxnress themseIyes outside
they know they would not be tolerated
for two minutes. / propose to call at
very men who advocate and ask you to
| commit yourselves to this movement
| have in the past done all man can do
| to disrupt trades unions. One of the
\ parties referred to called a convention
to form a rival to this federation. At
| that convention they. on broad
| streamer emblazoned In letters OF red
| wreck the old trades unions and pull
for socialism
4 They have besmirched the name or
labor. They have attacked the integ-
| fity or the men VINO nave trled 10 oet-
ter the conditions OF labor They nave
attackeu cohserNatlsm anu everything
that Is good Tor our cause.
| thelr propositions We're nkeiy -
| ADVANCE the interests OF amor would
| give IL my adnerence AT once. put know
ing as 40, tndt every attemp. az III
| Netuhg our enorts mas oeen ioiio"ed
| by an era OF inertia ana indiHerence.'
4
hatne, tnan turn OUT unions in'o @
MdIu ciuDs we are WORKING on the Ihe
that VIII petter our interests petore the
whole country. -
| know that progress Is necessarhy
SLOW anu ,nere Is no sucn 'nins a.
snort cut 10 the niiiien4um- 4 am sure
that we are on the path OF progress
we should De broad ana comprenenSise
| in all that we do. and the day OF labors
emancipation VIII soon come.
Greet applause followed Mr.. Gompers'
| remarks ana Henry LLOYD or Boston.
the conservative economist. took the
| noor. lie went after socialists without
| gloves. IL was the sense OF his re-
marks that II the federation tied itse.r
10 any .sm- II would useless Tor X
TO ask Tor legislation at the hands OF
congress or the state legislatures
The convention ADJOURNED at noon
| without action on any or the resofu~
| tions. =
| The debate on social conditions ana
proposed remedies OF so-called evils
was resumed at the AFTERNOON session
| and was continued almost TO the close
| OF the days proceedings The result
| was an utter rout OF the soca alists.
| their resolutions being buried by vote
| OF IA to l. The report OF the resoiu-
| tions committee. embodying the resolu-
tiOn offered as a substitute for the So
cialist resolutions was then laid before
| the convention and adopted by a vcse
| of 1907 TO 420. the vote against the sub
stitute representing the socialist
| strength in the convention Previous
/ TO the balloting to-day. the socialists
| claimed $50 votes in the convention.
| The resolutions finally adopted. are
/ as follows:
1--WE are committed against the indorse-
ment or Introduction OF partisan politics.
| religious differences. race pretudices. We
/ hold IL TO be the duty OF trades union
| sis TO study and discuss all questions that
/ have any bearing upon their in1ustriIt
I and political liberty. but we decla.e that
| Il Is not within the provisions o. ths
| American Federation OF Labor to deSis-
nate TO which political party a member