The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-21
FEDERATION Of LABOR
All Pending Political Issues
Were Excluded.
HELD A LONG SESSION
The Old OH cers Were -Flected--An
Effort to Estebl sh More Fraternal
Relations With the Trade
Unions o. Europe.

Detroit, Dec. 20.-The longest con-
vention OF the American Federation Of
Labor ever held ended this afternoon.
During the nine days that the dele
gates were In session declarations were
adopted concerning a great variety of
questions of more or less public i'm
port, but for the first time in many
years no proposition was made or &C
ton taken, even remotely, connected
with the money question or other pend
ing political issues.
Among the closing items of business
transacted were the adoption of reso-
lutions appealing to congress to sub
init to state legislatures a sixteenth
constitutional amendment to prohibit
Gisfranchiscment of citizens on account
of either sex, and directing President
Gompers to correspond with the trades
unions of the continental European
countries with view of bringing about
fraternal relations.
The federation unanimously re-elect-
ed all its old officers. The only con-
tests occurred in selections Of fraternal
delegates to the foreign trades con-
gress. The elections resulted as fol-
lows:
President-Samuel Gompers of Wash
ington.
Vice presidents-P. J. Mcguire of
Philadelphia, J. Duncan of Boston,
James OConnell of Washington, John
Mitchell Of Indiana, Max Morris of
Denver and Thomas l. Kidd of Chi
cago.
Secretary-Frank Morrison Of Wash
ington-
Treasurer-John B. Lennon Of Bloom
ington, Ill.
Fraternal delegates oNthe British
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ton, ILL.,, secretary of the Journeyman
Tailors' union, and w. I. Pearce of In
napoIis, secretary of the United
Mine Workers
Fraternal delegates to the Canadian
trades congress-W. D. Mahon Of De-
Association of Street Railway En-
ployes.
The convention made formal requests
that all trades unions hereafter more
clearly define the work of their re-
spective crafts. Action was taken
warning building trades councils not
to overstep their legitimate functions
by assuming general jurisdiction OF
trades unions or issuing charters for
organization of national trades unions.
A resolution was adopted commend
ing President Gompers' service and
granting him leave OF absence, with
pay, until he shall have fully recov-
cred from his recent injury
Louisville, KY, was selected as the
place of the next convention. The
other candidates were Cleveland, Co
Iumbus, Scranton, Ia, Salt Lake City.
Galveston and Bay City, Mich.
This afternoon ? resolut on was
adopted to the effect that any product
of labor reported to be on-made
shall not be so considered unless it
bears the union label.
The committee on labels and boycotts
reported in favor of dropping the nam IS
of all concerns now on the unfair list,
which list had grown to unnecessarily
large proportions on account of retain
ing SO many old names thereon. Thare
was considerable opposition to this IN
til 1t was explained that many trade
organizations could, by making the 9p-
plication, have the boycott renewed.
One of the closing acts was Gec-
larat!on against open stores on sunday
The following were elected members
Of the committee appointed to amalga-
mate the two rival painters organiza-
tons:
William j. o'Brien of the granite
cutters, P. D. Driscoll of the horse
shoers and Q. E. Woodbury. of the car
penters. -
prior to the final adjournn EN-
Messrs. Harlan and Wilkie. the Brit
ish fraternal delegates, made congrat'
ulatory addresses.