The age-herald., 1900-12-12
GETTING DOWN ID
 PRACTICAL WORK The Convention of Federation of Labor Begins to
 See Daylight

Louisville, Ky, December 1.-The Amer ican Federation of Labor begins to day light through the mass of resolutions with which it has been struggling for the past five days. Today was the last day for the submission of resolutions and notwith- standing the short session this afternoon, great progress was made in disposing of those already before the convention. It now looks as though Friday would see the final adjournment
 The docket of resolutions received by the secretary of todays session contained the following, to be passed on by the proper committees and submitted to the conven- ton:
 A resolution introduced by Mr. John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers, ex- pressing sympathy with the Iron Moulders Union in it's struggle with the National Founders Association against rules re- quiring members of the former union to work with non-union moulders; a resolu- tion for non-interference by national and iteratioal unions of wood workers with shipwrights and joiners; one providing that no 'local'' affiliated with an international or national body, chartered by the Ameri- can Federation of Labor shall be permit ted to join any central body that has af- fiihated with it any organization that has seeded from an international or national body chartered by the American Federation of Labor; one for the placing of orders for governmental army hats with union fac tories; one for the free school book system where not in force; one for the organlza- tion of textile workers in North and South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama one for the organization of telephone girls.
 When the convention came to order at 4 o'clock, President Gompers announced that a gentleman wished to make an address, whereupon diminutive bootblack mounted the platform and shouted T want those 'scab bootblacks to keep out. am union boy, and want them put out"
 His address was received with yells of applause.
 The report on the Presidents address contained the following recommendations: Higher duties, appointment of organizers, the chartering of local and central bodies of colored people in favor of strikes where they represent the only means for redress ing grievances, for the collection of statis- tics relating to strikes and gains made without strikes for the closer cementing of the bonds between international unions; for the employment of an advertising solicitor for "The Federationist," and that the fed eration look with favor upon-the formation of trade groups"
 The report was unanimously adopted
 A resolution for the establishment of the free shool book system, where not already in force, was adopted. A resolution pro- yiding that no ''locaP' affiliated with a national or international charter body shall be permitted to join any central body tha< has affiliated or may become affiliated with any body that has seeded from national or international chartered body. was un- favorably reported. resolution to rein state Typographical Union No. 12 was re- +I,- t.x<N .fr.rr
 The convention voted it's aid toward se- curing for the people of Porto Rico free dom of assembly. of speech and of the press proposition to have translated in- to the Spanish language the literature of the bricklayers, longshoremen, painters, cigar makers and tobacco workers for dis tribution in Porto Rico. caused a stirring debate.
 The matter was referred to the executive council