The Saint Paul globe., 1900-10-08
IN IabOr's
Field.

Samuel Gompers, president, and Frank
Morrison, secretary of the American
Federation of Labor, have issued the Off
cial call for the annual convention. 1t
is as follows:
To All Affiliated Unions, Greeting-Fel-
low Workers: Complying with the law
you are hereby notified that the twentieth
annual convention of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor will be held at Music
hall, in the city of Louisville, KY, be-
ginning at 10 o'clock, Wednesday morn
ing, Dec. 5. 1900, and continuing until the
business of the convention is completed.
In the history of our movement the
workers were never required to deal with
more momentous questions than those
which confront us now. Every year, al
most every day, our economic and social
life presents new and complex problems,
requiring the keenest thoughts and the
wisest counsel of which we are capable
to conceive and impart; to be tactful, re-
sourceful and brave in resolve and exc
cution; to prepare the better to meet the
open or covert and subtle attacks of op-
ponentS and enemies; TO devise ways and
means to bring within the beneficent
fold OF the unions the workers yet unor-
ganized; to still further and strongly ma
tionaliZe and federate those already or
ganized. To close up the ranks of the
workers, to make our organiza tions daily
producers, to promote their interests in
every way; to make secure the vantage
ground secured by us, and to constantly
make further progress in aboishing the
wrongs which they, their wives and chill
dren have too long borne, and to attain
the rights of which they have too long
been deprived. Upon the organized work
ers depends the success of our humane
battles, the victory of our noble cause
now and for all time to come For these
and other good and sufficient reasons too
numerous to mention here, all organiza-
tions entitled to send delegates are re-
quested to. be fully represented by their
best qualified and most faithful members
Representation in the convention will
be on the following basis: From national
or interna ti0nal unions, for less than
1000 members, l delegate; 4,0C0 or more,
delegates; 5000 or more, 8 delegates; 16,-
600 OF more, delegates; So, coo or more, )
delegates ,and so on; and from central
bodies and state fedora tions. and from
local unions not having a naNonal or in-
ternational union, and from federal Ia Dor
unions, 1 delegate.
Only bona tide wage workers. who are
not members Of or eligible to member
ship in, other trade unions. are eligible
as delegates from federal labor unions.
Delegates must be selected at least two
weeks previous to the convention, and
their names forwarded to the secretary CT
the American Federation of Labor iplnne-
diately after their election.
Organizations, 10 be entitled to repre-
sentation, must have obtained a certifi-
cate of affila ton (charter) at least one
month prior to the convention; and no
person will be recognized as a deIeglts
who is not member in good standing
of the organization he is elected to rep
resent.
T1aIoc fas
the convention unless the tax of their
organizations has been paid in full TO
Oct. 81 1859
Resolutions of any character, or pr0po-
sitions for changes in the constitution.
intended for consideration by tie c2n-
vention, must be sent to the secretary of
the American Federation of Labor at
least two weeks previous to TIE date of
the convention. The secretary viii have
the same compiled and printed in the
programme of business and mailed to
each delegate-elect and to the executive
officer of each affiliated organiza tfon No
resolution or constitutional change can be
considered unless printed in the pro-
gramme without a two-thirds vote of
the convention.
Credentials in duplicate. are forwarded
to all affiliated unions. The original Gre
dentials must be given to the delegate
elect and the duplicate forwarded to the
American Federation of Labor office.
The committee on credentials will meet
at Louisville. KY, three days previous
to the opening of the convention. and
will report Immediately upon the open
ing thereof; he2ce. secretaries will OBJ
serve the necessity of having the dup.i-
cate credentials Of their respective dele
rates at headquarters at the earliest
possible moment
Delegates can obtain accommodations
plan, 81 per day
If other hotel arrangements are made,
or additional notice regarding the con-
vention is necessary or required, it will