Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-21
THE INTERESTS OF LABOR
Continued Session Of the Executive Com
mittee, A. F. of L.
Protracted Conference This Morning
Revocation of Charter as
Result of investigation.

There was lengthy session of the exec
utive council of the American Federation
of Labor at Typographical Temple this
morning. The members assembled at
o'clock promptly and did not adjourn for
lunch until near.y half-past / o'clock this
afternoon.
During the morning the council took up
the case of the American Agents Associa-
ton, the destinies of which have been pre-
sided over by Mr.. C. H. Sidener. The coun-
Gil decided to revoke the charter of the as
ISOLATION as a national organization but
the decision does not prevent any local
union of bona fide character, which was
connected with the agents association,
Federation of Labor.
The motion to revoke the charter of the
Sidener organization was made at the meet
ing of the federation last December in De-
troit. committee appointed a that time
to investigate the affairs of the association
reported that after fair and impartial re-
view of considerable amount of evidence
1t was deemed advisable for the welfare of
the federation and the best interests of
organized labor to recommend that the
charter of utilization between the federation
and the agents association be annulled, and
to recommend that all firms or business
concerns on the unfair list of the A. F. of
L. by request of the organization in ques-
ton be removed from the unfair list. The
recommendations of the committee were ap-
proved by the council in their entirety.
The council has several other matters
under consideration, but as the business
was confidential nothing was given out con-
corning it.
Brief Session Yesterday.
The sessions of the council yesterday
were brief. Mr.. d. Douglas Wilson, vice
president of the Machinsts International
Association made report regarding the
dispute existing between the machinists
and their employers of Chicago, ILL.,; Co
lumbus, Ohio, and other places. The stu
alton was presented in a comprehensive
form. indicating the alleged unfair attitude
of the employers in insisting that the men
must return to work a requisite to sub
hitting matters in dispute to arbitration.
Assurances of assistance within the power
of the federation were given. The dispute
between the Machinists International AS
sociation and the International Topographic
cal Union was considered. and a commit
tee of three appointed to meet like COM
mittees of both organizations in the near
future.
In regard to the Jurisdiction between the
Brewery Workmen's National Union and
the International Brotherhood of Stationery
FIremen, it was decided that all organiza-
tons of firemen now in existence and at
tached to the former organization should
maintain their present status, but that in
future all new unions formed shall become
part OF the latter international organiza-
ton, and that this should apply equally to
brewery engineers.
An appropriation of 500 was made in adj
dition TO the $500 already appropriated for
the legal defense of the miners, who 1t is
alleged, We're imprisoned in bull PEN
in Idaho. 1t was further decided that an
inVeStgauon be conducted supplementary
to the investigation now being conducted
by the military committee of the House
OF Representatives in regard to the viola
uon OF the rights of the citizens of Idaho.
Examination of Accounts.
subcommittee of the executive council
reported having examined the accounts
and the affairs of the office showing that
there were now $40 volunteer organizers
and fifteen salaried organizers directly en-
ployed by the American Federation of
Labor This does not include the organizers
OF the national and International unions
1t was shown that for the past five months
the national and internati onal unions had
issued charters to $50 local unions. Con-
unuins, the committees report says:
This high rate Of increase continued I'D
to October 81 and was so reported to the
Detroit convention Commencing with the
hsCal year. November !, 1899, and ending
the l9th OF this month, We have issued 277
charters against 50 during the same period
of the last fiscal year-one charter more
than three-fold increase. During the first
nineteen days of this month We have IS
sued 80. an indication that more than 100
.t,r, t7E'uSH ioiii lii!S once thlS month.
me receipts from per capita tax up to
the list of March Were $40. 932 OG, against
s4.Io3 10 last year. We have received for
supplies si199.Jn, against s1257 IS of last
year. the receipts from all sources for
the four months UP to March / were SIG
o2SSj: the expenses, S1S.9SO3S, which with
comparison with tabulated statements made
below. you will find that the receipts and
expenses are double the amount received
and expended during the same period last
year
In Behalf of LegisIatiOn.