The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-20
ALIENATION is PROPOSED
Between American and Western Fed
erations--L Labor Troubles DISGUISED.

Denver. Coio., July 19.-Amalgamauon
of the American Federation OF Labor
and the Western Federation Of Labor is
proposed. The matter was the subject
Of discussion today at the meeting of the
executive committee of the American
Fedsa ration John II. McDermott, pTesi-
dent Of the Associated Labor press of
America, appeared before the conference
today and in behalf Of the local labor
press urged amalgamation. The Western
Federation is made up Of unions in Colo
RADIO, Idaho, Montana, Utah. Wyoming,
the Dakotas, a part Of Nebraska, Ari-
IONA, New Mexico, Washington and Ida
no, and il has some representation in
California Its membership is approx
mately 5000 men. 1t was organized in
1897 when the western states withdrew
from the American Federation OF Labor
because they were denied what they re-
garded as proper representation on the
executive committee. The overtures for
consolidation came from the American
Federation and were favorably received
by the Western Federation.
The executive council of the American
Federation has made an appropriation of
member on all unions affiliated with
the Federation, fer the benefit Of the
Iocked-out cigar makers OF New York
City, members of the International Cigar
Makers union. The assessment will af-
feet 900 union members, realizing
sum of $4,000 to aid the striking cigar
makers.
The st. Louis street car employees case
was fully discussed today and it was
agreed that President Gompers and Vice
President O'Connell should proceed to ST.
Louis at the close of the present meeting
and settle the differences between the
Transit company and the strikers, If pos
sible.
The council settled the trouble existing
between the National Union of United
Brewery Workmen and the National
Union Of Steam Engineers and the Inter-
national Brotherhood of Stationary Fire
men, by ordering the brewery workers to
refrain in future from issuing charters TO
unions composed Of engineers and fire.
men.
President Gompers was instructed to
communicate with the officers of the In
ternational Typographical Union and In
asking them to appoint committees to
meet some time before the second Mon
day in October to adjudicate the contro-
versy over linotype machine tenders.
The president was also Instructed to
correspond with the metal trades repre-
sentatives with the view towards estab=
fishing a national union at convention
of metal workers, to be held August at
Indianapolis
A demand from the International
Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers that
they have charge of conduit work, in
stead Of the plumbers, was discussed and
both britannia tons will be instructed to
appoint committees and confer over the
matter. The council will settle the diff
Guilty if the interested organizations fail.
Several applications to have firms plac-
ed upon the unfair list were considered
by the council and were referred TO Pres
ident Gompers for settlement
Messrs. Gompers, Duncan and Riddle
We're delegated to visit Chicago to en-
deaver TO effect a settlement Of the trou-
BILE between the building trades cslIncil
and the contractors. Tonight the mem
beers of the council were given a banquet
nv the labor organizations Of Denver