The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-29
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
Foreign Delegates to the Annus
Convention Arrive

Foreign delegates to the Annual
Convention Arrive
The coming Annual Convention of the
| American FedEra4on of Laoor, which VIII
be opened at Louisville, KY, o. Thurs
day next, VIII probably be the most i'm
portant ever held BY that organization. It
viii also, without doubt, be the largest as
semblage Of the Representatives of the
workingmen OF the world. of all crafts
and trades, ever held in this or any other
country There wiz be delegates present
representing the trades unionists Of Great
Britain, France, Germany, Australia, and
Canada besides those from all parts of the
United States
P. curraE. Of Kenningtown, England,
Chairman of the British Federation OF
Trades Unions. and John Weir. of Dunn
feriine. Scotland, President Of the Miners
Organization. arrived in the city yesterday
and viii accompany Samuel Gompers.
President Of the American Federation of
Labor, to Louisville on Monday. A num-
Der of the representatives Of the trades
unienists Of other foreign countries are
expected to arri~e tomorrow or on Satur-
day and win &c from here to Louisville
Washington &fI be well represented at
the coming meetiI of the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor Besides President Com
pers, those who viii go from this city
to represent their trades and crafts at
the convention are Frank Morrison. Sec
rotary OF the American Federation Of La
Dor, who will represent the IRterna tiouaI
Typographical UEien; James L. Feeney,
President of the local Book5inders Union,
who win represent the Central Labor In
ion of this city; Henry W. Szegedy, prexI-
dent of the Plate Printers Union, and
James J. O'C0nnell, who VIII represent
the International Association OF Macnin-
lists In addition TO those named, about
a dozen others prominent in local circles
will attend the convention.
While there viii be a great many ques-
tions of interest 10 The members Of the
different crafts and cailings discussed,
probably the most Important OF all and IN
which the whole membership is most
deeply interested, which viii demand the
consideration OF the convention, viii be
the establishment of a general eight hour
work day throughout the United States.
The length of a days work is already fix
ed by the members of some of the trades,
and a strenuous effort viii be made to
formulate plans for the establishment of
a shorter work day among all the crafts
whose members now labor for more than
eight hours a day
matter OF great interest to the mem
bers Of certain afilia ted trades which will
come up for consideration viii be the set
tlerent Of he question Of the proper af-
iliation as 10 the membership of engi-
neers, machinists, cOcpeTs, transfers. and
other worknen employed at breweries- In
nearly all instances all these are now az
flIated with the Brewery Workers Union.
Other unions to which II Is claimed these
workmen should properly belong will
make a protest against the anal gamatiOn
Of the members OF several trades and
crafts into ore Union, because Il is con-
tended that the interests Of all would be
better served by each trade directing its
own affairs.
Other propositions which Will demand
the consideration Of the convention which
viii be reported in the form of resolutions
frcrI the organizations where they Origi-
mated are;
From the Hotel and Restaurant EN-
ployes' international Alliance and Bar
tenders international League of Ameri-
ca, asking the American Federation of La
Dor to take such steps as will obIiter2te
saloon employment agencies and similar
institutions in connection with any other
branch of business believing them to be
inimicaI 70 the interests of those who
toll; from the Boot and Shoe Workers
Union, asking that all members of the
American Federation OF Labor and its
friends be requested 10 Immediately with
draw their patronage from any shoe re-
taller who displays or offers for sale
boots, OF shoes bearing any device intend
ed or calculated TO deceive the organized
workers into buying substitutes for the
union stamp, which is again declared to
be the only union label on shoes, in the
sole support Of which the purchasing pow
er and influence of the American Fedora
ton OF Labor. with all its affiliated or
CARNATIONS. unions and members is
pledged