Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-19
Selection of Executive Council
Shorter Hours of Labor.

Selection of Executive Council
Shorter Hours of Labor.
In addition to the members elected at a
previous meeting, the federation, yesterday
afternoon selected executive council of
six members as follows: lanes Whitehead
Of Fall River: James Y. Caldwell Of Ash
ton, Rhode Island Timothy Grenier Of Sal
mon Falls, New Hampshire; Oliver
Christian Of New Bedford; Joseph Farrar of
Fall River and John Waldron of New Bed
ford. In addition to the delegates from the
various bodies which organized the Fedora
ton Of Textile Operatives. there were pres
ent during the sessions of the convention
representatives of other branches of the
industry who came to Washington for the
purpose Of obtaining information to the
steps to be taken In the formation of the
body. These included John w. Kennedy Of
the knitters Union Of FAN River, Mass;
Samuel Ross of the New Bedford Mule
Spnners' Association, and Richard Shovel
ton Of Fail River, representing the National
Loom FiXers. They are appointed members
Of the council in addition to those already
named their tenure to be contingent upon
the bodies they represent afiiliating in the
general organization and accepting the prin-
ciples which will govern that body.
series Of resolutions was adopted petit
tioning the state legislatures for the enact
ment Of the laws requiring shorter hours
of labor and for relief from other oppres-
employees in the textile industry. TO-.
The next convention Of the federation
will be held In January, 1902. Today the
delegates called in body on President Nc
kinley at the White House, who arranged
to give them q special reception.
The association held a brief session yes
terday. The delegates subsequently repaired
to the Capitol, where they spent several
hours in sightseeing and in interviews with
senators and representatives. At the Senate
end of the building they made formal
cal upon Senator Lodge, and forty or fifty
of them shook hands with him. They also
called upon several members Of the House
At the forenoon meeting OF the Federa-
ticn the committee on laws. which Is draft
ing a constitution. submitted Its report.
Among number Of clauses adopted was
one providing that yearly convention OF
the association be held the second Tues
day Of January.
A resolution providing that as the pres
ent system Of factory inspection Is iDade-
quate for a proper enforcement of the laws
the legislatures Of the various states be
petitioned to pass laws enabling factory in
ing upon the factory employees, as such
procedure generally results in the subse-
-quent discharge of the employe.
At the meeting last night Secretary Hib-
bert read communication from Prince
Greene. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the Interna-
tional Union of Textile Workers, whose
headquarters are at Atlanta, Ga, stating
that in view Of the fact that that organi-
them could be accomplished by having dele
gates at the present convention, they had
concluded instead Of spending several thou
sand dollars in a meeting of delegates in
Washington to devote that money to help
ing the operatives now on strike in North
Carolina.
In conversation with q reporter Of The
Star, Secretary Hilbert said he regretted
very much that the southern textile work.
ers, which almost wholly compose the Ma
tional Textile Workers Association, had re-
fused to cooperate in the meeting just
closed, and as the national organization of
which he is an officer represents rs per cent
of the textile operatives in the Tinted
States. they would insist upon being grant
ed a charter by the A. F. Of l.. If their
request shall be refused appeal will be
taken to the executive council. and If again
unsuccessful tho matter will be brought to
the attention of the delegates at the next
convention Of the American Federation OF
Labor which Is to nieeV at Scranton Pa,
in December. 1901.
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