The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-19
Twenty-flFst Annual Convention to
He Held At st. Thomas College
Hall, In the City of Scranton, Pa,
Beginning Thursday, December 5,
18O1-Many Matters of Extreme
Importance to He Considered.

1nasmuch as matters of extreme I'M
portance to the wage-workers Of our
country await the calm, deliberate con-
sideration and action Of the organized
workers Of America in our convention,
every organization entitled to send
delegates is urgently requested to be
fully represented, and this, too, by the
most faithful and best qualified men,
hers. Under no circumstances should
mere favor prevail in the selection Of
delegates. The cause of labor Is too
sacred, important, and far-reac ching to
warrant our unions in selecting as their
delegates to the conventions of the Am
crican Federation of Labor anv but
those who not only have the interests
Of the toilers at heart, but who COM
prehend the conditions by which We are
surrounded and can be helpful in de-
vising the most practical means to se-
cure relief from burdensome conditions,
and to protect and promote the best in
terests of the toiling masses of our
country.
We have not only to organize the
yet unorganized toilers, to unite in one
compact body the unions of the several
trades and callings; to more completely
establish the federation of all; to make
the unions and our federation constant
ly more effective In opposing the wrong
and establishing the right; to extend
our resources, to maintain the vantage
ground already secured, and to pro-
vide for the constant advance Of the
workers on the road to emancipation
from the thraldom of ignorance and
greed; to carefully and intelligently out
line our future action, and bravely de-
fend our firm convictions and resolves.
These and many other matters too
numerous to mention here require the
attention of the delegates to the forth
coming convention, and the unions are
therefor importuned, though temporary
sacrifices may have to be made. to be
fully #S represented at the Scranton
- l;i f1lili
alton Without trepresentatio holds rood
In the American labor movement as.
we'll as upon any other field OF human
activity; and when representation is
accorded in our conventions, unions do
themselves and their members a grave
wrong when for any reason they fail
to take advantage Of the opportunity
offered.
Representation in the convention will
he on the following basis: From nat
ional or international unions for less
gate: four thousand or more. two dele
gates; eight thousand or more, three
delegates; sixteen thousand or more,
four delegates; thirty-two thousand or
more, five delegates; sixty-four thous-
end or more, five delegates, and so on;
and from central bodies and state fed
erations, and from local unions not
having a national or international un-
ion, and from federal labor unions, one
delegate.
Organizations, to be entitled to repre-
sentation, must have obtained q certi-
f1cate Of affiliation (charter) at least
one month prior to the conventions; and
no person will be recognized as dele
gate who is not member in good
standing of the organization he is elect
ed to represent.
Only bona fide wage workers, who are
rot 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 Sec
retary Of the American Federation Of
Labor Immediately after their election.
Delegates are not entitled to seats in
the convention unless the tax of their
organizations has been paid in full to
October 81, 1901.
Resolutions of any character. or pro-
positions for changes in the constitu-
tion, intended >for consideration by the
convention, must be sent to the secre-
! tary of the American Federation of
| Labor at least two weeks previous to
the date Of the convention. The same
will be compiled and printed in the
| program of business and mailed to each
delegate elect and to the executive Of
4 ficer Of each affiliated organization.
No resolution or constitutional change
| can be considered, unless printed in the
program, without a two-thirds vote of
]the convention.
| Under the law. organizations having
grievances against other organizations
are required to meet by representation
tor the purpose of adjusting the ques.
tions in dispute before the same can be
considered by the convention. A griev-
ance which has already been considered
by previous convention can not be
taken up by the forthcoming conven-
tion. unless three years have ELAPSED
from the time OF the decision being
rendered: provided. however, that the
organization feeling aggrieved has OBJ
tained the consent of the executive
council to again bring the subject-mat-
! ter to the attention Of the convention,
Credentials in duplicate are forward
ed to all affiliated unions. The original
i credentials must be given to the dele
gate-elect and the duplicate forwarded
! to the American Federation Of Labor
office. !, s~:: - f5t%sJ &&.s-,
The committee on credentials will
rueet at Scranton, Pa. five days pre-