Evening journal., 1901-12-12
Want SCHOOL
TEACHERS TO UNITR
This the Plan of the Feder-
alton Of Labor
Executive Councils Report RulOgizeS
Mckinley and Recommends Ap-
preparation to Memorial

Scranton, Pa, Dec. 12-Business
closely relating to the organization
Of labor in those fields where there is
no union and strengthening of the
hands OF those who have embraced
unionism, took up most of the time of
yesterdays session of the American
Federation of Labor, which is now in
convention in this city Thirty odd
resolutions were considered upon
eight of which final action was taken.
The great question of trade autonomy
is now in the hands of the special
committee appointed to consider the
subject. The personnel of the com
mittee was named at the morning ses-
sion, and all resolutions and other
documents relating to trade or indus.
trial autonomy were referred to it.
Among the resolutions adopted were
these: Requesting terra Gotta pressers
and finishers unions to affiliate with
the International Brick. Tile and Terra
Gotta Workers Alliance OF have their
charters revoked by the federation
recommending that the federation
make an effort during the coming
year to organize the school teachers
of this country; authorizing the fed
Grafton to send representatives to ma.
tional and international organizations,
particularly those of railway en-
ployes; endorsing the label of the In
ternational Wood Carvers' Asssocia-
tion, and instructing the executive
council to use every effort to secure
the passage of a national law protect
ing and legalizing union labels.
The report of the executive com
mittee was read by James Duncan. of
Boston. The report makes about i5.-
600 words and is a resume of the
many matters that have been submit
ted to the board for consideration. It
was the belief of many delegates that
the controversy between President
Shaffer, of the Amalgamated Associa-
tion of Iron and Steel Workers, on
the one side, and President Gompers,
of the Federation, and President
Mitchell, of the Mine Workers, on the
other. which grew out of the failure
of the recent steel strike, would be
touched upon by the executive com
mittee There is not a word in the
report. however, regarding that mat
ter, because it was never officially
brought before the council. The re
port eulogizes the late President Nc
Kinley, and recommends that the fed
Grafton make a direct appropriation
to the memorial fund. A memorial to
tho late Cporpo Chance the philadol-
phia labor leader, is also recommend
ed Nine hundred and sixteen char
ters were issued by the federation dur
ing the year and quite a number were
either refused or revoked for various
reasons.
Regarding labor legislation, the
council is of the opinion that eff
fective anti-injunction and Chinese ex-
clusion laws are of paramount inn
portance. and strongly recommends
that the federation exert every means
possible to have such laws passed.
The report also recommends that
the 1--WE don't patronize list" be re-
vised because lit forces the conclu-
sion that when the unfair list contains
a large number of names of firms it
weakens the effect of this potent
method of securing redress" It does
not advise the dropping of all firms
| from the list. but the council thinks
a revision would be advisable, elimi-
mating those which may have become
obsolete, and urged a restraint upon
its increase.